Date:  Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:05:31 +0800
From:  patricko <patricko (at mark) staff.singnet.com.sg>
Subject:  [coba-e:07722] Customized kernel for Cobalt boxes.
To:  coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org
Message-Id:  <20061026120531.7e9cf7da (at mark) localhost.localdomain>
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Hi Blues,

  When you build a customized kernel try overwriting either .gz or .bz in /boot.
  The remnant is your backup kernel. 

  Steps.

  Boot into ROM mode via console

  [ROM mode] 

   Try bfd /boot/vmlinux.gz root=/dev/<disk>         eg:/dev/wd0a

   

   ps: When you get "LCD not present" from raq console.

    You have to re-do /dev/lcd major no.
    There are 2 type used cobalt platform.
    either one, not both.
   
    i.e.
    mknod /dev/lcd c 10 156

     or 

    mknod /dev/lcd c 10 140

    eg: ls -lah /dev

    crw-rw----    1 root     httpd     10, 156 Dec 13  2001 /dev/lcd
    crw-rw----    1 root     httpd     10, 140 May 28  2003 /dev/lcd


Cheers
patrick