Kumar Gala wrote: > > On Jun 13, 2006, at 11:48 AM, Alex Zeffertt wrote: > >> Hi list, >> >> I'm trying to boot a linux-2.6.11 kernel on a MPC83xx based board. >> Through >> some experimentation I have found I need "console=uart,io,0xfe004500" >> in the kernel command line in order to get any output over the serial >> port. >> >> Half way through initialisation the kernel appears to swap from its >> "early" >> 8250 serial driver to a "full" 8250 serial driver. At this point it >> prints >> "No ttyS device at I/O port 0xfe004500 for console" and there is no >> further output. >> >> Does anyone have any idea what I may be doing wrong? >> >> BTW, here's the output that I do get. > > Alex, where did you get this 2.6.11 kernel? The public tree didn't have > support for 83xx in 2.6.11. I'd suggest looking at using something > newer like 2.6.16 and see if you have the same issue. > > - k
Hi Kumar, I got it from Freescale's MPC8323EMDS linux BSP. As far as I am aware this is the only source which has support for this board. (Hopefully they will eventually upstream their changes!) I'll have a look at 2.6.11 and see whether it is feasable to port the board support to it. Thanks, Alex
