[LinuxBIOS] [PATCH] Tyan S1846: Device tree fixes

[Uwe Hermann]

On Tue, May 29, 2007 at 03:41:01AM -0400, Corey Osgood wrote:
> > 1) I get a random error when in filo/grub menu.lst after pressing "p"
> > for password to manually edit my options while in grub.
> > A quick typed, not exact copy of the error --> "Attempt to free
> > non-allocated memory: 00000006".

My guess is that the RAM timings are incorrect for your board, thus you
get random hangs(?)

 
> > 2) /dev/sda2 seems to be easily recognized now.  (I'm guessing this is
> > the device tree fix?)
> 
> Are you complaining? ;) Yeah, this is probably due to the device tree
> fixes.

That, and/or the IDE init code in the southbridge.


> > 3) I now get a long hang at "Loading kernel".  I then get a very very,
> > if not sometimes permanent hang after "Jumping to Entry Point" is
> > printed to tty.  Sometimes the kernel loads at this point, sometimes it
> > never seems to. (82371 patch?)
> 
> I'm getting the same thing on the i810 (but it's progress for me!). I
> figured it was just because filo was only doing byte reads, or is filo
> not in charge any more at this point? Anyways, need to dig up Peter's
> patch...

How long are you waiting at the "Loading kernel"? It _can_ take quite a
while, don't reboot too fast here...


Uwe.
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