Post install booting issue

[Manoel Rebelo Abraches]

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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