Re: New ppc64 installer image available -- installation test report
On 09/25/2017 10:26 AM, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:
>> However the partitioning scheme used by “guided — use whole disk" doesn't produce an HFS+ "bootstrap" partition or an ext2 "/boot" partition.
>> I created the two missing partitions manually, and let it proceed to the “pick a repo mirror” stage.
>
> Ok, this confirms that we need to use the partition recipes for powerpc
> on ppc64 in partman-auto. I will work on this.
Can you try the updated image [1]?
I have tested it on my POWER7 server but yaboot still refuses to install
there because it insists on an Apple Boot signature. GRUB will be a better
choice in any case.
Adrian
> [1] https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/debian-9.0-ppc64-NETINST-1.iso
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