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On 16:47 Sun 02 Mar , Karin Willers wrote: |
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> Hello All, |
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> |
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> I'm currently trying to install Gentoo MIPS on an IP30 without |
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> monitor (and hence no keyboard connected). Connection to the |
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> Octane is made serially from a laptop running minicom. |
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> I think, the machine (R12000 @ 400 MHz, 2 GByte RAM) boots the |
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> ip30-r10k+-20050820.img image file correctly: |
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> >> bootp(): root=/dev/ram0 |
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> Setting $netaddr to 192.168.0.70 (from server ) |
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> Obtaining from server |
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> 8520560+306368 entry: 0xa800000020799000 |
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> but there is no further output; probably there is no getty |
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> running on the serial port. |
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> Question 1: Is there an image that has serial console enabled? |
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I'm not sure, but you can try this: |
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bootp(): root=/dev/ram0 CONSOLE=/dev/ttyS0 |
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or |
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bootp(): root=/dev/ram0 CONSOLE=/dev/ttyS1 |
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> Question 2: What is the format of the .img file that is loaded |
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> via tftp - maybe there's a chance to add an entry for the |
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> serial port (what is the proper special file here?) in the |
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> initrd? |
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> Thanks, Karin |
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I hope this works, |
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Panagiotis Christopoulos(pchrist) |
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