Bug#411203: Debian etch installer doesn't boot on IBM PPC64 CHRP systems, partitioner problem
Package: installation-reports
Version: daily build 20061102
Severity: important
Boot method: CD
Image version: debian/dists/etch/main/installer-powerpc/current/images/powerpc64/netboot/mini.iso
Date: Feburary 15, 2007
Machine: IBM p5-520
Partitions:
Partition Table for /dev/sda
First Last
# Type Sector Sector Offset Length Filesystem Type (ID) Flag
-- ------- ----------- ----------- ------ ----------- -------------------- ----
1 Primary 0 16064 63 16065 PPC PReP Boot (41) Boot
2 Primary 16065 1975994 0 1959930 Linux raid auto (FD) None
3 Primary 1975995 143364059 0 141388065 Extended (05) None
5 Logical 1975995 5879789 63 3903795 Linux swap / So (82) None
6 Logical 5879790 143364059 63 137484270 Linux raid auto (FD) None
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot: [E]
Detect network card: [O]
Configure network: [O]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [E]
Create file systems: [O]
Mount partitions: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Installed system ok: [O]
Comments/Problems:
Initial boot:
Systems will not boot off the CD image, because the ISO image is not built
with the correct directory structure. The proper directory layout (and
needed mkisofs option) are detailed at this URL:
http://penguinppc.org/ppc64/power-bootable-iso/
I was able to make a bootable CD using Debian's kernel/initrd/yaboot by
following those instructions detailed in the URL above.
Partition Hard drives:
After selecting the partition type of "PReP boot" in the partitioner, it
gave a weird message box ("???? ????"), and wouldn't start back up. I had
to do the partitioning by hand in order to get this to work.
Pat
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