Bug#853755: installation-reports: ppc64el fails to boot after installation
Package: installation-reports
Boot method: ISO image
Image version: http://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/current/ppc64el/iso-cd/debian-testing-ppc64el-netinst.iso
Date: Tue Jan 31 16:18:45 2017
Machine: qemu VM
Processor: ppc64el
Memory: 4Gb
Partitions:
/dev/sda1 7.3 MB PowerPC PReP boot partition
/dev/sda2 6.6 GB ext4
/dev/sda3 4.2 GB swap
Initial boot: [O]
Detect network card: [O]
Configure network: [O]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Clock/timezone setup: [O]
User/password setup: [O]
Install tasks: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Overall install: [O]
Comments/Problems:
Using qemu, I created a ppc64el virtual machine.
I selected the guided partitioning to use the entire disk (all the default options).
The installation went well but it failed to boot then.
I got the same on P8 PowerVM and P8 baremetal.
Loading Linux 4.9.0-1-powerpc64le ...
Loading initial ramdisk ...
OF stdout device is: /vdevice/vty@71000000
Preparing to boot Linux version 4.9.0-1-powerpc64le (debian-kernel@lists.debian.org) (gcc version 6.3.0 20161229 (Debian 6.3.0-2) ) #1 SMP Debian 4.9.2-2 (2017-01-12)
Detected machine type: 0000000000000101
Max number of cores passed to firmware: 512 (NR_CPUS = 2048)
Calling ibm,client-architecture-support... done
command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinux-4.9.0-1-powerpc64le root=/dev/sda2 ro quiet
memory layout at init:
memory_limit : 0000000000000000 (16 MB aligned)
alloc_bottom : 0000000004200000
alloc_top : 0000000030000000
alloc_top_hi : 0000000100000000
rmo_top : 0000000030000000
ram_top : 0000000100000000
instantiating rtas at 0x000000002fff0000... done
prom_hold_cpus: skipped
copying OF device tree...
Building dt strings...
Building dt structure...
Device tree strings 0x0000000004210000 -> 0x0000000004210a2f
Device tree struct 0x0000000004220000 -> 0x0000000004230000
Quiescing Open Firmware ...
Booting Linux via __start() @ 0x0000000002000000 ...
-> smp_release_cpus()
spinning_secondaries = 3
<- smp_release_cpus()
Linux ppc64le
#1 SMP Debian 4./dev/sda2: clean, 29927/400624 files, 271614/1600000 blocks
[FAILED] Failed to start Journal Service.
See 'systemctl status systemd-journald.service' for details.
[DEPEND] Dependency failed for Flush Journal to Persistent Storage.
[ OK ] Started Load Kernel Modules.
[ OK ] Stopped Journal Service.
Starting Journal Service...
Starting Apply Kernel Variables...
[ OK ] Started Remount Root and Kernel File Systems.
[FAILED] Failed to start Journal Service.
See 'systemctl status systemd-journald.service' for details.
[ OK ] Stopped Journal Service.
Starting Journal Service...
Starting udev Coldplug all Devices...
Starting Load/Save Random Seed...
[FAILED] Failed to start Journal Service.
See 'systemctl status systemd-journald.service' for details.
[ OK ] Started Apply Kernel Variables.
[ OK ] Stopped Journal Service.
Starting Journal Service...
[FAILED] Failed to start Journal Service.
See 'systemctl status systemd-journald.service' for details.
[ OK ] Stopped Journal Service.
Starting Journal Service...
[FAILED] Failed to start Journal Service.
See 'systemctl status systemd-journald.service' for details.
[ OK ] Stopped Journal Service.
[FAILED] Failed to start Journal Service.
See 'systemctl status systemd-journald.service' for details.
[ OK ] Started Load/Save Random Seed.
[ OK ] Started Create Static Device Nodes in /dev.
Starting udev Kernel Device Manager...
[ 1.398789] systemd[968]: systemd-udevd.service: Failed at step ADDRESS_FAMILIES spawning /lib/systemd/systemd-udevd: File exists
[FAILED] Failed to start udev Kernel Device Manager.
See 'systemctl status systemd-udevd.service' for details.
[ OK ] Stopped udev Kernel Device Manager.
Starting udev Kernel Device Manager...
[ 1.423971] systemd[978]: systemd-udevd.service: Failed at step ADDRESS_FAMILIES spawning /lib/systemd/systemd-udevd: File exists
[ OK ] Started udev Coldplug all Devices.
[FAILED] Failed to start udev Kernel Device Manager.
See 'systemctl status systemd-udevd.service' for details.
[ OK ] Stopped udev Kernel Device Manager.
Starting udev Kernel Device Manager...
[ 1.458088] systemd[993]: systemd-udevd.service: Failed at step ADDRESS_FAMILIES spawning /lib/systemd/systemd-udevd: File exists
[FAILED] Failed to start udev Kernel Device Manager.
See 'systemctl status systemd-udevd.service' for details.
[ OK ] Stopped udev Kernel Device Manager.
Starting udev Kernel Device Manager...
[ 1.498435] systemd[995]: systemd-udevd.service: Failed at step ADDRESS_FAMILIES spawning /lib/systemd/systemd-udevd: File exists
[FAILED] Failed to start udev Kernel Device Manager.
See 'systemctl status systemd-udevd.service' for details.
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