Bug#686218: cdimage.debian.org: booting powerpc netinst installer from USB-stick complains about type (Apple_HFS) of bootstrap partition (wants Apple_bootstrap)
On 08/30/2012 03:31 AM, Rick Thomas wrote:
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> On Aug 29, 2012, at 11:30 PM, Milan Kupcevic wrote:
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>> On 08/29/2012 08:48 PM, Rick Thomas wrote:
>>>
>>> When booting the Debian netinst powerpc installer from a USB flash
>>> disk you may see a mesage
>>> WARNING: Bootstrap partition type is wrong: "Apple_HFS"
>>> type should be: "Apple_Bootstrap"
>>>
>>> This does not occur when booting the same iso from a physical CD-ROM.
>>>
>>> Ignoring the warning does not seem to cause any problems.
>>>
>>> Any idea what makes it do that? Can if be fixed? Should it be
>>> documented if it can't be fixed?
>>>
>>
>> The warning message is likely coming from Open Firmware. It seems that
>> it expects to find a properly partitioned hard drive connected to the
>> USB connector you are trying to boot from. It does not expect to find a
>> hybrid CD/DVD Apple_HFS partition there.
>>
>> M
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> Is there a way to prepare the USB stick so it will look like what the OF
> is expecting? Since it doesn't seem to do any harm, I suppose it's just
> a cosmetic bug, but it would be nice if it didn't complain.
>
We could explore it. We could format a USB stick the same way a bootable
hard drive is formatted in PowerPC Macs and see what happens.
M
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