Bug#616095: debian-installer: fails to install bootloader on ibm power5 lpar

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Subject: Bug#616095: debian-installer: fails to install bootloader on ibm power5 lpar
From: Folkert van Heusden <folkert@vanheusden.com>
Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2011 14:40:22 +0100
Message-id: <[🔎] 20110302134022.30551.47694.reportbug@muur.intranet.vanheusden.com>
Reply-to: Folkert van Heusden <folkert@vanheusden.com>, 616095@bugs.debian.org

Package: debian-installer
Version: 6.0.0 power
Severity: important


Hi,

After installing debian 6.0.0 in a ibm power5 lpar (power platform; powerpc cd), the installer fails to install a bootloader (yaboot and prep both fail).
The system won't come up then of course.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 6.0.0
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: power5 lpar

Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

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