Control: retitle -1 installation-reports: Debian 7 netboot failed on IBM Power 7 lpar
Hello Ryan,
thanks for your report. I'm adding debian-powerpc to the loop, they
might be able to help {you,us} out.
Mraw,
KiBi.
Ryan Wang <openspace.wang@gmail.com> (2013-05-15):
> Package: installation-reports
>
> Boot method:
> netboot
> Image version:
> Debian 7 netboot image files
> Date:
> May 15, 2013
>
> Machine: IBM Power7 LPAR
>
> Base System Installation Checklist:
> [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
>
> Initial boot: [E]
> Detect network card: [ ]
> Configure network: [ ]
> Detect CD: [ ]
> Load installer modules: [ ]
> Detect hard drives: [ ]
> Partition hard drives: [ ]
> Install base system: [ ]
> Clock/timezone setup: [ ]
> User/password setup: [ ]
> Install tasks: [ ]
> Install boot loader: [ ]
> Overall install: [ ]
>
> Comments/Problems:
>
> The yaboot cannot find the images files under the /tftpboot dir (I have
> used this install server for SuSE/RH, which can work).
> Followed is the bootup console output:
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> IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM PLEASE WAIT... IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM
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> TFTP BOOT ---------------------------------------------------
> Server IP.....................10.33.4.4
> Client IP.....................10.33.0.170
> Gateway IP....................10.33.0.1
> Subnet Mask...................255.255.0.0
> ( 1 ) Filename.................yaboot.debian7
> TFTP Retries..................5
> Block Size....................512
> FINAL PACKET COUNT = 388
> FINAL FILE SIZE = 198596 BYTES
>
> Elapsed time since release of system processors: 232424 mins 39 secs
>
> Try to netboot
>
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> TFTP BOOT ---------------------------------------------------
> Server IP.....................10.33.4.4
> Client IP.....................10.33.0.170
> Gateway IP....................10.33.0.1
> Subnet Mask...................255.255.0.0
> ( 1 ) Filename.................yaboot.debian7
> TFTP Retries..................5
> Block Size....................512
> FINAL PACKET COUNT = 388
> FINAL FILE SIZE = 198596 BYTES
> Config file read, 32768 bytes
> Welcome to yaboot version 1.3.16
> Enter "help" to get some basic usage information
> boot:
> boot:
> boot:
> boot: help
>
> Press the tab key for a list of defined images.
> The label marked with a "*" is is the default image, press <return> to boot it.
>
> To boot any other label simply type its name and press <return>.
>
> To boot a kernel image which is not defined in the yaboot configuration
> file, enter the kernel image name as [[device:][partno],]/path, where
> "device:" is the OpenFirmware device path to the disk the image
> resides on, and "partno" is the partition number the image resides on.
> Note that the comma (,) is only required if you specify an OpenFirmware
> device, if you only specify a filename you should not start it with a ","
>
> To boot a alternative initrd file rather than specified in the yaboot
> configuration file, use the "initrd" command on Yaboot's prompt:
> "initrd=[name.img]". This will load the "name.img" file after the default
> kernel image. You can, also, specify a different initrd file to any other
> label of the yaboot configuration file. Just type "label initrd=[name.img]"
> and the specified initrd file will be loaded.
>
> To load an alternative config file rather than /etc/yaboot.conf, enter
> its device, partno and path, on Open Firmware Prompt:
> boot conf=device:partno,/path/to/configfile
> .To reload the config file or load a new one, use the "conf" command
> on Yaboot's prompt:
> conf [device=device] [partition=partno] [file=/path/to/configfile]
>
> If you omit "device" and "partno", Yaboot will use their current
> values. You can check them by entering "conf" on Yaboot's prompt.
> boot:
>
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