Re: Installation - boot after installation fails
On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 08:01:08PM +0100, Michael Felt wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I downloaded the debian netinstaller - debian-6.0.7-powerpc-netinst.iso -
> and installed on a p505. The installation process goes well, but the boot
> fails.
>
> I tried using the LVM with multiple partitions and got this message
> If you omit "device:" and "partno" yaboot will use the values of
> "device=" and "partition=" in yaboot.conf, right now those are set to:
> device=/vdevice/v-scsi@30000002/@1
> partition=-1
>
> And after a reinstall using the whole disk, no LVM I got:
> If you omit "device:" and "partno" yaboot will use the values of
> "device=" and "partition=" in yaboot.conf, right now those are set to:
> device=/vdevice/v-scsi@30000002/@1
> partition=2
>
> The other key message, same for both is:
> Please wait, loading kernel...
> Can't open device </vdevice/v-scsi@30000002/@1:0>
> /vdevice/v-scsi@30000002/@1:2,/boot/vmlinux: Unable to open file, Invalid
> device
>
> I have located a number of bugs with "Invalid device" in them
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=641852
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=637519
>
> but these seem to be focused on issues with the installer and power7. My
> question is about after the installation.
>
> How to proceed? How to document - better - what is wrong?
How are you partitioning the disk?
My understanding is that yaboot requries boot partition to install to
so at least that one can't be in LVM.
I stopped using yaboot a long time ago, but the debian installer still
seems to prefer it on powerpc.
--
Len Sorensen
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