Bug#281556: s390 installation report, installed system does not boot
Package: installation-reports
INSTALL REPORT
Debian-installer-version: http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/unstable/main/
installer-s390/20041027/images/generic/
uname -a: Linux debian 2.4.27-1-s390 #1 SMP Tue Aug 17 12:18:33 CEST 2004 s390 GNU/Linux
Date: 2004.11.15-2004.11.16
Method: ipl from tape, used ssh after
Machine: hercules, version 2.17.1-2
Processor:
Memory:
Root Device: <IDE? SCSI? Name of device?>
Root Size/partition table: Feel free to paste the full partition
table, with notes on which partitions are mounted where.
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [O]
Config network: [O]
Detect CD: [ ]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [E/-]
Create file systems: [O]
Mount partitions: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Reboot: [E]
Comments/Problems:
I was not able to format dasd using d-i (known problem, should be fixed now), so
I formated dasd manually and formated it with cfdisk. After successfull firts stage
I rebooted hercules but I was not able to boot using zipl defaul setup. Linux was
not able to find root partition (zipl.conf attached).
After using google.com I found that I need to pass dasd=0120 to zipl in order
to boot. That worked. It is posible that dasd parameter is missing because I
did not use d-i for formating dasd and partitioning.
[defaultboot]
defaultmenu = menu
:menu
target = /boot
1 = debian
2 = old
default = 1
prompt = 1
timeout = 10
[debian]
target = /boot
image = /boot/vmlinuz
parameters = ro vmpoff="LOGOFF" root=/dev/dasda1
[old]
target = /boot
image = /boot/vmlinuz.old
parameters = ro vmpoff="LOGOFF" root=/dev/dasda1
optional = 1
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