Re: powerpc/iBookG4 sid-iso (yaboot failing)
On 10/11/2017 11:00 PM, John Ogness wrote:
> Today I downloaded the latest powerpc/sid netinst iso[0] in order to
> revive my iBookG4 (and hopefully help bring PowerPC back to
> Debian/testing). Unfortunately the ISO image (burned to CD) would not
> boot, causing various errors such as "Decrementer exception". Using
> qemu, I can boot the CD medium, so the CD should be fine. Also, if I use
> older yaboot-based ISO images, such as jessie or the openSUSE ISO image
> mentioned (below), I have no problems. Searching around I found multiple
> sites that claim the yaboot version 1.3.17 is to blame.
No changes were made to the CD generation process in this regard.
Before we go start digging into the sources, please make sure your
CD-ROM drive is working properly and the CD you burnt is ok.
Please note that tools like unetbootin create broken installation
media in case you used something like that. I also have an iBook G4
which I installed with an earlier Debian PowerPC sid installation
image just fine, there were zero problems - except for the background
color inverted during installation.
> I realize I could just install jessie to my system and upgrade to
> sid. But I have a strong interest in helping to get sid installable
> out-of-the-box so that PowerPC can make its way back to testing.
It does work. If I find the time, I will perform a fresh installation
on my iBook G4 to verify.
> I have a couple questions regarding the bootable ISO issue:
>
> 1. Can someone point me to some documentation (or scripts or anything)
> so I can look into building my own powerpc/netinst for sid using an
> older yaboot? I need some way to effectively debug this issue.
You can, but it's not trivial and requires a local mirror:
> https://parisc.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/How_to_create_Debian_unstable_iso_images
Please note, for "powerpc" you need to use the normal FTP servers, not
Debian Ports.
> 2. Last month there were talks of getting grub running instead of
> yaboot. Would that include the bootable ISO's as well or is it only
> for the installed Debian systems? I would be happy to offer my
> support for PowerPC (iBook/G4 and PowerBook/G4) testing/implementing.
Eventually, yes. It's a matter of time and resources.
Adrian
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