booting 2.6.4 from OpenFirmware

From: Martin Schaffner (schaffner_at_gmx.li)
Date: 03/31/04

  • Next message: Hans-Peter Jansen: "Re: VMware-workstation-4.5.1 on linux-2.6.4-x86_64 host fai" 
    To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Date:	Tue, 30 Mar 2004 23:18:39 +0100

    Hi,

    I try to boot linux-2.6.4 from OpenFirmware on my Apple iBook2 (dual
    USB). I'm using the image named "vmlinux.elf-pmac". While linux-2.4.25
    boots fine, linux-2.6.4 doesn't without the following modifications:

    http://membres.lycos.fr/schaffner/howto/linux26-boot-of.txt

    (I found this procedure by trial and error, by mixing stuff from 2.4
    into the build of 2.6.)

    If I try to boot the stock kernel, OpenFirmware tells me "Claim
    failed", and returns to the command prompt.

    Does anybody have an idea what is the cause of this?

    Thanks,

    Martin

    -
    To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
    the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org
    More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
    Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

  • Next message: Hans-Peter Jansen: "Re: VMware-workstation-4.5.1 on linux-2.6.4-x86_64 host fai"

    Relevant Pages