Package: linux-image-3.2.0-1-kirkwood

Version: 3.2.2-1


Problem:* This kernel package, when
installed on many Kirkwood machines, including the Dockstar, does not
boot.* Various users have noticed this, and it seems likely that it
could be related to compression of the kernel image into the uImage
file.** Notably, an uncompressed vmlinux.bin (from the same
build/source) relabeled as uImage will boot correctly.* Unfortunately,
the default for this package is a compressed image.


http://packages.debian.org/unstable/kernel/linux-image-3.2.0-1-kirkwood





Steps to reproduce, with output shown:




On my Dockstar:

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cd /

wget http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/l/linux-2.6/linux-image-3.2.0-1-kirkwood_3.2.2-1_armel.deb



dpkg -i linux-image-3.2.0-1-kirkwood_3.2.2-1_armel.deb

mkimage
-A arm -O linux -T kernel -C none -a 0x00008000 -e 0x00008000 -n
Linux-3.2.0-1-kirkwood -d /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-1-kirkwood /boot/uImage

mkimage
-A arm -O linux -T ramdisk -C gzip -a 0x00000000 -e 0x00000000 -n
initramfs-3.2.0-1-kirkwood -d /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-1-kirkwood /boot/uInitrd

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From serial connection:
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U-Boot 2010.09 (Oct 23 2010 - 11:49:22)


Marvell-Dockstar/Pogoplug by Jeff Doozan

SoC:** Kirkwood 88F6281_A0
DRAM:* 128 MiB
NAND:* 256 MiB
In:*** serial
Out:** serial
Err:** serial
Net:** egiga0
88E1116 Initialized on egiga0
Hit any key to stop autoboot:* 0


(Re)start USB...******************************************** *******************
USB:** Register 10011 NbrPorts 1***********************************************
USB EHCI 1.00********************************************** ********************


scanning bus for devices... 4 USB Device(s) found******************************
****** scanning bus for storage devices... 1 Storage Device(s) found***********
Loading file "/rescueme" from usb device 0:1 (usbda1)**************************


** File not found /rescueme****************************************** **********
reading /rescueme.txt************************************** ********************
************************************************** *****************************


** Unable to read "/rescueme.txt" from usb 0:1 ********************************
Creating 1 MTD partitions on "nand0":************************************** ****
0x000002500000-0x000010000000 : "mtd=3"*************************************** *


UBI: attaching mtd1 to ubi0********************************************** ******
UBI: physical eraseblock size:** 131072 bytes (128 KiB)************************
UBI: logical eraseblock size:*** 129024 bytes**********************************


UBI: smallest flash I/O unit:*** 2048******************************************
UBI: sub-page size:************* 512*******************************************
UBI: VID header offset:********* 512 (aligned 512)*****************************


UBI: data offset:*************** 2048******************************************
UBI: attached mtd1 to ubi0********************************************** *******
UBI: MTD device name:*********** "mtd=3"***************************************


UBI: MTD device size:*********** 219 MiB***************************************
UBI: number of good PEBs:******* 1752******************************************
UBI: number of bad PEBs:******** 0*********************************************


UBI: max. allowed volumes:****** 128*******************************************
UBI: wear-leveling threshold:*** 4096******************************************
UBI: number of internal volumes: 1*********************************************


UBI: number of user volumes:**** 0*********************************************
UBI: available PEBs:************ 1731******************************************
UBI: total number of reserved PEBs: 21*****************************************


UBI: number of PEBs reserved for bad PEB handling: 17**************************
UBI: max/mean erase counter: 1/1***********************************************
UBIFS error (pid 0): ubifs_get_sb: cannot open "ubi:rootfs", error -19*********


Error reading superblock on volume 'ubi:rootfs'!*******************************
Loading file "/boot/uImage" from usb device 0:1 (usbda1)***********************
1 bytes read********************************************** *********************


Found bootable drive on usb 0:1*********************************************** *
Loading file "/boot/uImage" from usb device 0:1 (usbda1)***********************
1570456 bytes read********************************************** ***************


Loading file "/boot/uInitrd" from usb device 0:1 (usbda1)**********************
6621782 bytes read********************************************** ***************
## Booting kernel from Legacy Image at 00800000 ...****************************


** Image Name:** Linux-3.2.0-1-kirkwood****************************************
** Image Type:** ARM Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)*************************
** Data Size:*** 1570392 Bytes = 1.5 MiB***************************************


** Load Address: 00008000****************************************** ************
** Entry Point:* 00008000****************************************** ************
** Verifying Checksum ... OK************************************************ ***


## Loading init Ramdisk from Legacy Image at 01100000 ...**********************
** Image Name:** initramfs-3.2.0-1-kirkwood************************************
** Image Type:** ARM Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)*********************


** Data Size:*** 6621718 Bytes = 6.3 MiB***************************************
** Load Address: 00000000****************************************** ************
** Entry Point:* 00000000****************************************** ************


** Verifying Checksum ... OK************************************************ ***
** Loading Kernel Image ... OK************************************************ *
OK************************************************ *****************************


************************************************** *****************************
Starting kernel ...*********************************************** *************
************************************************** *****************************


Uncompressing Linux... done, booting the kernel.
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No further output is seen.**


* I am using Debian GNU/Linux 6/Wheezy.* The same behavior shows up with Squeeze.