On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 11:09:22PM +0100, Frans Pop wrote:
> On Monday 16 February 2009, Christian Garbs wrote:
> > Comments/Problems:
> > I used http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/powerpc/ch04s05.html.en
> > to set up the netboot environment. It does not clearly state which
> > file to use for the netboot, I took the mini.iso as it is described as
> > "small bootable CD image for powerpc netboot" in the MANIFEST file at
> > http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-powerpc/cur
> >rent/images/MANIFEST
>
> Uh? I would say that section 4.5.4 is pretty clear on which files you
> need.
The "yaboot" section 4.5.4 only refers to "NewWorld Power Macintosh
machines". According to 2.1.2.2 that's something different from a
PReP machine (2.1.2.3).
For everything else, 4.5.4 refers to 4.2.1, which in turn refers to
the MANIFEST file, which lists (among others) these files:
powerpc/netboot/gtk/initrd.gz -- initrd for use with powerpc netboot
powerpc/netboot/gtk/mini.iso -- ./tmp/powerpc_netboot-gtk/udeb.list
powerpc/netboot/gtk/vmlinux -- kernel for use with powerpc netboot
powerpc/netboot/initrd.gz -- initrd for use with powerpc netboot
powerpc/netboot/mini.iso -- small bootable CD image for powerpc netboot
powerpc/netboot/vmlinux -- kernel for use with powerpc netboot
(The "gtk" subdirectory propably is the graphical installier?)
The initrd.gz won't be bootable, I think, the mini.iso does not work
(see above) and trying to boot the vmlinux kernel image results in an
ELF image error (as I only did a boot using VGA, I can't copy the
complete error message at this moment).
Also, I don't see how a kernel image could load the initrd or the
installer after having booted, as the installation instructions don't
mention the setup of an e.g. NFS server to provide these files.
In any case, I will test the "yaboot" way tomorrow. If it works, I
think the documentation should be altered slightly.
> I'm closing this report as this is a simple user error. If you run into
> more problems, please try to get help first on a user forum or mailing
> list, or possibly the debian-powerpc list.
I'll add this reply to the bug and then refer to it in the
powerpc-list.
Regards
Christian
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