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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