Hi, I'm trying to get running linux 2.6.17-rc6 (taken from linux-2.6-denx.git repository) on a Xilinx ml403 board. I have a custom design in the Virtex-4 (not the reference design) with U-Boot starting from flash without problems. I'm also able to download the kernel image via tftp and store it in the flash memory. U-Boot boots the image correctly:
=> bootm 0xffe00000 ## Booting image at ffe00000 ... Image Name: Linux-2.6.17-rc5-g75429ea3-dirty Image Type: PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (gzip compressed) Data Size: 831805 Bytes = 812.3 kB Load Address: 00000000 Entry Point: 00000000 Verifying Checksum ... OK Uncompressing Kernel Image ... OK Using T32 with the JTAG ICD I've noticed that the kernel code starts its execution correctly (from 0x00000000), but whet it reaches the MMU initialization code, it gets into a loop from which it never goes out: *** 4xx_mmu.c, line 109 *** while (s <= (total_lowmem - LARGE_PAGE_SIZE_16M)) { pmd_t *pmdp; unsigned long val = p | _PMD_SIZE_16M | _PAGE_HWEXEC | _PAGE_HWWRITE; pmdp = pmd_offset(pgd_offset_k(v), v); pmd_val(*pmdp++) = val; pmd_val(*pmdp++) = val; pmd_val(*pmdp++) = val; pmd_val(*pmdp++) = val; v += LARGE_PAGE_SIZE_16M; p += LARGE_PAGE_SIZE_16M; s += LARGE_PAGE_SIZE_16M; } It is difficult to understand what is really happening with the T32 because all variables in there are cpu registers, so I can't watch them. Any suggestion will be appreciated. Thanks in advance Filippo Capurso -- DAVE Srl - Electronics System House via Forniz 2/1 33080 Porcia (PN) - Italy Telephone: +39.0434.921215 Telefax: +39.0434.1994030 Freefax: +39.02.700520062 web: www.dave-tech.it e-mail: filippo.capurso at dave-tech.it how to reach us: http://mail.map24.com/dave