Re: [ECOS] Help with linux on PC moboard using redboot

["SSG" <sg21 at QSolv-inc dot com>]

Hi Khurram,
No I actually need to boot off a local harddisk. I have an 
application which required that I do some integrity check 
on the disk before I boot linux that is why I am using 
redboot, so that I can write an ecos application that will 
do the integrity check and then I can load linux as usual.
I am able to load the vmlinuz kernel with
redboot> load -r -b %{FREELOMEM} -m disk hda1:vmlinuz
This throws a lot of multi coloured garbage on the screen, 
perhaps I loaded the image into the video mem area. Then 
if I attempt to execute this the PC simply reboots.

Thanks.
Shyam.

On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 21:09:17 -0500
 "Ali, Khurram" <Khurram_Ali@mentor.com> wrote:
> Shyam,
>
> I have a setup where I boot using a floppy (with 
> redboot). I have ethernet on my target PC. If you have a 
> BOOTP server, redboot will use it to get an IP address. 
> Alternatively, you can use ip_address -l x.x.x.x to 
> provide an IP to your target.
>
> I then use GDB to load my image. Since I am not too 
> fimiliar with GDB, I use insight (GUI over GDB) to 
> download my image to the target.
>
> Does this help?
>
> Thank you,
> Khurram
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ecos-discuss-owner@ecos.sourceware.org on behalf of 
> SSG
> Sent: Wed 4/13/2005 6:44 PM
> To: ecos-discuss@ecos.sourceware.org
> Subject: [ECOS] Help with linux on PC moboard using 
> redboot
>
> Hello Everyone:
> Here is my environment : PC motherboard, redboot, linux 
> kernel residing on an attached harddrive.
>
> I know this is a very trivial and basic configuration but 
> I simply could not find any information regarding loading 
> and running Linux on a PC. 
> This would be ideally used in a PC based appliance 
> design.
>
> Similar questions have been posted many times here but I 
> could not find any specific details. If I get enough 
> information I am certainly going to write a HOWTO on 
> this.
>
> My fingers are going numb serching thru the archives. 
> Anyway, if anyone has any information I'll greatly 
> appreciate it.
> Thanks,
> Shyam.
>
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