Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 3 Apr 2012 11:53:34 -0700 (PDT) | From | Christian Kujau <> | Subject | Re: 3.4.0-rc1: No init found |
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On Tue, 3 Apr 2012 at 10:18, Christian Kujau wrote: > > > PS: Unfortunately I cannot boot into the old (3.3-rc7) kernel > > > right now (which is still installed via "yaboot" and present in > > > /boot), because of this: > > > http://nerdbynature.de/bits/3.4.0-rc1/init/mac-invalid-memory.JPG > > > Booting into Debian's "squeeze" kernel (2.6.32) which resides in > > > the same /boot directory succeeds. > >
FYI, upgrading to yaboot 1.3.16-4 from Debian/testing did the trick, I can now boot the "old" (3.3.0) kernel[0].
The "No init found" problem with 3.4.0-rc1 remains of course :-\
Thanks, Christian.
[0] http://nerdbynature.de/bits/3.4.0-rc1/init/yaboot.conf.txt http://nerdbynature.de/bits/3.4.0-rc1/init/ls-boot.txt
> > Hrm, did it used to boot ? > > I'm using the "backup" kernel only when the new one has an issue, so I > have not tested it for a while, but it used to work, for sure. > > > Can you do printenv in OF and tell me what > > your load-base, real-base, virt-base etc... are ? > > load-base is 0x800000, real-base and virt-base is set to "-1", please see > http://nerdbynature.de/bits/3.4.0-rc1/init/printenv-1.JPG > > Not sure if this is related, but at the end of each kernel compilation, > the following messages are printed: > > ------------ > SYSMAP System.map > SYSMAP .tmp_System.map > WRAP arch/powerpc/boot/zImage.pmac > INFO: Uncompressed kernel (size 0x6e52f8) overlaps the address of the wrapper(0x400000) > INFO: Fixing the link_address of wrapper to (0x700000) > WRAP arch/powerpc/boot/zImage.coff > INFO: Uncompressed kernel (size 0x6e52f8) overlaps the address of the wrapper(0x500000) > INFO: Fixing the link_address of wrapper to (0x700000) > WRAP arch/powerpc/boot/zImage.miboot > INFO: Uncompressed kernel (size 0x6d4b80) overlaps the address of the wrapper(0x400000) > INFO: Fixing the link_address of wrapper to (0x700000) > Building modules, stage 2. > MODPOST 24 modules > ------------ > > I started to see these messages in January (around Linux 3.2.0), but never > investigated what it was since the produced kernels continued to boot just > fine. > > > Might also be worth updating yaboot, debian should have 1.3.16 nowadays. > > Debian/stable still has 1.3.13a, I'll try to install 1.3.16 from > Debian/testing. > > Thanks for your help, > Christian. -- BOFH excuse #372:
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