Re: can't install Debian Jessie - 2n hdd/SSD

[Richard Kuenz <richard.kuenz@web.de>]

after upgrading to jessie,
it would boot, but fail to get to a proper desktop.

so i would press CTRL + AlT +F1
to get into terminal

there i would try  to install Kernel by Peter Saisanas 4.5.x

as he posted earlier




copy the kernel image deb file to your hdd.

install the kernel using the command:
sudo dpkg -i linux-image-4.5.0-rc2-powerpc64_2_powerpc.deb

Once installed you need to edit yaboot.conf

Use the following command:
sudo nano /etc/yaboot.conf

Append the following text exactly as listed at the end of the file:

image=/boot/vmlinux-4.5.0-rc2-powerpc64
    label=test
    read-only
    initrd=/boot/initrd.img-4.5.0-rc2-powerpc64
    append=""

Save yaboot.conf

Apply yaboot config with following command:

sudo ybin -v

Reboot your G5 and when prompted, ensure you enter "test" for the label 
in yaboot bootloader.








but this i could not accomplish because during the process i would get 
message from graphic card and terminal would not allow me to see what i 
write more into it.



so i switch off / on,


then computer would no more boot after pressing "l" at yaboot

and Enter


it would show /...../ unknown filesystem etc.


only when i type "old" it would boot,


same procedure with kernel is being tried,


but at

"sudo ybin -v"

it would say

ybin: /dev/disk/by-id/SATA-SCSI .............part2: No such file or 
directory.


when i check in
/dev/disk/by-id/

lsls

it would say:

ata-HL-DT-ST
ata-INTEL_SSDSC2....
ata-INTEL_SSDSC2....part2
  "                 part3
  "                 part4
  "                 part5
ata-WDC_WD500AADS-
ata-WDC_WD500AADS-..part2 til 6


when i crosscheck at

sudo nano /etc/yaboot.conf

i would find

boot="/dev/disk/by-id/Sata-SCSI-Intel....."
device=/ht@0,f2000000/pci@9/k2-sata-root@c/@1/@0
partition=3
root="UUID=dd2f6991-50b8-41a7-9551-5672e60606cd"
timeout=100
install=/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot
magicboot=/usr/lib/yaboot/ofboot
enablecdboot
macosx"/dev/disk/by-id/Sata-SCSI-WDC_WD5000...."


therefore i did change the bootstring to include the name found in 
/dev/disk/by-id/

boot="/dev/disk/by-id/ata-INTEL_SSDSC2CW120A3-CVCV2145010M120BGN-part2"

and also for

macosx"/dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD5000AADS-00M2B0_WD-WCAV57062892-part3"




however, when i save and exit

and later evoke


sudo ybin -v


ybin: /dev/disk/by-id/ata ......no such file or directory
[2526.91688] ioctl32(nsentev:5613):unknown cmd fd(3) 
cmd(20007043)'p';sz:0 arg(00000002) on /dev/nvram





On 08.03.2017 14:01, Richard Kuenz wrote:
> i did the upgrade already tonight,
> and for some reason,
> after installing kernel 4.5 ...
> sudo ybin -v
>
> failed on me,
> i found out that the yaboot.conf parameters for the ssd were totally
> wrong, inconsitent
> with the values in
>  /dev/disk/by-id/
>
> after fixing that, it would boot, but then say, oups, something went
> wrong , and fall back.
>
> i will try again and report back, thanks
>
> On 08.03.2017 13:50, Richard Kuenz wrote:
> > yah, thats what i am doing right now, but there is a problem with
> > installer, i guess.
> >
> > On 08.03.2017 13:48, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:
> > > On Wed, Mar 08, 2017 at 01:37:54PM +0100, Richard Kuenz wrote:
> > > > However, when i install Debian Wheezy, same method, guided partition
> > > > on SSD
> > > > , it would install AND boot just fine.
> > >
> > > If you don't want to debug the actual problem, why don't you just
> > > upgrade from Wheezy to Jessie using APT? [1].
> > >
> > > Adrian
> > >
> > > > [1]
> > > > https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/release-notes/ch-upgrading.en.html