Re: getting the kernel to work

Holger Schurig wrote:
>
> I've got a zImage-2.4.7-rmk3-np1-devfs-hh2 file from
> ftp://lorien.handhelds.org/pub/linux/feeds/demo.
>
Me too, just booted for the first time.

> Unfortunately I was not able to get this running ...
>
Umm, yeah, I got some precious help from IRC to get me going.

> So how do I have to modify the
> partition on the bootloader? Has anybody a working set for the
> partition?

I followed the familiar 0.4 install but changed the partitions to:
partition define kernel 0x80000 0xC0000 0
partition define root 0x140000 0xec0000 16

that will give you:
bootloader 40000 (or 256 kB)
params 40000 (256 kB)
kernel C0000 (768 kB, this is where it hurts)
root ec0000 (15104 kB in /...)
----------------
total: 1000000 (16384 kB)

you can check your partition table with 'partition show'

You will have to reflash your root-image too, since now your root has
moved forward by 256kB. The image to flash is:
task-bootstrap-2.4.7-rmk3-np1-devfs-hh2.jffs2

Why 256kB more when you only needed a few kB to get to 582k? Because
you're obliged to follow the "erase"-size for the 36xx ipaqs. For the
31xx series it is apparently 128kB.

> (So sad that I have to use partitions on my precious flash space.
> Partitions always waste some size ...)
>
True true. I'm with you Holger, I'm with you.

Now, here I am, with a shiny new kernel and root image but my d-link
card doesn't plug'n'play like it used to with 2.4.3. Sigh.

Cheers,

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