Bug#290702: [powerpc] Default kernel installed for reboot is wrong, G5 PowerMac7,3
Package: installation-reports
Severity: important
INSTALL REPORT
Debian-installer-version: 20010114 Netinst Daily Build
uname -a: Default install fails (see below), expert mode
requires 2.6.8-power4
Date: January 15, 2005 1700 PST
Method: Boot off CD, used install-power4 kernel,
used mirrors.kernel.org as apt source
Machine: Apple Dual 2.0 Ghz G5 Power Macintosh (PowerMac7,3)
Processor: 970FX
Memory: 512MB
Root Device: /devsda4 (on 160G SATA drive)
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/sda4 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
/dev/sda3 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/hda /media/cdrom0 iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
lspci
0000:f0:0b.0 Host bridge: Apple Computer Inc.: Unknown device 0059
0000:f0:10.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200 Ultra] (rev a1)
0001:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-8131 PCI-X Bridge (rev 12)
0001:00:02.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-8131 PCI-X Bridge (rev 12)
0001:00:03.0 PCI bridge: Apple Computer Inc. K2 HT-PCI Bridge
0001:00:04.0 PCI bridge: Apple Computer Inc. K2 HT-PCI Bridge
0001:00:05.0 PCI bridge: Apple Computer Inc. K2 HT-PCI Bridge
0001:00:06.0 PCI bridge: Apple Computer Inc. K2 HT-PCI Bridge
0001:00:07.0 PCI bridge: Apple Computer Inc. K2 HT-PCI Bridge
0001:01:07.0 ff00: Apple Computer Inc. K2 KeyLargo Mac/IO (rev 60)
0001:01:08.0 USB Controller: Apple Computer Inc. K2 KeyLargo USB
0001:01:09.0 USB Controller: Apple Computer Inc. K2 KeyLargo USB
0001:02:0b.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43)
0001:02:0b.1 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43)
0001:02:0b.2 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB 2.0 (rev 04)
0001:03:0d.0 ff00: Apple Computer Inc. K2 ATA/100
0001:03:0e.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Apple Computer Inc. K2 FireWire
0001:04:0f.0 Ethernet controller: Apple Computer Inc. K2 GMAC (Sun GEM)
0001:05:0c.0 IDE interface: ServerWorks: Unknown device 0240
lspci -n
0000:f0:0b.0 0600: 106b:0059
0000:f0:10.0 0300: 10de:0321 (rev a1)
0001:00:01.0 0604: 1022:7450 (rev 12)
0001:00:02.0 0604: 1022:7450 (rev 12)
0001:00:03.0 0604: 106b:0045
0001:00:04.0 0604: 106b:0046
0001:00:05.0 0604: 106b:0047
0001:00:06.0 0604: 106b:0048
0001:00:07.0 0604: 106b:0049
0001:01:07.0 ff00: 106b:0041 (rev 60)
0001:01:08.0 0c03: 106b:0040
0001:01:09.0 0c03: 106b:0040
0001:02:0b.0 0c03: 1033:0035 (rev 43)
0001:02:0b.1 0c03: 1033:0035 (rev 43)
0001:02:0b.2 0c03: 1033:00e0 (rev 04)
0001:03:0d.0 ff00: 106b:0043
0001:03:0e.0 0c00: 106b:0042
0001:04:0f.0 0200: 106b:004c
0001:05:0c.0 0101: 1166:0240
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [O]
Config network: [O]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [O] <-- LVM does not work
Create file systems: [O]
Mount partitions: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Reboot: [E] <-- wrong kernel by default!
Comments/Problems:
G5 PowerMac7,3 (970FX CPU) needs the power4 kernel to boot.
However, when using the default install (install-power4 at the yaboot
prompt) and where the system is getting ready to reboot after
installing the base system it actually installs the
kernel-image-2.6.8-powerpc kernel, even though I chose -power4 for my
initial boot from CD! As a result the reboot (and so the install)
fails!
When using expert-power4 to install I get to pick my kernel so I can
choose kernel-image-2.6.8-power4 and the reboot is fine (since the
latest version in Sarge now supports the 970FX processor).
In expert mode I would say d-i works nearly perfectly. The only issue
is the RAID and LVM menu options don't actually work (discussed
recently on debian-boot and debian-powerpc, I will file a bug
separately). Great job folks! I have not installed Debian since before
Woody went stable: this is a huge improvement.
This machine has yet to transition to being my daily workstation so I
will be happy to help test d-i for this kind of hardware.
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