Bug#243193: installation report for G5
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version:
http://gluck.debian.org/cdimage/testing/daily/powerpc/current/sarge-powerpc-netinst.iso
uname -a: N/A
Date: 2004 April 11 13:00 EST
Method: boot from CD, hold c, select install-power4 and
install-safe-power4
Machine: Apple G5
Processor: dual PowerPC 970 2.0 GHz
Memory: 512 MB
Root Device: N/A
Root Size/partition table: N/A
Output of lspci: N/A
Base System Installation Checklist:
Initial boot worked: [E]
Configure network HW: [ ]
Config network: [ ]
Detect CD: [ ]
Load installer modules: [ ]
Detect hard drives: [ ]
Partition hard drives: [ ]
Create file systems: [ ]
Mount partitions: [ ]
Install base system: [ ]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Reboot: [ ]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't
try it
Comments/Problems:
The machine booted from CD and i saw the Yaboot prompt. I
tried install-power4 and the kernel began to initialize. It
got through about 30 linux until this message:
Serial driver version 5.05 (20001-07-08) with MANY_PORTS
SHARE_IRQ SERIAL_PCI enabled
do_IRQ waiting for irq lock (holder=1)
do_IRQ waiting for irq lock (holder=1)
do_IRQ waiting for irq lock (holder=1)
do_IRQ waiting for irq lock (holder=1)
do_IRQ waiting for irq lock (holder=1)
do_IRQ waiting for irq lock (holder=1)
do_IRQ waiting for irq lock (holder=1)
do_IRQ waiting for irq lock (holder=1)
do_IRQ waiting for irq lock (holder=1)
do_IRQ waiting for irq lock (holder=1)
During this time the fans began to speed up. Let me tell you
they can become rather ferocious. After googling, it looks
like that problem was fixed. It's just that the kernel didn't
get to them yet.
So i thought maybe there's a safe version, but i didn't know
if it's install-safe-power4 or install-power4-safe. If i
remember correctly the Yaboot prompt doesn't say that you
can type help for more help. So someone may want to add that.
So i found the list and selected install-safe-poewer4. It
resulted in the same problem.
I did not try the expert versions.
:) Brian
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