It would also be beneficial if you turned on CONFIG_DEBUG_KERNEL. You will get lots more messages early in the boot.
>> => setenv bootargs console=ttyCPM0,115200 root=/dev/ram >> => bootm fe600000 >> ## Booting image at fe600000 ... >> Image Name: 2.6.12 for 8272 >> Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed) >> Data Size: 875845 Bytes = 855.3 kB >> Load Address: 00000000 >> Entry Point: 00000000 >> Verifying Checksum ... OK >> Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK >> > > Can you provide your kernel configuration information regarding the > serial ports. Which serial port is your console port? Check the > following configuration options: > CONFIG_SERIAL_CONSOLE > CONFIG_SCC_CONSOLE > CONFIG_SERIAL_CORE > CONFIG_SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE > > Another observation is that you are trying to boot with a RAM disk but > you have not provided the RAM disk address to the bootm command. This > is not your current problem since you don't get that far. > > - Allen > > _______________________________________________ > Linuxppc-embedded mailing list > Linuxppc-embedded at ozlabs.org > https://ozlabs.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxppc-embedded >