Re: Unable to boot debian ports debian-9.0-powerpc-NETINST-1.iso image in QEMU
Hi Mark,
On 02/10/2018 10:22 AM, Mark Cave-Ayland wrote:
$ ./qemu-system-ppc -cdrom debian-9.0-powerpc-NETINST-1.iso -boot d -M
mac99 -nographic
[...]
Trying cd:,\\:tbxi...
[...]
:-1,: Unable to open file, Invalid device
Can't open config file
Welcome to yaboot version 1.3.17
boot:
My existing Jessie test image (debian-8.5.0-powerpc-netinst.iso) works
fine, so it looks like there is a regression somewhere in the boot
loader configuration. Does anyone know what has changed between these
two images that could cause this to break?
No, not really, but just for the record, on real hardware (a Mac mini G4
in this case) the current ISO from 2018-02-07 20:35h works as expected:
```
ok
0 > boot cd:,\\:tbxi load-size=806 adler32=96ebe7f0
parsing <CHRP-BOOT>
evaluating <BOOT-SCRIPT>
This is a Debian installation CDROM,
built on 20180207-19:20
Press ENTER to continue, or press TAB for a
full list of options
If the system fails to boot with a white screen
which doesn't go away, try
install video=ofonly
Welcome to yaboot version 1.3.17
Enter "help" to get some basic usage information
boot:
```
Assuming that it fails for you after loading/during execution of the
CHRP script (`/install/ofboot.b`) you could try to compare the current
version of this script with the one on the Jessie ISO.
The current CHRP script seems to determine if the used CPU is 64 bit
capable or not and selects the appropriate yaboot config
(`/install/yaboot.conf` or `/install/mac32.conf`):
```
<BOOT-SCRIPT>
" screen" output
load-base release-load-area
" /cpus/@0" find-package if
" 64-bit" rot get-package-property 0= if
2drop
" boot cd:,\install\yaboot conf=cd:,\install\yaboot.conf" eval
else
" boot cd:,\install\yaboot conf=cd:,\install\mac32.conf" eval
then
then
</BOOT-SCRIPT>
```
And just for curiosity, what does the `conf` command print out in your
case after entering it at the yaboot `boot:` prompt?
Cheers,
Frank
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