Re: [Debian-ppc64-devel] Installation Report
On Mon, Feb 13, 2006 at 12:54:52PM +0100, "Nölle, Christian" wrote:
> Hi all!
>
> After finally our OpenPower620 Machines arrived we were very happy to do some testing
> on one of those machines. Here is a report:
>
> Boot method: CD
> Image version: debian-testing-powerpc-netinst-dailybuild-02012006.iso
> Date: 02/10/06
>
> Machine: IBM OpenPower 720; 9124-720
> Processor: 2-way 1.65GHz POWER5 64-bit
> Memory: 4 GB
>
> 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: [O]
> Load installer modules: [O]
> Detect hard drives: [O]
> Partition hard drives: [E]
> Create file systems: [E]
> Mount partitions: [O]
> Install base system: [O]
> Install boot loader: [E]
> Reboot: [O]
>
> Comments/Problems:
>
> We had problems with creating filesystems. The installer fails to create the prep-Partition
> properly, so we had to exit to shell, chroot into the target and create in manually with cfdisk.
Can you give :
1) give me the exact scenario of this "failed to create a prep partition"
thingy.
2) give me the exact /proc/cpuinfo output ?
The yaboot error is normal, since the creation of the prep partition, using
partman-prep is used to automatically generate the yaboot.conf, so if you used
another way, then yaboot.conf creation could only have failed.
> Furthermore the installer fails on installing yaboot, so we chrooted again into target and copied
> it manually with dd and created yaboot.conf accordingly.
>
> > partition=2
> > timeout=100
> > default=linux
> > image=/boot/vmlinux
> > label=linux
> > append="video=ofonly root=/dev/sda2"
> > initrd=/boot/initrd.img
>
> After that we changed back into the menu and finished installation. As we have no video-card in that machine,
> we used the ssh-Feature of the installer. As we finished the 1st stage, we were prompted with an error message
> that network-console-config is not avaliable and we have to continue without ssh in the 2nd stage *sigh*.
Yeah, not nice.
> Machine reboots and comes up nicely until it enters the 2nd stage installer. It enters the installer and
> provides us with the menu and an error message at the bottom of the screen saying:
>
> fgconsole: VT_GETSTATE Invalid Argument
>
> No input is possible, could not continue with the installation, as we only have the serial console and not the
> ssh feature avaliable (see above). Any hints!?
Not entirely sure about this one, maybe waldi can comment ?
> Would love to hear some comments on this.
Well, i can help you solve the first issue, and then once this is done, we can
tackle the second, how does this sound ?
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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