Bug#708315: Debian 7 netboot failed on IBM Power 7 lpar
Package: installation-reports
Boot method:
netboot
Image version:
Debian 7 netboot image files
Date:
May 15, 2013
Machine: IBM Power7 LPAR
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot: [E]
Detect network card: [ ]
Configure network: [ ]
Detect CD: [ ]
Load installer modules: [ ]
Detect hard drives: [ ]
Partition hard drives: [ ]
Install base system: [ ]
Clock/timezone setup: [ ]
User/password setup: [ ]
Install tasks: [ ]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Overall install: [ ]
Comments/Problems:
The yaboot cannot find the images files under the /tftpboot dir (I have
used this install server for SuSE/RH, which can work).
Followed is the bootup console output:
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IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM STARTING SOFTWARE IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM PLEASE WAIT... IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM
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TFTP BOOT ---------------------------------------------------
Server IP.....................10.33.4.4
Client IP.....................10.33.0.170
Gateway IP....................10.33.0.1
Subnet Mask...................255.255.0.0
( 1 ) Filename.................yaboot.debian7
TFTP Retries..................5
Block Size....................512
FINAL PACKET COUNT = 388
FINAL FILE SIZE = 198596 BYTES
Elapsed time since release of system processors: 232424 mins 39 secs
Try to netboot
TFTP BOOT ---------------------------------------------------
Server IP.....................10.33.4.4
Client IP.....................10.33.0.170
Gateway IP....................10.33.0.1
Subnet Mask...................255.255.0.0
( 1 ) Filename.................yaboot.debian7
TFTP Retries..................5
Block Size....................512
FINAL PACKET COUNT = 388
FINAL FILE SIZE = 198596 BYTES
Config file read, 32768 bytes
Welcome to yaboot version 1.3.16
Enter "help" to get some basic usage information
boot:
boot:
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boot: help
Press the tab key for a list of defined images.
The label marked with a "*" is is the default image, press <return> to boot it.
To boot any other label simply type its name and press <return>.
To boot a kernel image which is not defined in the yaboot configuration
file, enter the kernel image name as [[device:][partno],]/path, where
"device:" is the OpenFirmware device path to the disk the image
resides on, and "partno" is the partition number the image resides on.
Note that the comma (,) is only required if you specify an OpenFirmware
device, if you only specify a filename you should not start it with a ","
To boot a alternative initrd file rather than specified in the yaboot
configuration file, use the "initrd" command on Yaboot's prompt:
"initrd=[name.img]". This will load the "name.img" file after the default
kernel image. You can, also, specify a different initrd file to any other
label of the yaboot configuration file. Just type "label initrd=[name.img]"
and the specified initrd file will be loaded.
To load an alternative config file rather than /etc/yaboot.conf, enter
its device, partno and path, on Open Firmware Prompt:
boot conf=device:partno,/path/to/configfile
.To reload the config file or load a new one, use the "conf" command
on Yaboot's prompt:
conf [device=device] [partition=partno] [file=/path/to/configfile]
If you omit "device" and "partno", Yaboot will use their current
values. You can check them by entering "conf" on Yaboot's prompt.
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