On Fri, Dec 17, 1999 at 12:08:51PM -0800, Khaled Labib wrote:
> I am using linux/MIPS kernel v2.2.1 and I am now considering loading it. I
> looked at the Milo 0.27.
>
> There is very little documentation for Milo, basically, a single README
> file. Can some one point me on where to get more info about Milo. I need
> basically the following:
>
> 1- How exactly does Milo boot the kernel ?
> 2- Where should the Milo executable reside. On Disk, ROM ...etc. ?
On any medium that is supporte by the ARC firmware implementation. In
practice that means a TFTP/BOOTP server, CDROM, FAT fs on a local harddisk.
> 3- What functions does Milo perform ?
> 4- Do I still need BIOS support with Milo ?
> 5- What is this ARC firmware ?
Basically a very primitive OS or BIOS for PC-oid brains.
> 6- Where is the latest Milo ?
0.27.1 is the latest, from oss.sgi.com or other places that collect antique
stuff.
> I'll be booting this kernel on a harware Emulator with a limited
> functionality target board. The Target board itself is a PCI-based board
> that sits in a regular PC and contains memory (system memory).
>
> I would appreciate pointers to information related to the above.
I recommend to not use Milo. The normal build process will provide you an
ELF kernel binary; with elf2ecoff the kernel sources also provide you with
a tool to convert this into ECOFF. That is what more than 95% of embedded
and evaluation systems will need. Milo was only used in the early stages
of Linux/MIPS development has been abandomed like two years ago.
Ralf
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