Re: Compiling kernel for Qube2700WG?

[Mike Hebel <nimitz%nimitzbrood.com@localhost>]

On Oct 7, 2008, at 6:28 PM 10/7/08, Izumi Tsutsui wrote:
> > nimitz%nimitzbrood.com@localhost wrote:
> >
> >
> > > > Doesn't the restore CD support those? If not, why not?
> > >
> > > The restore CD doesn't work for the original Qube 1 models (2700)  
> > > because
> > > they don't have a serial console among other things.  IIRC they  
> > > also need
> > > the kernel to be below a certain size.
> >
> > What makes you think so?
>
> That was old information I had.  It had to do with the original  
> boot loader.
>
>
> > > They fail immediately after
> > > netboot.
> >
> > How does it fails?
> > Does Qube2 work with the same environment?
> > i.e. is it Qube2700 specific?
>
> I don't have a serial console to watch but it looks like it tries  
> to netboot the kernel then stops cold.  This happens only with the  
> 2700.  It'll netboot the original reload CD just fine but NetBSD  
> and Linux it won't do.
>
>
> > > That was actually my plan but I have to make a kernel that isn't  
> > > going to
> > > have a serial console in it.
> >
> > The GENERIC kernel just works on 2700 even without serial console.
>
> I'll take everybody's word for it.  I stand highly corrected at  
> this point.

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Mike Hebel


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