Re: [Ps2hacking-devel] Redboot even fails to load Linux-2.4 kernel

[GOTO M. <go...@de...>]

Hi,

At Wed, 25 Jul 2001 19:05:17 +0900,
Takahide Higuchi wrote:
> I'm trying to run Linux-2.4.6 kernel on PS2. 
> I tried latest redboot (redboot.elf-010716) to load and boot it, then I
> found the problem that redboot seems to fail to load 2.4.6 image.

Great!

> The redboot start loading with the command 'load -m tftp vmlinux246',
> then my ethernet hub start blinking but stops in a second.
> and there is no response from redboot.

Lock up was occured?

> I think the problem is linux-2.4 specific because of following facts:
> 
>   o the redboot loads and boots /boot/vmlinux-2.2.1ps2 in the PS2Linux
>     kit and other images built with cross compiler.
>   o Boot loader in the PS2linux kit DVD disc loads my 2.4.6 kernel image
>     from Memory Cards. I see some dmesg on the screen.
>   o 2.4 ELF images have three entries in the program header, where 2.2
>     ELF images have two entries.
>
> I placed my (unfinished)vmlinux of 2.4.6 at:
> 
>  http://developer.hima.gr.jp/playstation2/vmlinux_246_0722.elf
> 
> Some (incomplete) dmesg will be on the screen if it successfully
> start booting.
> 
> I appreciate your help very much.
>
> BTW, is anyone also working on Linux-2.4 kernel?

I'm working too.

IMHO, to develop using CVS is nice idea.
I welcome to start with co-development.
Any comments?

-- gotom