Bug#352914: Fw: Re: Re: Re: Re: 7046-B50 booting Debian on chrp
Hi Nobel, ...
Forwarding to bug 352914 i just opened about this issue, please CC
352914@bugs.debian.org for further communication concerning this issue.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
On Wed, Feb 15, 2006 at 01:21:11PM +0900, 정기용 wrote:
> Hi,
> .
> I managed to succeed the base installation without boot loader install.
> Thanks for Attilio I got the d-i image from the following site, which is prep image.
> Anyway I succeeded a base installation with this image.
>
> http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/powerpc/iso-cd/debian-testing-powerpc-businesscard.iso
>
> There's an error message as the below after successful base installation.
> ........
> [!!] install yaboot on a hard disk
> No bootstrap partition found
> No hard disks were found which have an “Apple_Bootstrap” partition.
> You must create an 819200-byte partition with type “Appple_Bootstrap”
> <Go Back> <Continue>
> Select Continue.
>
> ........
> [!!] install yaboot on a hard disk
> Installation step failed.
> An installation step failed. You con try to run the failing item
> again from the menu, or skip it and choose Something else. The
> failing step is: Install yaboot on a hard disk.
> .
> I guess my boot device path is pci80000000/scsi@10/scsi@2,0.
> In this case how I can boot ?
> Because there is no boot loader in my disk.
> Could you please give me some tips ?
> .
> Warm regards,
> Nobel
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sven Luther" <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr>
> To: "정기용" <kyjung@datatek.co.kr>
> Cc: "Sven Luther" <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 9:30 PM
> Subject: Re: Fw: Re: Re: Re: Re: 7046-B50 booting Debian on chrp
>
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> On Wed, Feb 08, 2006 at 08:45:58PM +0900, 정기용 wrote:
> > A) We tested the cdrom several times but it was alway OK.
> > I don't know how to use netboot. Could you please give me some tips ?
> > Before knowing that, I would like to try a floppy boot with older image instead.
> > What do you think about this idea ?
>
> Mmm, many things here.
>
> Why do you say the cdrom was always ok ? You mean the physical media of the
> cdrom, and the checksum of the content ? Not that it always worked, right ?
>
> floppy boot is not supported by debian, netboot is the best way.
>
> Take the netboot vmlinuz-chrp.initrd and put it on a tftp-server somewhere.
>
> then go into the Of boot prompt and do :
>
> boot enet:<server-ip>,vmlinuz-chrp.initrd,<client-ip>
>
> Where enet is your network device, the devalias OF command will give you that.
>
> Friendly,
>
> Sven Luther
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