Bug#352914: [Debian-ppc64-devel] Installation Report
Forwarded to bug report 352914, first case of yaboot-installer trouble, Nolle,
please CC 352914@bugs.debian.org for any further discussion.
This is on IBM pSeries 620 if i am not wrong.
Friendly,
Sven LUther
On Mon, Feb 13, 2006 at 05:05:11PM +0100, "Nölle, Christian" wrote:
> Sven Luther wrote:
>
> >> 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.
>
> Ok, here comes the thingy: The installer fires up the partitioning dialog
> and suggest a certain layout with a partition #1, which should become prep,
> but states it as:
>
> #1 primary 8.2 MB B KÂ Â
>
> When selecting it, it states a prep partition with the boot flag on. You continue
> and partman only lists an ext3 for / and a swap. We then returned to partman dialog and
> selected it again, same as above. Interesting on that is, if you select the type in the
> detailed view, it gives you the list of possible types with prep on top stating:
>
> 10 partman/method_long/prep doesn't exist
>
> If you choose that entry, the installers ends up in an endless loop of a senseless dialog
> with the very meaningful text ???- ???] and the two options "Go Back" and "Continue", which
> both lead you back to the little meaningful dialog with two options....and so forth.. :)
>
> After applying changes to disk and trying to install yaboot via the menu it states:
>
> No hard disks were found which have an "Apple_Bootstrap" partition.
> You must create an 819200-byte partition with type "Apple_Bootstrap".
>
> This lead us to the cfdisk solution in the chroot, which worked.
>
> > 2) give me the exact /proc/cpuinfo output ?
>
> Sorry for that, my definition in the first mail was wrong. Here is the output:
>
> processor : 0
> cpu : POWER5 (gr)
> clock : 1504.352000MHz
> revision : 2.2
>
> processor : 1
> cpu : POWER5 (gr)
> clock : 1504.352000MHz
> revision : 2.2
>
> processor : 2
> cpu : POWER5 (gr)
> clock : 1504.352000MHz
> revision : 2.2
>
> processor : 3
> cpu : POWER5 (gr)
> clock : 1504.352000MHz
> revision : 2.2
>
> processor : 4
> cpu : POWER5 (gr)
> clock : 1504.352000MHz
> revision : 2.2
>
> processor : 5
> cpu : POWER5 (gr)
> clock : 1504.352000MHz
> revision : 2.2
>
> processor : 6
> cpu : POWER5 (gr)
> clock : 1504.352000MHz
> revision : 2.2
>
> processor : 7
> cpu : POWER5 (gr)
> clock : 1504.352000MHz
> revision : 2.2
>
> timebase : 188044000
> machine : CHRP IBM,9124-720
>
>
> >> 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.
>
> You name it.
>
>
> >> 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 ?
>
> Ok.
>
> > Well, i can help you solve the first issue, and then once this is
> > done, we can tackle the second, how does this sound ?
>
> Good for me :)
>
> --
>
> Mit freundlichem Gruß
>
> Christian Nölle
>
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