[U-Boot] Boot Linux kernel with initramfs fails

From: Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>
To: u-boot@lists.denx.de
Subject: [U-Boot] Boot Linux kernel with initramfs fails
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 10:15:10 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20130718081510.6D237380DF1@gemini.denx.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1374128157.12431.9.camel@phoenix>

Dear Axel Lin,

In message <1374128157.12431.9.camel@phoenix> you wrote:
>
> When I boot Linux kernel with FIT Image, the kernel does not unpacking initramfs.
> ( The root cause is "initrd_start is NULL".)

That's probably because you don't tell Linux that there is a ramdisk.

> The initramfs is built-in with kernel, so I don't specify ramdisk in my
> kernel.its file.

And on the kernel command line?

> Below is part of my boot messages:

Unfortunately you don;t include so critical information like the
actual kernel command line.

> Warning: unable to open an initial console.

You appear to have other problems as well.

> (Test on latest u-boot git tree.)

Which exact board / configuration is this?

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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