[linux-sh:03377] Booting Linux on HP 620LX - shlo syntax problem

[Volker Jahns]

I have some trouble to boot Linux on a HP 620LX:

Sofar, I have been successful to boot netbsd using a hpcboot executable I
got from Philipp Rosenkranz and which is compiled for WinCE 2.0 ( thanks a
lot, Philipp ). Other hpcboot executables will refuse to start execution
(maybe a WinCE 2.11 problem ?).

The shlo.exe which are on dodes.org and somewhere at innismir.net wouldn't
work. Also here, Philipp compiled a shlo.exe for WinCE 2.0 which will
start execution on the hp620lx. But then, it complains about the syntax of
the shlo.txt file:
--
"config linux" is not a valid option.
--
So, I wonder if somebody could direct me to the correct syntax of the
config file. That would be great!


I have even setup a cross chain to compile WinCE sh3 executables under
Linux, but I came only sofar as some miniprogs will execute and do
popup-windows. Programs which do only an openfile simply won't work :-(
E.g. shlo compiles, but then executes incorrectly.

[Kristoffer Ericson]

Hi,

Nice that someone finally got a working shlo for wince <2.11. Checkout my
site www.jlime.com, it's not fully up yet, but there should be some kernels
there for you to try. And some functional shlo configs.

I'm currently working on getting 2.6.9 up to stat which is almost done.

Best wishes
Kristoffer

Subject: [linux-sh:03377] Booting Linux on HP 620LX - shlo syntax problem
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 08:49:44 +0100 (CET)
Sofar, I have been successful to boot netbsd using a hpcboot executable I
got from Philipp Rosenkranz and which is compiled for WinCE 2.0 ( thanks a
lot, Philipp ). Other hpcboot executables will refuse to start execution
(maybe a WinCE 2.11 problem ?).
The shlo.exe which are on dodes.org and somewhere at innismir.net wouldn't
work. Also here, Philipp compiled a shlo.exe for WinCE 2.0 which will
start execution on the hp620lx. But then, it complains about the syntax of
--
"config linux" is not a valid option.
--
So, I wonder if somebody could direct me to the correct syntax of the
config file. That would be great!
I have even setup a cross chain to compile WinCE sh3 executables under
Linux, but I came only sofar as some miniprogs will execute and do
popup-windows. Programs which do only an openfile simply won't work :-(
E.g. shlo compiles, but then executes incorrectly.
--

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[Volker Jahns]

So far I went w/ hpcboot on the HP Jornada 620lx:

Successful boot of kernel using hpcboot
=======================================
netbsd-GENERIC
--------------
netbsd GENERIC Kernel hpcsh

The kernel boots fine, keyboard works. I haven't gone to root filesystem for
an interactive system. But that seems to me like peanuts ;-)

***@condor sh3 > file netbsd-GENERIC-boots-OK
netbsd-GENERIC-boots-OK: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Hitachi SH, version 1
(SYSV), statically linked, not stripped

Boot not successful
===================
Linux from dodes.org
--------------------
- hpcboot loads the kernel
- still loading under WinCE window pops up: "no symbol and/or string table
in binary (not fatal)"
- black screen on the jornada turns up with the HP copyright string
- printed "Booting warm ..."
- printed "exception event code = 100"
- printed "Address Error (store)"

***@condor sh3 > file vmlinux-hp620
vmlinux-hp620: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Hitachi SH, version 1 (SYSV),
statically linked, stripped


Linux from jlime.com
-------------------
hpcboot refuses to boot this kernel.

***@condor sh3 > file sh3-k2.6.4-hp620
sh3-k2.6.4-hp620: Linux Kernel, Setup Version 0x202, bzImage, root_dev
0x9, swap_dev 0x9, RAMdisksize 9 KB, Video mode 9
Linux from BlandLinuxCE
------------------------
hpcboot refuses to boot this kernel.

***@condor sh3 > file zImage-HP620
zImage-HP620: data


Somehow the file type determines if hpcboot can boot a kernel image or not.
The netbsd kernel is not stripped, the dodes Linux kernel is (but does
this mean it will not boot because of this?).


Ah, as I see from Philipp's hint to the Jornada 720 website
(http://acid.ch.pw.edu.pl/~sq5bpf/mylinux/linux-jornada720/) :

"Hpcboot is able to load ELF objects"

So the question for me is:
How do I transfrom the Jlime Linux kernel into an ELF exec?
Could you comment on this, please?


--
Actually, hpcboot is picky about filenames, but for me it was _not_ necessary
- to copy the kernel to a specific place ( it was in the root of the
storage card)
- to attach a serial cable to the jornada, though it is nice to watch the
kernel boot over serialline.

Post by Kristoffer Ericson
Hi,
Nice that someone finally got a working shlo for wince <2.11. Checkout my
site www.jlime.com, it's not fully up yet, but there should be some kernels
there for you to try. And some functional shlo configs.
I'm currently working on getting 2.6.9 up to stat which is almost done.
Best wishes
Kristoffer

Subject: [linux-sh:03377] Booting Linux on HP 620LX - shlo syntax problem
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 08:49:44 +0100 (CET)
Sofar, I have been successful to boot netbsd using a hpcboot executable I
got from Philipp Rosenkranz and which is compiled for WinCE 2.0 ( thanks a
lot, Philipp ). Other hpcboot executables will refuse to start execution
(maybe a WinCE 2.11 problem ?).
The shlo.exe which are on dodes.org and somewhere at innismir.net wouldn't
work. Also here, Philipp compiled a shlo.exe for WinCE 2.0 which will
start execution on the hp620lx. But then, it complains about the syntax of
--
"config linux" is not a valid option.
--
So, I wonder if somebody could direct me to the correct syntax of the
config file. That would be great!
I have even setup a cross chain to compile WinCE sh3 executables under
Linux, but I came only sofar as some miniprogs will execute and do
popup-windows. Programs which do only an openfile simply won't work :-(
E.g. shlo compiles, but then executes incorrectly.
--

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