The error could happen due to the following reasons (by looking at http://grok.gem5.org/source/xref/gem5/src/base/loader/object_file.cc#createObjectFile)
1) user pmokri has no read permission of the file boot.arm 2) file not in the format Ecoff, Aout, Elf 3) mmap failed which is unlikely On 16 Nov 2012, at 19:08, pmo...@masonlive.gmu.edu wrote: > Hello > > Thank you for your reply. > > I am following the youtube tutorial and when I type this : > "build/ARM/gem5.fast configs/example/fs.py > --disk-image=/home/bpayne/full_system_for_gem5/disks/arm-ubuntu-natty-headless.img" > > > I get the following error: > > fatal: Could not read bootloader: /dist/m5/system/binaries/boot.arm > > I have done all the instructions in wiki. Changed the destination in the > syspath.py and fs.py . When I go to /dist/m5/system/binaries$ I can see > "boot.arm" so it is there but I don't know why it doesn't load. > > I have changed the destination from "dist/m5/system" to another location, > but still I get the same error. > > Here is the whole thing: > > pmokri@ubuntu:~/gem5$ build/ARM/gem5.fast configs/example/fs.py > --disk-image=/home/bpayne/full_system_for_gem5/disks/arm-ubuntu-natty-headless.img > > gem5 Simulator System. http://gem5.org > gem5 is copyrighted software; use the --copyright option for details. > > gem5 compiled Nov 2 2012 15:38:10 > gem5 started Nov 15 2012 10:31:19 > gem5 executing on ubuntu > command line: build/ARM/gem5.fast configs/example/fs.py > --disk-image=/home/bpayne/full_system_for_gem5/disks/arm-ubuntu-natty-headless.img > Global frequency set at 1000000000000 ticks per second > info: kernel located at: /dist/m5/system/binaries/vmlinux.arm.smp.fb.2.6.38.8 > fatal: Could not read bootloader: /dist/m5/system/binaries/boot.arm > @ cycle 0 > [ArmSystem:build/ARM/arch/arm/system.cc, line 62] > Memory Usage: 284128 KBytes > > Thank you for your help. > > Parnian > > From: gem5-users-boun...@gem5.org [gem5-users-boun...@gem5.org] on behalf of > Payne, Benjamin [bpa...@lps.umd.edu] > Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 1:31 PM > To: gem5 users mailing list > Subject: Re: [gem5-users] Error message when trying to build ARM : Could not > read bootloader > > Hello, > > Could you post what commands you issued prior to this error? (Copy-paste the > output from the screen.) > > Thank you, > > > Ben Payne > Laboratory for Physical Sciences > http://www.lps.umd.edu/ > > From: gem5-users-boun...@gem5.org [mailto:gem5-users-boun...@gem5.org] On > Behalf Of pmo...@masonlive.gmu.edu > Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 11:29 AM > To: gem5-users@gem5.org > Subject: [gem5-users] Error message when trying to build ARM : Could not read > bootloader > > Hello, > > I am trying to build ARM using gem5.fast on a ubuntu 12.04 bit virtual > machine. And I get this message. Could someone advise me on how to resolve > this? > > I'd most appreciate it. > > Thank you, > Best regards, > Parnian > _______________________________________________ > gem5-users mailing list > gem5-users@gem5.org > http://m5sim.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gem5-users _______________________________________________ gem5-users mailing list gem5-users@gem5.org http://m5sim.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gem5-users
