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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=jose.annamuro@estudiante.uam.es
href="mailto:jose.annamuro@estudiante.uam.es">José Luis Añamuro Machicao</A>
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<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=Linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org
href="mailto:Linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org">Linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org</A>
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<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=josel_am2@yahoo.es
href="mailto:josel_am2@yahoo.es">josel_am2@yahoo.es</A> ; <A
title=jose_luis@fun-humanismo-ciencia.es
href="mailto:jose_luis@fun-humanismo-ciencia.es">jose_luis@fun-humanismo-ciencia.es</A>
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 26, 2008 8:39 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Cannot open root device "xsysace/disco0/part3" or
00:00</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am installing the linux kernel 2.4.26 in the FPGA
Virtex II Pro following the instruction of </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.cs.washington.edu/research/lis/empart/xup_ppc_linux.shtml">http://www.cs.washington.edu/research/lis/empart/xup_ppc_linux.shtml</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I compiled the linux kernel successfully, after
that I build the root file system using the BusyBox 1.1.0 infrastructure. I
configured the busybox and the kernel with the cross compiler, finally I
execute the mkrootfs.sh script and obtain the all files of
fyle system, these files I copied to ext3 partition of CompacFlash when I
probe operatión by the hyperTerminal (38400 bps) appears a error that
say:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Serial driver version 5.05c (2001-07-08) with no
serial options enabled<BR>ttyS00 at 0xfdfff003 (irq = 30) is a 16550A<BR>RAMDISK
driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 4096K size 1024 blocksize<BR>VFS: Cannot
open root device "xsysace/disco0/part3" or 00:00<BR>Please append a correct
"root=" boot option<BR>Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on
00:00<BR> <0>Rebooting in 180 seconds.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I configured the linux kernel with:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
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<P align=left>Code maturity level options ---> </P>
<P align=left> [*]
Prompt for development and/or incomplete code/drivers </P>
<P align=left>File systems ---> </P>
<P align=left> [*] /dev file system support (EXPERIMENTAL)
</P>
<P align=left> [*] Automatically mount at boot
</P><FONT size=3>
<P align=left> [*] Virtual memory file system support (former
shm fs) </P><FONT size=3>
<P align=left> [*] /proc file system support </P><FONT size=3>
<P align=left>General Setup ---> </P>
<P align=left> [*] Networking support </P>
<P align=left> [*] Sysctl support </P>
<P align=left> [*] System V IPC </P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </P></FONT></FONT></FONT>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial>and edit the /etc/fstab </FONT></P><FONT
face=Arial><FONT size=3>
<P align=left>tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 0 </P><FONT
face="Courier New" size=3>
<P align=left>proc /proc proc defaults 0 0</P><FONT size=3>
<P align=left>/dev/root / auto defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 0
</P></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </P></FONT></DIV>
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