Re: [Fwd: failed install : bf 3.0.17 ppc (powermac)]
On Tue, Dec 04, 2001 at 11:17:06PM +0100, Fabrice Lorrain (home) wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I didn't get much answer in d-boot so I'm forwarding it here.
>
> Any idea ?
>
> Fab
>
> [no CC, thanks]
>
> Hi,
>
> I tried to install woody (bf 3.0.17) on a G4 this weekend.
> harware : G4, 400Mhz, 1Go RAM, 2 ide harddrives
>
> First try: using an USB floppy drive...
> Doesn't seem to be supported. Might be nice if it were
> written in the "woody install manual".
>
Nobody's tried it before, AFAIK. I'm not too surprised, those floppies
don't work very well even with MacOS, they have very special drivers.
I've added a note to the manual.
> 2nd try: network boot
> hmmm, boot enet doesn't work, some google search + reading,
> works with "boot enet:0" --> patch in "install manual" ?
got that one too.
> It seems I didn't find the right image to load through
> tftp (dhcp + tftp + logs + tcpdump everything was find)
> but I keep getting a freeze in openboot during the tftp.
> What image am I suppose to use?
>
linux from the powermac folder should be it
> 3rd try: yaboot
> Last just because I though a had only hfs+ partitions.
> Did some reading in d-powerpc, and I didn't get a clear
> picture about yaboot booting over hfs+. Is it supported
> or not ?
>
No, you can put your kernel on hfs+ but why would you want to... the
kernel can't read it.
> first boot, got the installation prompt, boot and ...
>
> "...ok
> copying OF device tree...done
> Calling quiesce...
> booting...
> _"
> ... the G4 is frozen (no response from the keyboard, the cdrom
> stop). After some tests I gave a try with mem=512M and it works.
> Seems to be a kernel bug here, but it might be nice if the solution
> were documented.
If you try it with append="video=ofonly" instead of mem=512M does it
work also?
>
> >From there, the first stage installation went pretty fluently, no
> logs on any tty. Reboot, but I wasn't able to log for the second
> stage install (some pam message, doesn't say much).
No info here we can work on
> Problems on the console during the boot:
> S20modutils, depmod -a seg fault on appletalk.o (bunch of Bad symbol).
>
Sounds like it would be a bug against the ipddp kernel module.
> reboot, boot through yaboot, mount /dev/hdbwhatever /target, chroot
> /target.
> base-config, answer a bunch of question (no tasksel, no dselect)
> everythg
> seems ok, but at the end base-config keep telling me that one
> package failed to install. Retry --> no. Leaving base-config give
you don't mention which package.
> me the following message on the console :
> "hostname --fqdn gave non-zero exit code 11"
>
> Now these are the logs in /var/log/installer.log (top to bottom)
> (side note 1: what are you guys using to read that f*** file ??)
> " base-config: line 42: 216 Seg fault apt-get clean"
> (yeah, apt-get seg fault on whatever parameter)
> "Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at
> /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Format/822.pm line 57"
> I got that message all over the log almost after each menu of
> base-config.
> After the ppp menu, I've the following line :
> base-config: 40apt-setup exit with return code 139.
>
> This is where I stand for so far ;-)
> Following a mail in d-powerpc I also move /etc/inittab.real over
> /etc/inittab at some time yesterday.
>
> Any clue what's going on ?? Is it just me or the installation is
> completly broken ??
If someone shows interest you'll have to attach the whole log for it
to make any sense.
>
> Last remark, I didn't find fsck on the rescue disk. Any reason ?
e2fsck is there.
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