Re: debian-installer on PPC and yaboot
On Wed, May 12, 2004 at 10:15:41PM +0200, Christian Biesinger wrote:
> I was installing debian on PPC (well, x86 with http://pearpc.sf.net/)
> today, using debian-installer.
I just tried compiling that on powerpc, but it fails with assembly
errors on the very first file - sigh.
> I allowed the installer to partition the "harddisk" automatically.
>
> Now, some time after it partitioned, it warned me that it needs a
> partition for yaboot, allowing to repartition, continue or return to
> main menu.
>
> I ignored that, assuming the autopartitioning had done the right thing.
>
> Later, I got a red warning that yaboot did not find the necessary partition.
>
> Why wasn't it created automatically?
See bug #243253. We should probably document this in the errata; it's
becoming quite a FAQ.
--
Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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