Here's is what I've found and made filo & elf work.
I build with AMD64, 2.6.6 compiled under Suse 9.0, gcc 3.3.1. I build with mkelfImage also on Suse 9.0, Amd 64.
There is a problem loading any mkelf image with an initrd. I don't think it has anything to do with the tools as I've tried An elf made with all 32 bit tools and an older compiler got the Same failure with the initrd portion. I suspect it is the elf Decompression in filo with a multipart built elf. I know mkelfImage with multipart works in etherboot, so I further think It is filo's elf reader. That said here's what I did to get around The problem.
Don't use a kernel & initrd approach. Use a different early file system Approach. I use initramfs. It is one Big Fat Kernel (BFK). When I use this Approach it works for me.
I hope this helps those who wish to use filo & etherboot.
Thanks, Dave
-----Original Message----- From: linuxbios-admin@clustermatic.org [mailto:linuxbios-admin@clustermatic.org] On Behalf Of Yinghai Lu Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 12:37 PM To: 'ron minnich' Cc: 'LinuxBIOS' Subject: elf for USB boot in FILO in Etherboot
I remember that some time ago, Miller met the problem with the use FILO and FILO in Etherboot to boot elf made by mkelfImage 2.5....from Kernel and Init.
The kernel said that can not find the init.
Yesterday I met the same problem under following configuration:
Kernel: 2.6.8.1 compiled under Suse 9.1 AMD64 ( gcc 3.3.3). Used mkelfImage under Redhat 9 to produce the final elf.
When I use 2.6.5, 2.6.6, 2.6.7 with Suse 9 compiler gcc 3.3.1, all work well.
Miller seems have problem with 2.6.6 and Suse 9.1.
So I guess there is some problem with gcc 3.3.3 in Suse 9. or there is some optimization for (EM86T) cause problem.
Miller, Can you try to compile your kernel under Suse 9.?
Regards
YH
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