[Bootcd-user] bootcd hangs at boot time

[Mark Clarkson]

Hi Rubikz,

I think I can see now why things didn't work for you. To keep this
short, only make these changes to your latest configuration:

bootcdwrite.conf:

  FASTBOOT=yes

kernel .config (I think you already had these):

  CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y
  CONFIG_DEVFS_FS=y
  CONFIG_DEVFS_MOUNT=y

---------------------- REASON ---------------------

You had already got past the first 'devfs ... - 2' error, so this
should work. I advised you to use FASTBOOT=no, but there is a bug and
this will not work when devfs is enabled (as it has been with your
kernel in all your test cases).

I have fixed the DEVFS-FASTBOOT bug in the soon-to-be-released tmpfs
patch.

So, in your case I think:

 1. You fixed the 'devfs ... - 2' error (how? - please let me know)
 2. We increased your ramdisk size.
 3. Then you didn't wait long enough for bootcd to read the 300+ MB
    ram.cpio file.
 4. We then changed to FASTBOOT=yes
 5. Then you _did_ wait long enough, but the bug surfaced here.
    (DEVFS and FASTBOOT doesn't work)
 6. Now -

    Just change fastboot back to yes, and there is NO reason why this
    should not work. At least it should get further than before.

    ((
    If this does not work then you would apply the tmpfs patch and set
    fastboot back to yes. This MUST work!
    ))
    
Of course I may have overlooked something ;-)

Cheers
Mark.