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Sharp ROMs / specify kernel command line parameters?

« on: July 30, 2004, 07:57:29 pm »

If I check dmesg:

Kernel command line: console=ttyS0 root=/dev/mtdblock2 mtdparts=sharpsl-nand:7168k@0k(smf),22528k@7168k(root),-(home) jffs2_orphaned_inodes=delete

In the .config file there is a CONFIG_CMDLINE option and only
'console=ttyS0 root=/dev/mtdblock2' are specified there.  If I try to add my own options like 'nocache nowb' and recompile they don't seem to be reflected when I re-check dmesg ?!?

And I assume those other options are from a bootloader maybe?  Because jffs2_orphaned_inodes doesn't appear in any of the other files in the linux source tree - except where its defined.

Any Ideas??  And what sort of bootloader does the Z use? Is it configurable?

-Brian

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Sharp ROMs / specify kernel command line parameters?

« on: July 30, 2004, 06:53:50 pm »

Does anyone know how to specify kernel boot command line parameters?

-Brian

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Sharp ROMs / 'Maintenance Menu' impl.? - bad kernel recovery

« on: July 29, 2004, 05:22:44 pm »

I was wondering if anyone knew how the Maintenance menu was implemented.  Is it part of the kernel, bootloader, etc?  And if I upgrade to a kernel image that won't boot - is totally hosed - will I still be able to access the maintenace menu and flash the ROM.

To put the question another way - is the maintenance menu at all dependent on the kernel thats currently there?

Thanks,
-Brian