Re: Armel: Debian installer freeezes (GuruPlug Server plus)

[Kari Tanninen <otmen@elisanet.fi>]

I'm using Debian stretch U-boot version (U-boot version number is 
visible on the log-file). I have tried Debian "buster" U-boot version 
too, but it freezes at "Setting egiga0" point. There is warning on 
"Debian Armel installation guide", that U-boot does update kernel 
variables only on fresh installation, if first U-boot version is older 
than 2014, there will be problems becouse of "bootm_size" variable is 
missing and default value cannot be set.

Flattened device tree -mechanism is not using those "ATAG" global 
kernel/U-boot -variables, but problem is missing U-boot "boot_args" 
-variable, too.

Fdt-file includes that "Chosen" -field for command line parameters and 
U-boot has a commands to resize fdt -file and append command line 
parameters to it before actual boot.

U-boot sets and can read correctly that fdt-file "chosen" part. U-boot 
kprint line for that "chosen" value is visible on log-file.

Martin Michlmayr kirjoitti 1.3.2018 14:02:
> * Kari Tanninen <otmen@elisanet.fi> [2018-03-01 11:26]:
> > HW: Guruplug Server plus with JTAG-box (ARMv5-family)
> > original U-boot pre-2014
> ...
> > Is there any fix-up/work-aroud trick available or is new kernel 
> > compiling
> > only option?
>
> I've never had a GuruPlug so I cannot really comment but why are you
> using the pre-2014 u-boot version?  I cannot remember all the
> differences of the u-boot versions of the installation page says you
> should upgrade your u-boot before installing Debian.  Maybe you can
> give this a try.
>
> Based on the logs you posted, it seems to me that the kernel and
> ramdisk are loaded but the kernel doesn't see the ramdisk, leading to
> the "no root" issue.