I found a method using the VIOS Virtual terminal.<br><br>Here is the yaboot.conf...pretty simple<br><br> <br>boot=/dev/sda1 <br>
partition=2 <br>root=/dev/sda2 <br>timeout=50 <br>
install=/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot <br>enablecdboot <br> <br>
image=/boot/vmlinux <br> label=Linux <br> read-only <br>
initrd=/boot/initrd.img <br> <br>image=/boot/vmlinux.old <br>
label=old <br> read-only <br> initrd=/boot/initrd.img.old <br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 10:59 PM, Josh Barth <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:josh.barth@rmscinc.org">josh.barth@rmscinc.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
I have had issues getting to the yaboot.conf. What is my best method? I can only seem to get the debian installer cds to boot by using expert64 which doesn't allow /target access until after base system install. I am using VIOS so I may be able to attach the volume to another Redhat LPAR to view the contents, what are your thoughts?<br>
<br>Thank you,<br><font color="#888888">Josh</font><div><div></div><div class="h5"><br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 11:26 AM, Manoel Rebelo Abraches <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mrabran@linux.vnet.ibm.com" target="_blank">mrabran@linux.vnet.ibm.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">Can you post the yaboot.conf file?<br>
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--<br>
Best Regards,<br>
<br>
Manoel Rebelo Abranches<br>
Software engineer<br>
IBM - Linux Technology Center - Brazil<br>
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On Thu, 2010-08-12 at 11:13 -0600, Josh Barth wrote:<br>
> I have an issue getting a new Debian or Ubuntu install to boot. It<br>
> seems to fail to load the initrd not quite sure what the deal is<br>
> seeing as how it loads fine during the install. Here is the output:<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Please wait, loading<br>
> kernel...<br>
> Elf64 kernel<br>
> loaded...<br>
> Loading<br>
> ramdisk...<br>
> ramdisk loaded at 02b00000, size: 10160<br>
> Kbytes<br>
> OF stdout device<br>
> is: /vdevice/vty@30000000<br>
> Preparing to boot Linux version 2.6.32-5-powerpc64 (Debian 2.6.32-18)<br>
> (<a href="mailto:ben@decadent.org.uk" target="_blank">ben@decadent.org.uk</a>) (gcc version 4.3.5 (Debian 4.3.5-2) ) #1 SMP Sat<br>
> Jul 24 04:36:54 UTC<br>
> 2010<br>
> Calling<br>
> ibm,client-architecture-support...\<br>
> Elapsed time since release of system processors: 2447 mins 39<br>
> secs<br>
><br>
> Config file read, 4096<br>
> bytes<br>
><br>
> Welcome to yaboot version<br>
> 1.3.13<br>
> Enter "help" to get some basic usage<br>
> information<br>
> Default supplied on the command line: root=/dev/sda2<br>
> ro<br>
> boot: root=/dev/sda2<br>
> ro<br>
> Please wait, loading<br>
> kernel...<br>
> root=/dev/sda2:2,/vmlinux: Unable to open file, Invalid<br>
> device<br>
> boot:<br>
> Linux<br>
> old<br>
> Elf64 kernel<br>
> loaded...<br>
> Loading<br>
> ramdisk...<br>
> ramdisk loaded at 02b00000, size: 10160<br>
> Kbytes<br>
> OF stdout device<br>
> is: /vdevice/vty@30000000<br>
> Preparing to boot Linux version 2.6.32-5-powerpc64 (Debian 2.6.32-18)<br>
> (<a href="mailto:ben@decadent.org.uk" target="_blank">ben@decadent.org.uk</a>) (gcc version 4.3.5 (Debian 4.3.5-2) ) #1 SMP Sat<br>
> Jul 24 04:36:54 UTC<br>
> 2010<br>
> Calling<br>
> ibm,client-architecture-support...\<br>
> Elapsed time since release of system processors: 2448 mins 35<br>
> secs<br>
><br>
> Config file read, 4096<br>
> bytes<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Any help is greatly appreciated.<br>
><br>
> Josh<br>
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