On Thu, Aug 08, 2013 at 06:59:01PM +0800, Michael Felt wrote: > Well, I tried the install again. ANd made a small change. The previous > attempt was using a logical volume as the data area exported to the > partition as hdisk0. I'll repeat that later - as a test. However, when > installing to an iscsi disk (exported via vscsi to client, so iscsi mounted > by the VIOS - I do this regularly for AIX installs). > I get a disk partiton proposal that I expect: > > > +-------------------------¦ [!] Partition disks > +-------------------------+ > ¦ > ¦ > ¦ Selected for partitioning: > ¦ > ¦ > ¦ > ¦ SCSI1 (0,1,0) (sda) - AIX VDASD: 12.9 GB > ¦ > ¦ > ¦ > ¦ The disk can be partitioned using one of several different schemes. > ¦ > ¦ If you are unsure, choose the first one. > ¦ > ¦ > ¦ > ¦ Partitioning scheme: > ¦ > ¦ > ¦ > ¦ All files in one partition (recommended for new users) > ¦ > ¦ Separate /home partition > ¦ > ¦ Separate /home, /usr, /var, and /tmp partitions > ¦ > ¦ > ¦ > ¦ <Go Back> > ¦ > ¦ > ¦ > > +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ > > This is with an iscsi disk being presented via vscsi interface > > > +------------------------¦ [!!] Partition disks > +-------------------------+ > ¦ > ¦ > ¦ This is an overview of your currently configured partitions and mount > ¦ > ¦ points. Select a partition to modify its settings (file system, mount > ¦ > ¦ point, etc.), a free space to create partitions, or a device to > ¦ > ¦ initialize its partition table. > ¦ > ¦ > ¦ > ¦ Configure the Logical Volume Manager > ¦ > ¦ Configure encrypted volumes ¦ > ¦ > ¦ ¦ > ¦ > ¦ SCSI1 (0,1,0) (sda) - 12.9 GB AIX VDASD ¦ > ¦ > ¦ > #1 primary 7.3 MB B K ¦ > ¦ > ¦ > #2 primary 12.3 GB f ext4 / ¦ > ¦ > ¦ > #5 logical 591.4 MB f swap swap ¦ > ¦ > ¦ ¦ > ¦ > ¦ Undo changes to partitions > ¦ > ¦ Finish partitioning and write changes to disk > ¦ > ¦ > ¦ > ¦ <Go Back> > ¦ > ¦ > ¦ > > +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ > > But, in the end, install fails - no recognizable boot partition. > > > > However, when studying what was made - the partitioner seems to know what > is about: > > +------------------------¦ [!!] Partition disks > +-------------------------+ > ¦ > ¦ > ¦ You are editing partition #1 of SCSI1 (0,1,0) (sda). No existing file > ¦ > ¦ system was detected in this partition. > ¦ > ¦ > ¦ > ¦ Partition settings: > ¦ > ¦ > ¦ > ¦ Use as: PowerPC PReP boot partition > ¦ > ¦ > ¦ > ¦ Bootable flag: on > ¦ > ¦ > ¦ > ¦ Copy data from another partition > ¦ > ¦ Erase data on this partition > ¦ > ¦ Delete the partition > ¦ > ¦ Done setting up the partition > ¦ > ¦ > ¦ > ¦ <Go Back> > ¦ > ¦ > ¦ > > +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ > > > So, is this a bug - in what, and if so, where do I submit my findings?
Good question. Certainly a PReP boot partition of about 8MB is exactly what you want on an IBM powerpc machine. -- Len Sorensen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-powerpc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20130808140033.gc22...@csclub.uwaterloo.ca