help needed to boot 2.4.1 kernel on SRM-based system
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Help colleagues!
I have just compiled the 2.4.1 kernel for my Alpha machine and tried
to boot using it. Using the SRM firmware, the system failed to boot.
I used the normal "make dep;make clean;make boot" after a clean
configuration upgrade (make oldconfig and make menuconfig to double
check things). The kernel size seem unusual at 1295574 bytes whereas
my old 2.2.18 kernel has a size of 977541. The aboot output shows
that it finds the kernel, and uncompresses it successfully. I just
get a hard halt as soon as it tries to boot from it. I then get the
SRM prompt back.
I am running Debian 2.2 with no unstable/testing extensions that I
know of.
I am lost on this one. Any help appreciated...
Some output from the 2.2.18 operating kernel
fea6::/proc/: cat cpuinfo
cpu : Alpha
cpu model : EV56
cpu variation : 7
cpu revision : 0
cpu serial number :
system type : EB164
system variation : PC164
system revision : 0
system serial number :
cycle frequency [Hz] : 500000000
timer frequency [Hz] : 1024.00
page size [bytes] : 8192
phys. address bits : 40
max. addr. space # : 127
BogoMIPS : 497.02
kernel unaligned acc : 0 (pc=0,va=0)
user unaligned acc : 0 (pc=0,va=0)
platform string : Digital AlphaPC 164 500 MHz
cpus detected : 1
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