Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: Debian GNU/Linux testing "Etch" - Official Snapshot powerpc Binary-1 (20051116) uname -a: Linux gazam 2.6.12-1-powerpc64 #1 SMP Tue Sep 27 15:20:16 UTC 2005 ppc64 GNU/Linux Date: 2005-11-16 Method: Netinst.iso
Machine: IBM Power5 Processor: POWER5 (gr) CHRP IBM,9406-520 Memory: 2047116 kB Root Device: SCSI /dev/sda2 Root Size/partition table: Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/sda2 225838 84996 128794 40% / /dev/sda5 4807056 237648 4325224 6% /usr /dev/sda6 1829159 138266 1593300 8% /var tmpfs 1023556 0 1023556 0% /dev/shm /dev/sda7 4807056 131260 4431612 3% /opt /dev/sda8 9614116 131288 8994456 2% /home /dev/sda10 2885780 65660 2673532 3% /tmp Output of lspci and lspci -n: lspci 0000:00:02.0 PCI bridge: IBM EADS-X PCI-X to PCI-X Bridge (rev 03) 0000:00:02.2 PCI bridge: IBM EADS-X PCI-X to PCI-X Bridge (rev 03) 0000:c0:01.0 SCSI storage controller: Mylex Corporation AcceleRAID 600/500/400/Sapphire support Device (rev 04) 0000:c8:01.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82546GB Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 03) 0000:c8:01.1 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82546GB Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 03) lspci -n 0000:00:02.0 0604: 1014:0188 (rev 03) 0000:00:02.2 0604: 1014:0188 (rev 03) 0000:c0:01.0 0100: 1069:b166 (rev 04) 0000:c8:01.0 0200: 8086:1079 (rev 03) 0000:c8:01.1 0200: 8086:1079 (rev 03) Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Initial boot worked: [O] Configure network HW: [O] Config network: [O] Detect CD: [O] Load installer modules: [O] Detect hard drives: [O] Partition hard drives: [O] Create file systems: [O] Mount partitions: [E] Install base system: [O] Install boot loader: [E] Reboot: [O] Comments/Problems: At the install from the basesystem in expertmode it asks what kernel to install, d-i defaults to a 2.6 smp kernel. This is not the right one, chosen linux-image-2.6.12-1-powerpc64. There is no way to create a PreP boot partition with partman. To create a Prep partition I have to escape to shell and use parted. At the stage to install the bootloader I get the following error: yaboot-installer: mkofboot: Error in /etc/yaboot.conf: `magicboot' scripts cannot be used with fstype=raw To install the bootloader I have to chroot the installed system and manually dd /usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot to /dev/sda1. In the installed yaboot.conf is a line "device=", I have to comment it out to get it to work. Next we have our console at an HMC. I had todo the following to get the console to work: mknod hvc0 c 229 0 chown root:tty hvc0 chmod 600 hvc0 Add an entry in /etc/securetty for hvc0 Add an entry in /etc/inittab: hvc0:12345:respawn:/sbin/getty -L hvc0 9600 System is now up 'n running -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]