Why is there an assumption that the PPC based debian is installed in the board.
On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 3:54 PM, oswaldkelso <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:05:27 +0800 > Louie Miranda <[email protected]> wrote: > >> After installation, then it reboots. >> >> It shows the boot prompt l for linux or c for cdrom. When it boots to >> l for linux, there are three dots ... then after a few seconds it >> loops again on the boot prompt. I think the kernel cannot be seen? >> -- >> Louie Miranda ([email protected]) >> http://www.louiemiranda.net >> >> Quality Web Hosting - www.axishift.com >> Pinoy Web Hosting, Web Hosting Philippines >> >> >> On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 1:58 PM, Amit Uttamchandani >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >> > On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:38:56 +0800 >> > Louie Miranda <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > > Hi, I am trying to install Debian 5 Lenny on a Apple MacPro G5. >> > > >> > > Installation was successful, however upon rebooting. It won't >> > > load the kernel. I tried to go back to boot again the CD and >> > > tried to mount the system, and it did. >> > > >> > > I am lost why the kernel did not boot properly? >> > > >> > > Help! >> > >> > Are there any error messages? What happens? Does it get stuck >> > somewhere or does it simply not find the kernel? >> > >> > >> > -- >> > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] >> > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact >> > [email protected] >> > >> > > It could be a corrupt yaboot.conf if it like this > > HOW TO RECOVER A BROKEN YABOOT IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A SUCCESSFUL DEBIAN > INSTALL. > > Place a Debian CD in the tray and boot with the C key held down. > > After the white open firmware screen you should get the black yaboot > screen with a prompt like this. boot: type: > > rescue <hit enter> > > Enter your language > Enter you keyboard layout > Enter your key map > Enter hostname <if you don't know or care just hit enter> > Enter domain name <if you don't know just enter "local" minus quotes > then hit enter> Then you are given a list of partitions on your machine > and asked for your root partition select your root partiton. If you > don't know which partition is your root partition do this. Note > sometimes the ALT and OPT keys are inter changable depending which part > of the world you live. KEYS: > > CTL+ALT F2 <all at the same time> > > This will give you a console with a prompt like this # > CODE: > > mac-fdisk -l > > > This will list all partitons, as an example mine is below. look down > YOUR list until you see your root partition > > /dev/hda > type name length base ( size ) system@ > /dev/hda1 Apple_partition_map Apple 63 @ > 1 ( 31.5k) Partition map /dev/hda2 Apple_Bootstrap > untitled 1954 @ 64 (977.0k) NewWorld > bootblock /dev/hda3 Apple_UNIX_SVR2 root > 18554688 @ 2018 ( 8.8G) Linux native /dev/hda4 > Apple_UNIX_SVR2 swap 976563 @ 18556706 (476.8M) > Linux swap /dev/hda5 Apple_UNIX_SVR2 home > 62500001 @ 19533269 ( 29.8G) Linux native /dev/hda6 > Apple_UNIX_SVR2 untitled 78038390 @ 82033270 ( 37.2G) > Linux native /dev/hda7 Apple_Free Extra > 14868 @ 160071660 ( 7.3M) Free space > > On mine /dev/hda3 is root. Note yours down. > KEYS: > > CTL+ALT F1 <all at the same time> > > This will put you back into rescure mode and you can select your root > partition From the next menu, using the up and down arrows select > "Reinstall yaboot boot loader" <hit enter> > > Hopefully :) a message saying "Succesfully installed yaboot" will apear > <hit enter> From the next menu select "Reboot the system" <hit enter> > > Done. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] > > -- -- Sujit K M -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
