Re: [Qemu-devel] Can't boot my sparc system anymore

[Blue Swirl]

On 9/28/08, Robert Reif <address@hidden> wrote:
> Blue Swirl wrote:
>
> > On 9/28/08, Robert Reif <address@hidden> wrote:
> >
> >
> > > I tried running  one of my sparc system boot scripts that does:
> > >
> > >  qemu-system-sparc -hda c.img -M SS-10 -append "console=ttyS0
> > > video=tcxfb:off" -nographic
> > >
> > >  and I now get:
> > >
> > >  -append only allowed with -kernel option
> > >
> > >  This is a recent regression.  Do I need to do this differently now or
> is
> > > this a bug?
> > >
> > >
> >
> > It has never worked. -append is used only with preloaded Linux kernel
> > , it is not passed to the boot loader. Please use -prom-env, for
> > example -prom-env 'boot-args=linux single'.
> >
> > Also -nographic is passed to OpenBIOS which switches prom console to
> > serial, so it is not necessary to use 'console=xxx' or 'video=xxx'
> > options. Linux uses prom console before switching to its own console
> > functions.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>  It may not be right but it does (did) work.  Here is current svn with the
> failing command line test disabled running:
>
>  qemu-system-sparc -hda c.img -M SS-10 -append "Linux console=ttyS0
> video=tcxfb:off" -nographic
>
>  Configuration device id QEMU version 1 machine id 64
>  CPUs: 1 x TI,TMS390Z55
>  Welcome to OpenBIOS v1.0RC1 built on Sep 18 2008 19:07
>   Type 'help' for detailed information
>
>  [sparc] Booting file 'disk' with parameters 'Linux console=ttyS0
> video=tcxfb:off'
>  Not a bootable ELF image
>  Not a Linux kernel image
>  Loading a.out image...
>  Loaded 7680 bytes
>  entry point is 0x4000
>  Jumping to entry point...
>  SILO Version 1.4.13
>
>  Uncompressing image...

Sorry, I had forgotten about this. Do you get the same result with
-prom-env 'boot-args=Linux console=ttyS0 video=tcxfb:off'?

Or just -prom-env 'boot-args=Linux' and -nographic?