Hello, Many thanks to all who supported me I made a litte howto as PDF (screenshots), if somebody need it please mail me, I will send you ASAP.
1. Create a LPAR, make the mapping in LPAR in VIOS Profile(s) 2. Download the ISO an map or burn it, map the dvddrive to the LPAR http://www.debian.org/CD/http-ftp/ goto DVD click the link powerpc 3. Start the LPAR in SMS Menu ( 7. ), select CD as bootdevice Welcome to yaboot version 1.3.13 Enter "help" to get some basic usage information boot: install64 disk-detect/multipath/enable=true Somtimes do this two times if it not boot! 4. Bootparameter boot: install64 disk-detect/multipath/enable=true exit the debian-installer to the Shell (use the back button to get this menu) after the Point: Loading additional components 5. # bash # cd /lib/modules/2.6.xx-x-powerpc64/kernel/drivers/md # insmod dm-mod.ko # insmod md-mod.ko # insmod multipath.ko Go back to Installer with typing exit 6. do the installation process BUT DO NOT INSTALL THE Yaboot, you have to update the yaboot before ! ~ # mount rootfs on / type rootfs (rw) none on /proc type proc (rw,relatime) none on /sys type sysfs (rw,relatime) tmpfs on /dev type tmpfs (rw,relatime,mode=755) none on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,relatime,gid=5,mode=620,ptmxmode=000) none on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw,relatime) /dev/mapper/mpath0p2 on /target type ext4 (rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,barrier=1,data=ordered) /dev/mapper/mpath0p2 on /dev/.static/dev type ext4 (rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,barrier=1,data=ordered) tmpfs on /target/dev type tmpfs (rw,relatime,mode=755) /dev/sr0 on /cdrom type iso9660 (ro,relatime) ~ # chroot /target/ # bash # cd /var/tmp Download to another system a newer yaboot you can get it here: http://ftp.debian.org/pool/main/y/yaboot/ for example: yaboot_1.3.16-3_powerpc.deb # scp user@host:/path/to/yaboot/yaboot-1.3.16-3.deb . # dpkg -i yaboot_1.3.16-3_powerpc.deb # exit # exit # exit (back to the installer) Welcome to yaboot version 1.3.16 Enter "help" to get some basic usage information boot: Linux root=/dev/sda2 if I dont not use root=/dev/sda2 the I can not mount the /dev/mapper/mpath0-part2 The boot crash and is in intramfs (initramfs) mount rootfs on / type rootfs (rw) none on /sys type sysfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime) none on /proc type proc (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime) none on /dev type devtmpfs (rw,relatime,size=1013116k,nr_inodes=253279,mode=755) none on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,nosuid,noexec,relatime,gid=5,mode=620,ptmxmode=000) (initramfs) mkdir /mnt (initramfs) mount /dev/mapper/mpath0-part2 /mnt (initramfs) mount -o bind /dev/ /mnt/dev/ (initramfs) mount -t proc proc /mnt/proc (initramfs) chroot /mnt (initramfs) bash (initramfs) vi /etc/yaboot.conf my /etc/yaboot.conf look like this: boot="/dev/mapper/mpath0-part1" #partition=0p2 root="/dev/mapper/mpath0-part2" timeout=50 install=/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot enablecdboot image=/boot/vmlinux label=Linux read-only initrd=/boot/initrd.img append="ipv6.disable=1" image=/boot/vmlinux.old label=old read-only initrd=/boot/initrd.img.old append="ipv6.disable=1" I disabled ipv6 if you need, rmove the line: append="ipv6.disable=1" Write the new bookblock root@(none):/# ybin -v -v [ 321.410925] ioctl32(nvsetenv:840): Unknown cmd fd(3) cmd(20007043){t:'p';sz:0} arg(00000009) on /dev/nvram ybin: Installing primary bootstrap /usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot onto /dev/dm-1... ybin: Installation successful root@(none):/# sync root@(none):/# exit Power off the LPAR, Power ON the LPAR Boot the LPAR an Login root@localhost:~# multipath -l mpath0 (360050768018100bb9000000000000186) dm-0 AIX,VDASD size=10G features='1 queue_if_no_path' hwhandler='0' wp=rw `-+- policy='round-robin 0' prio=-2 status=active |- 0:0:1:0 sda 8:0 active undef running `- 1:0:2:0 sdb 8:16 active undef running # vi /etc/apt/sources.list enable this to lines deb http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main contrib deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ squeeze-updates main contrib # apt-get update # apt-get upgrade Attention: Live Partition Mobility is not possible if the LPAR is running!
