The boot list shows:
Version SF240_418
SMS 1.6 (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000,2005 All rights reserved.
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Select Device
Device Current Device
Number Position Name
1. 3 Virtual Ethernet
( loc=U9115.505.062C0CA-V5-C4-T1 )
2. 2 SCSI 10737 MB Harddisk, part=1 ()
( loc=U9115.505.062C0CA-V5-C2-T1-W8100000000000000-L0 )
3. 1 SCSI CD-ROM
( loc=U9115.505.062C0CA-V5-C2-T1-W8200000000000000-L0 )
Choose #2
System choose "Linux" by itself, and booted :)
So, did I make a typo last time, or what do you suggest? (did it use "old"
by accident?)
regards,
Michael
On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 6:45 PM, Michael Felt <[email protected]> wrote:
> found it, yaboot.conf
>
> The original contents:
> ## 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_0002c0ca0000d300000001134deb16ba.4-part1"
> device=/vdevice/v-scsi@30000002/@1
> partition=2
> root="UUID=c9498eff-1727-4484-93e6-94249972c918"
> 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
> ==========
> ~ # chroot /target
> # ls boot
> System.map-2.6.32-5-powerpc64 initrd.img-2.6.32-5-powerpc64
> config-2.6.32-5-powerpc64 vmlinux
> initrd.img vmlinux-2.6.32-5-powerpc64
> # ls -l boot
> total 24016
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2344890 Feb 25 09:45 System.map-2.6.32-5-powerpc64
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 93214 Feb 25 09:45 config-2.6.32-5-powerpc64
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 29 Mar 24 18:15 initrd.img ->
> initrd.img-2.6.32-5-powerpc64
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10699255 Mar 24 18:18 initrd.img-2.6.32-5-powerpc64
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 Mar 24 18:15 vmlinux ->
> vmlinux-2.6.32-5-powerpc64
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11403398 Feb 25 09:45 vmlinux-2.6.32-5-powerpc64
> ========
> changed (/target)/etc/yaboot.conf to
> ...
>
> boot="/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SAIX_VDASD_0002c0ca0000d300000001134deb16ba.4-part1"
> ## device=/vdevice/v-scsi@30000002/@1
> device=/vdevice/v-scsi@30000002/@8100000000000000:2
> partition=2
> root="UUID=c9498eff-1727-4484-93e6-94249972c918"
> timeout=50
> install=/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot
> enablecdboot
>
> image=/boot/vmlinux
> label=Linux
> read-only
> initrd=/boot/initrd.img
>
> deleted this part...
> image=/boot/vmlinux.old
>
> ...
> =========
> ybin says:
> ybin: Warning: You must manually configure OpenFirmware to boot.
>
> What does this mean?
>
> regards,
> Michael
>
> p.s. results follow.
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 9:50 PM, Lennart Sorensen <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 07:09:22PM +0100, Michael Felt wrote:
>> > Thanks. But not knowing yaboot (yes, such people exist :p@me ) how do I
>> > verify what exists (I can do an install again, perhaps add the right
>> device
>> > string as well) and get it installed by ybin?
>> >
>> > Note: internet to server is currently down. Maintenance.
>>
>> I think you can look at the yaboot config file on the boot partition.
>> It is a text file.
>>
>> --
>> Len Sorensen
>>
>
>
