Re: Where can i find MIPS Linux source and Documentation?
On Wed, 31 May 2000, Tat Iwamoto wrote:
> Yes, that is the board I have.
> So what are the steps I need to take to have Linux up and running?
1. Use the Linux/MIPS kernel source tree available through CVS (see the
Linux/MIPS HOWTO)
2. Compile a kernel for DDB Vrc-5074 (CONFIG_DDB5074=y)
Currently the onboard Tulip Ethernet doesn't work under Linux yet. I suppose
this has to do with PCI bus mastering translations. But I've been using cheap
PCI NE-2000 clones (Realtek RTL8029AS based) to boot over NFS root with succes.
I'l send you my .config in a separate mail.
> Do you mean I compile a Linux kernel and load it via TFTP using PMON?
Yes. Just copy vmlinux to a reachable directory on a TFTP server.
> Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > On Tue, 30 May 2000, Tat Iwamoto wrote:
> > > I am considering of getting Linux to run on
> > > an NEC VR5000 based evaluation board.
> > > I can program the boot PROM.
> > > But I am quite not sure what I need to do with it.
> >
> > Is this the NEC DDB Vrc-5074? That one is already supported.
> >
> > > I have a PMON which is a common ROM based monitor debugger.
> > > Is it possible to load Linux using this?
> > > Or do I have to write a custom boot code?
> >
> > PMON can load ELF images (e.g. a standard Linux kernel) over TFTP.
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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