Re: 2.5.40 : loadlin failure + analysys WAS : 2.5.32 bootfailure

[Gcc k6 testing account]

On Thu, 3 Oct 2002, Denis Vlasenko wrote:

> On 1 October 2002 22:17, [e-mail] wrote:
> > I build 3 kernels:zdisk,zImage and bzImge. All with gcc 2.95.3 and
> > all with the same lean kernelconfig.
> >
> > Results:
> > 1) zdisk -->booting fine from floppy,stops when it can't find a
> > rootfilesystem. which is obvious since no ide/scsci
> > /nfsroot/ramdisk/initrd  is compiled in. So thumbs up with this setup.
> >
> > 2)loadin + zImage --> loadlin loads kernel from hard disk,starts
> > unzipping . The dots which indicate the progress keeps going,until ...
> > whush,black screen followed by soft reboot.
> >
> > 3)loadlin +bzImage -->same symptoms as loadlin+zimage.
> >
> > The same setup works flawless with 2.4.x and 2.5.x <=2.5.31
> >
> > So now the questions. What did change from .31 to .32 wich could have
> > influenced the interaction of loadin with the kernel? And how can I
> > debug this?  I'm no coder but turning on debugging code with #defines
> > is in my reach.

> 
> <shameless plug>
> 
> I had some problems with loadlin too, got scared by its source,
> cooked up a replacement:
> 
> http://imtp.ilyichevsk.odessa.ua/linux/vda/linld/
> </shameless plug>
> 

Ave Denis.

I tested all the kernels  from 2.5.32 up to 2.5.40 (actually the ones who 
compiled fine with my config). They all work with linld.  Thanx for the 
tool. 

Greetz Mu