On Tuesday 20 July 2004 12:47, Jake Moilanen wrote: ... > - yaboot.conf is not located at /etc/yaboot.conf. If you are booting a > chrp box, yaboot expects yaboot.conf to be at /etc/yaboot.conf. I got > around this problem by doing a hardlink. > > - The device in yaboot.conf is set to 'cd' and newer versions of > firmware for ppc64 RS6000 have the name 'cdrom', thus it couldn't find > any of the kernels or boot.msg files on the disc image. And to make the boot automatic (instead of typing "boot cdrom" at OF) there must be a /ppc/bootinfo.txt: <chrp-boot> <description>Debian GNU/Linux </description> <os-name>Debian GNU/Linux </os-name> <boot-script>boot &device;:\boot\yaboot.rs6k</boot-script> </chrp-boot>
The yaboot binary bust be pre-processed with addnote and the iso image must be created with the -chrp-boot option! > - The power4 kernels will cause a default catch in open firmware when > booted. I'm not sure exactly how the power4 kernels are being built, > but every ppc64 box I tried they failed to boot. > I was able to boot only 64 bits kernels in the p615. The JS20 may be similar. I am working in a simplistic cross-compiler package to solve the problem. Rafael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
