Bug#809476: Linux 4.4-rc6 fails to boot on QNAP TS-109
On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 9:09 AM, Martin Michlmayr <tbm@cyrius.com> wrote:
> I tried to boot Debian's 4.4-rc6 kernel on my QNAP TS-109 and it failed
> to boot with:
> [ 19.380002] Unpacking initramfs...
> [ 19.380044] Initramfs unpacking failed: junk in compressed archive
I see this error message on my Linkstation boxes for long time, but
most of time they just boot fine.
After seeing your report, now I understand the root cause why failing
sometimes. :-)
> -U-Boot-Kernel-Address: 0x00008000
> +U-Boot-Kernel-Address: 0x00c08000
I tried this on local db (/etc/flash-kernel/db) of my Linkstation, but
it failed to boot.
Except above change, did you also changed the address in uboot
command? (like a few lines below)
>> cp.b 0xff200000 0x800000 0x3fffff
>> setenv bootargs console=ttyS0,115200n8 root=/dev/ram rw initrd=0x800000,0x3fffff
>> bootm 0xff000000
> u-boot loads it like this:
>
> ## Booting image at 00400000 ...
> Load Address: 00008000
> Entry Point: 00008000
I also don't understand where the address "00400000" comes from. It's
neither in flash-kernel's db nor in uboot setting.
>From my understanding, the kernel image stores in flash, which address
is 0xff000000, and it will be copied to "00008000" by uboot on boot
time, then kernel will uncompress the image and then boot. Am I missed
something?
What I intend to do is following your QNAP's way to fix things on Linkstation.
Any clue would be appreciated. Thank you!
Cheers,
Roger
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