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Can't Boot to a Login, the Linux Kernel Appears to Hang at: bootconsole [earlycon0] disabled

Updated: May 14, 2023



This post provides a quick solution to a problem you may see booting the Linux kernel built using PetaLinux Tools 2018.2 on the Zynq-7000 of the ZC706.


Symptom


After running:

petalinux-boot --jtag --kernel --hw_server-url TCP:localhost:3121


The kernel log stops at bootconsole [earlycon0] disabled


Example:



Solution


You need to program your FPGA. Using this command to boot:

petalinux-boot --jtag --fpga --kernel --hw_server-url TCP:localhost:3121



Reference

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