Try to edit /etc/yaboot.conf with a live CD in this way ## boot="/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SAIX_VDASD_000636ea0000d70000000131d841f07d.2-par $ boot="/dev/sda2" ## device=/vdevice/v-scsi@30000004/@1 ## partition=2 root="UUID=d4aa39cf-a3ff-47a0-8621-e22eee3e1575" timeout=50 install=/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot enablecdboot
Comment the default line boot, and add the boot with the /dev partition where the system is install. This works for me. Juan J. Garcia IBM Venezuela IBM Sales & Distribution, STG Sales Intern - Power Systems Phone: +58-212-908-8832 E-mail: [email protected] From: "Jeroen Diederen" <[email protected]> To: [email protected], [email protected] Date: 07/09/2011 09:11 a.m. Subject: Re: Debian on Power 740: yaboot can't open device I have that howto on my site: http://mac.linux.be/files/debian_on_lpar.pdf Op 7/9/2011 schreef "Gasha" <[email protected]>: >short: >install yaboot 1.3.16 (from latest/unstable) > >long: >see e-mail from 24.08.2011 in list archives >subject: >Debian 6.0.2 on Power7 LPAR - it work - little howto > >Gasha > >On 09/07/2011 03:56 PM, Benedikt Wegmann wrote: >> Hello everybody! >> >> I'm in the process of installing Debian Stable on a Power 740 system. >> I'm familiar with the installation on x86 systems and the installation >> process of Debian ppc thus looked familiar. >> >> I installed using the "install64" option. Disk partition was "guided - >> use whole disk, with separate /home". Installation concluded >> successfully but after a reboot yaboot loads and offers the choice of >> "Linux" and "old" - as per standard configuration I learned - but >> booting "Linux" fails: >> >> Config file read, 4096 bytes >> >> Welcome to yaboot version 1.3.13 >> Enter "help" to get some basic usage information >> boot: >> Linux old >> boot: >> Please wait, loading kernel... >> Can't open device</vdevice/v-scsi@30000002/@1:0> >> /vdevice/v-scsi@30000002/@1:2,/boot/vmlinux: Unable to open file, Invalid device >> boot: >> >> The device however is valid - I can see it in the SMS menu - and I can >> successfully boot into the rescue system via the Debian cd ("rescue64") >> and subsequently chroot into my installed system, no problem. >> However, I can never boot straight into it with yaboot. >> >> Some information about the system: >> >> root@debian:/# cat /proc/partitions >> major minor #blocks name >> >> 8 0 6291456 sda >> 8 1 7168 sda1 >> 8 2 1902592 sda2 >> 8 3 1 sda3 >> 8 5 262144 sda5 >> 8 6 4115456 sda6 >> >> >> root@debian:/# cat /etc/yaboot.conf >> ## yaboot.conf generated by debian-installer >> ## >> ## run: "man yaboot.conf" for details. Do not make changes until you have!! >> ## see also: /usr/share/doc/yaboot/examples for example configurations. >> ## >> ## For a dual-boot menu, add one or more of: >> ## bsd=/dev/hdaX, macos=/dev/hdaY, macosx=/dev/hdaZ >> >> boot="/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SAIX_VDASD_00f6c18700004c0000000130f6e6a926.4-part1" >> device=/vdevice/v-scsi@30000002/@1 >> partition=2 >> root="UUID=1017dfc6-257e-433f-9247-6676b732630a" >> timeout=50 >> install=/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot >> enablecdboot >> >> image=/boot/vmlinux >> label=Linux >> read-only >> initrd=/boot/initrd.img >> >> image=/boot/vmlinux.old >> label=old >> read-only >> initrd=/boot/initrd.img.old >> root@debian:/# >> >> >> root@debian:/# mount >> /dev/sda2 on / type ext3 (rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered) >> /dev/sda6 on /home type ext3 (rw,relatime,errors=continue,data=ordered) >> tmpfs on /dev type tmpfs (rw,relatime,mode=755) >> proc on /proc type proc (rw,relatime) >> sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,relatime) >> devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,nosuid,noexec,relatime,gid=5,mode=620,ptmxmode=000) >> >> >> root@debian:/# ls -lR /boot/ >> /boot/: >> total 18364 >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1214811 Jun 14 14:44 System.map-2.6.32-5-powerpc-smp >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 93218 Jun 14 14:44 config-2.6.32-5-powerpc-smp >> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 31 Sep 7 09:44 initrd.img -> initrd.img-2.6.32-5-powerpc-smp >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10216212 Sep 7 09:44 initrd.img-2.6.32-5-powerpc-smp >> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28 Sep 7 09:44 vmlinux -> vmlinux-2.6.32-5-powerpc-smp >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7233739 Jun 14 14:44 vmlinux-2.6.32-5-powerpc-smp >> >> >> root@debian:/# uname -a >> Linux debian 2.6.32-5-powerpc64 #1 SMP Tue Jun 14 11:04:52 UTC 2011 ppc64 GNU/Linux >> >> >> I'm at a loss as to what the problem might be. The installation looks >> fine within the chroot environment, I just can't get it to boot. >> >> I also tried an install as per the wiki site >> ( https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/wikis/home?lang=en#/wiki/Debian%206%20on%20Power7%20LPAR/page/Start%20installation ) with updating yaboot during the install as described but without lick. The only aspect where my install differs is with regard to the use of multipath. I use a plain old scsi disk and only have one VIOS in the machine. >> >> Any suggestions would be much appreciated. >> Thanks! >> >> >> > > >-- >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] >Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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