Re: [suse-sparc] How to generate a tftp.img from scratch

From: Olivier Bourdon (Olivier.Bourdon@sun.com)
Date: Thu Feb 07 2002 - 09:23:06 PST

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    Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 18:23:06 +0100 (MET)
    From: Olivier Bourdon <Olivier.Bourdon@sun.com>
    Message-ID: <Roam.SIMC.2.0.6.1013102586.25091.obourdon@bebop.france>
    Subject: Re: [suse-sparc] How to generate a tftp.img from scratch
    

    In fact seems like I have one working initrd however when I
    recompile the linuxrc code from
    /usr/src/packages/SOURCES/linuxrc-1.2.22.tar.bz2 (even adding the patches)
    and add it to initrd using tilo
    the sunhme card is not recognized (module seem to be loaded but uninitialized)

    Thanks for any help

    Olivier

    >
    >
    > You need a kernel and a compressed image of a root file system.
    > Put the compressed image in the location indicated in
    > ${kernelsource}/arch/sparc64/boot/Makefile and run
    > "make tftpboot.img" in ${kernelsource}. (${kernelsource}
    > is the base directory of the source tree with the
    > desired kernel.) make then generates a tftp boot image
    > by combining the kernel (${kernelsource}/vmlinux), the
    > system map (System.map) and your root filesystem.
    > The tftp image ends up in ${kernelsource}/arch/sparc64/boot.
    >
    > The main challenge is creating a working root file system.
    > I have tried this myself (*), but it's not working perfectly
    > yet.
    >
    >
    > (*) http://ultr16.vub.ac.be/SciComp/sparclinux.html
    >
    > --
    > Lieven Buts
    > Department of Ultrastructure
    > Brussels Free University
    >
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