Re: [XenPPC] Re: Howto build the xen blob and zImage with init rd

[Maria Butrico <butrico@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The problem with the simulator was, ahem, operator error.  To run a 
blob, one must not load dom0, and although I had made these changes, I 
failed to use the new tcl file.
Using the stripped linux image helped on hardware.  Things are still not 
quite working for me, but the problem seems to be that I am reading open 
firmware garbage and is probably peculiar to the machine that I am using 
or its specific configuration.
Jimi Xenidis wrote:
> On Mar 13, 2006, at 9:05 PM, Maria Butrico wrote:
>
> > Well it works only in the sense that make completes with no errors 
> > producing a rather large xen file :).  However, the file does not 
> > boot on hardware nor does it boot on the simulator (mambo).   I 
> > suspect a file format error
> > On the simulator:
> I'll adress the simulator issue in another mail, assuming the solution 
> below does not solve it :)
> > On a G5
> >
> > Alternate yaboot.conf: yaboot.conf.kxs8
> > Config file read, 234 bytes
> > Enter 'install' to boot the installer, or 'install-safe' if you have 
> > problems booting
> > Welcome to yaboot version 1.3.13
> > Enter "help" to get some basic usage information
> > boot: k42
> > Please wait, loading kernel...
> >
> > Can't read Elf e_ident/e_type/e_machine info
> Hollis reminds me that a full vmlinux may just be too big.
> you need to strip vmlinux before you link it in.. so
>
> $ powerpc64-linux-objcopy --strip-all vmlinux vmlinux.strip
> the make DOM0_IMAGE point to vmlinux.strip
>
> -JX


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