Power6 boot issue

[Josh Barth]

I found a method using the VIOS Virtual terminal.

Here is the yaboot.conf...pretty simple



boot=/dev/sda1

partition=2

root=/dev/sda2

timeout=50

install=/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot

enablecdboot



image=/boot/vmlinux


label=Linux

read-only

initrd=/boot/initrd.img


image=/boot/vmlinux.old


label=old

read-only

initrd=/boot/initrd.img.old


On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 10:59 PM, Josh Barth <josh.barth at rmscinc.org> wrote:

> 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?
>
> Thank you,
> Josh
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 11:26 AM, Manoel Rebelo Abraches <
> mrabran at linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
>
>> Can you post the yaboot.conf file?
>>
>> --
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> Manoel Rebelo Abranches
>> Software engineer
>> IBM - Linux Technology Center - Brazil
>>
>> On Thu, 2010-08-12 at 11:13 -0600, Josh Barth wrote:
>> > I have an issue getting a new Debian or Ubuntu install to boot.  It
>> > seems to fail to load the initrd not quite sure what the deal is
>> > seeing as how it loads fine during the install.  Here is the output:
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Please wait, loading
>> > kernel...
>> >    Elf64 kernel
>> > loaded...
>> > Loading
>> > ramdisk...
>> > ramdisk loaded at 02b00000, size: 10160
>> > Kbytes
>> > OF stdout device
>> > is: /vdevice/vty at 30000000
>> > Preparing to boot Linux version 2.6.32-5-powerpc64 (Debian 2.6.32-18)
>> > (ben at decadent.org.uk) (gcc version 4.3.5 (Debian 4.3.5-2) ) #1 SMP Sat
>> > Jul 24 04:36:54 UTC
>> >  2010
>> > Calling
>> > ibm,client-architecture-support...\
>> > Elapsed time since release of system processors: 2447 mins 39
>> > secs
>> >
>> > Config file read, 4096
>> > bytes
>> >
>> > Welcome to yaboot version
>> > 1.3.13
>> > Enter "help" to get some basic usage
>> > information
>> > Default supplied on the command line: root=/dev/sda2
>> > ro
>> > boot: root=/dev/sda2
>> > ro
>> > Please wait, loading
>> > kernel...
>> > root=/dev/sda2:2,/vmlinux: Unable to open file, Invalid
>> > device
>> > boot:
>> >   Linux
>> > old
>> >    Elf64 kernel
>> > loaded...
>> > Loading
>> > ramdisk...
>> > ramdisk loaded at 02b00000, size: 10160
>> > Kbytes
>> > OF stdout device
>> > is: /vdevice/vty at 30000000
>> > Preparing to boot Linux version 2.6.32-5-powerpc64 (Debian 2.6.32-18)
>> > (ben at decadent.org.uk) (gcc version 4.3.5 (Debian 4.3.5-2) ) #1 SMP Sat
>> > Jul 24 04:36:54 UTC
>> >  2010
>> > Calling
>> > ibm,client-architecture-support...\
>> > Elapsed time since release of system processors: 2448 mins 35
>> > secs
>> >
>> > Config file read, 4096
>> > bytes
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Any help is greatly appreciated.
>> >
>> > Josh
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