Post install booting issue
Manoel Rebelo Abraches
mrabran at linux.vnet.ibm.com
Thu Sep 9 23:40:57 EST 2010
boot: root=/dev/sda2
ro
> Please wait, loading
> kernel...
> root=/dev/sda2:2,/vmlinux: Unable to open file, Invalid device
At this point you need a device in the Open firmware format. In linux
environment you can use the comand ofpath to thiscover it, like this:
ofpathname /dev/sda
/vdevice/v-scsi at 30000002/disk at 8100000000000000
You can also use a device alias if it exists using the -a switch
ofpathname -a /dev/sda
hd
You can also use the comand "bye" at yaboot prompt and enter OF. There
you could post the result of the commands
dev /
ls
printenv
devalias
it might help find out what the problem is.
On Wed, 2010-08-11 at 09:10 -0600, Josh Barth wrote:
> I have an issue getting a new Debian install to boot. It seems to
> fail to load the initrd not quite sure what the deal is seing 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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