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> > OK, OK, I know, I'm doing something stupid, but what?
> > Would any ARMLinux gurus out there please help, I do want to use Linux!
> >
> > My system
> > ===========
> > I have a RiscPC, with 40MHz ARM710, 16Mb DRAM, VRAM, IDE CDROM, 850Mb IDE HD, AcornFD, Acorn Ethernet adapter, Acorn keyboard, 3 button mouse in mouseport, ROMs marked RiscOS 3.6.
> > The system used to have a 486 coprocessor, but I removed it
> > There are no expansion cards.
> > ie pretty bog standard
> >
> > Under RiscOS, the machine is fully operational on the network with Ant internet suite and Omniclient to access an NT server over ethernet
> > The machine has had no other software installed since it was shipped from Acorn about 2 years ago.
> >
> >
> > What I did
> > ===========
> >
> > First, I've read Russell's downloading ARMLinux installation guide, Phil Norman's installing from Clan CD (even though I don't have
> > the clan CD), I've read the FAQ, and the whole of the ARMLinux website.
> >
> > I've downloaded the 4 ARMLinux utility files, sparkplugged them onto an ADFS floppy, along with the precompiled self-ungzipping kernel, rpc, v2.0.33.
> >
> > I have transferred root-pc and supplemental onto MSDOS floppies (though haven't got to use them yet)
> >
> > And now I try and check if my kernel will run.
> >
> >
> > So I type ADFS::0.$.!Linux -bootkernel ADFS::0.$.rpc
> >
> > and the RiscPC jumps to a lowish resolution (640*480?) text mode screen, with
> >
> > >Press Alt for boot loader <<<(what does this mean?)
> > >Kernel loader v3.21
> >
> > >1. Return to RiscOS
> > >2. Linux
> >
> > I select 2, and see
> >
> > >Enter extra args <<< what args?
> >
> > I hit return and get the message
> >
> > >Uncompressing Linux...
> >
> > then
> >
> > >Now booting the kernel
> >
> > At this point a get a short row of red pixels at the top left of the screen and the machine hangs.
> >
> > I guess the video RAM is getting trampled on, but apart from that I'm stuck.
> >
> > Anyone else seen this, or can help?
> >
> > Do I need to reinitialise the RiscPC in some way?
> > Do I need to partition or setup the HD in anyway to run this test?
> > Is there some sort of RiscOS upgrade I need to make?
> >
> >
> > Thanks in advance
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> >
> Seems you're having the same problem as I did. Are you sure you have an
> ARM710 fitted, not an ARM710a ???
> There is no other way of finding out than to read the processor ID
> register. This only works with machine code, so you should write a small
> program to do this. Maybe I'll do this small task this weekend.
>
> Here's what might happen:
> The kernel tries to find out which processor it is running on even
> before starting to actually boot the kernel. The ID register of an ARM710
> contains &4100710x (x is the revision No.) that one of an ARM710 contains
> &4104710x. This confuses the kernel and it refuses to boot.
>
> Btw: 1.) It is useful to partition the hard disc BEFORE attempting to
> install arm-linux 'cos the partition manager linux uses still doesn't write
> partition tables.
> 2.) I've got an running kernel for ARM710a
>
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>
Thanks Stefan, one of your previous postings had already given me the idea (I have indeed a 710a)
(Isn't the net wonderful!)
Do you think your compiled kernel will work on a RiscPC? If so, could you mail it to me?
Jonathan
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