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From: Andrew Finley <afinley@×××××××.edu>
To: gentoo-mips@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-mips] PANIC: Unexpected exception at boot o2 R5000
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 02:16:45
Message-Id: 200411250216.iAP2Gi7m001947@challenge.software.umn.edu
1 Thanks Steve,
2 Ok, should this kernel go in the volume header then use arcboot? If I
3 wanted to build a proper kernel, can I still use the kernel that comes from
4 emerge-source (if so what build options should be used)?
5 -andy
6
7 On 24 Nov 2004, Stephen P. Becker wrote:
8 >
9 > > Also, I followed the kernel specs for the Indigo2/Indy, is that still
10 ok
11 > > for the o2?
12 >
13 > Indy/Indigo2 systems are known as ip22, whereas O2 is ip32. It is
14 > almost a completely different arch aside from the processor, so if you
15 > compiled a kernel for ip22, then arcboot won't even save you here.
16 >
17 > If you want a kernel that is known to work for O2, check out
18 > http://dev.gentoo.org/~geoman/vmlinux64-2004-11-06.bz2 for now. It will
19 > let you boot your system do stuff until you are able to build a proper
20 > kernel.
21 >
22 > Steve
23 >
24 > --
25 > gentoo-mips@g.o mailing list
26 >
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Re: [gentoo-mips] PANIC: Unexpected exception at boot o2 R5000 "Stephen P. Becker" <geoman@g.o>