Subject: Re: Compiling a custom kernel for the SHARK
To: Thomas Mainka <thomas.mainka@gmx.de>
From: Ignatios Souvatzis <ignatios@cs.uni-bonn.de>
List: port-arm32
Date: 06/30/1999 18:06:42
On Wed, Jun 30, 1999 at 05:24:15PM +0200, Thomas Mainka wrote:

> question: I want to compile a custom kernel for our SHARKs. I have built one
> derived from the SHARK config and moved it over to our tftp-server. The SHARK
> boots the kernel, but then you just see the "ok" prompt of the OpenFirmware.
> Am I missing something when building a new kernel? Are there special config
> options for netbooting a SHARK?

Yes. You have to hardwire the root device... our kernel can't read it from
openfirmware yet.

Regards,
	-is

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