Bug#619236: [Cbe-oss-dev] Bug#619236: installation-reports: installation works fine on PS3 now, but we still can't boot after the installation
On Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:03:26 -0700 Geoff Levand ge...@infradead.org wrote: On 03/22/2011 02:29 AM, Antonio Ospite wrote: Hi, the installation on PS3 now completes pretty fine, however there are still some details that could be improved. The installer warns about the boot loader not being installed, which is fine, I already had the 'petitboot' bootloader installed, but some configuration is still needed to make the system actually boot _after_ the installation. petitboot needs a /etc/kboot.conf in the root filesystem with this content to successfully boot the installed system: linux=/boot/vmlinux initrd=/boot/initrd.img root=/dev/ps3da1 quiet [...] I encountered the same problems as Antonio. Once the installer was finished, but before it rebooted the system I used this from a tty console: echo 'linux=/boot/vmlinux initrd=/boot/initrd.img root=/dev/ps3da1' /target/etc/kboot.conf -Geoff Hi, I've gone a little bit further on this: I started to put together a kboot-mkconfig script (shamelessly copied from grub-mkconfig) along with an update-kboot and some kernel install hooks, you can find it here: http://git.ao2.it/kboot-utils.git/ You can build the package with dpkg-buildpackage -tc. The idea is to have d-i to install this kboot-utils package when machine==PS3, and let the postinst script of the package generate the kboot.conf for us, but I haven't got that far yet. The main concern is about how to detect the actual device the rootfs is going to be on, right now I am doing: LINUX_ROOT_DEVICE=$(mount | grep ' / ' | cut -d ' ' -f 1) and my current understanding is that this is going to work even from the installer because d-i would be calling apt in a chroot /target context when installing the kboot-utils package, but I'd like to have some confirmation about that. And a review about the state of the package will be appreciated too. With Kind Regards, Antonio -- Antonio Ospite http://ao2.it PGP public key ID: 0x4553B001 A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? pgpW7MfNmWrOk.pgp Description: PGP signature
Bug#619236: [Cbe-oss-dev] Bug#619236: installation-reports: installation works fine on PS3 now, but we still can't boot after the installation
On 03/22/2011 02:29 AM, Antonio Ospite wrote: Hi, the installation on PS3 now completes pretty fine, however there are still some details that could be improved. The installer warns about the boot loader not being installed, which is fine, I already had the 'petitboot' bootloader installed, but some configuration is still needed to make the system actually boot _after_ the installation. petitboot needs a /etc/kboot.conf in the root filesystem with this content to successfully boot the installed system: linux=/boot/vmlinux initrd=/boot/initrd.img root=/dev/ps3da1 quiet I could successfully do a gnome desktop install using the 20110329 daily: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/20110329-5/powerpc/iso-cd/debian-testing-powerpc-netinst.iso I encountered the same problems as Antonio. Once the installer was finished, but before it rebooted the system I used this from a tty console: echo 'linux=/boot/vmlinux initrd=/boot/initrd.img root=/dev/ps3da1' /target/etc/kboot.conf -Geoff -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4d93a8ae.2090...@infradead.org
Bug#619236: installation-reports: installation works fine on PS3 now, but we still can't boot after the installation
Package: installation-reports Severity: important Tags: d-i -- Package-specific info: Boot method: CD Image version: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/powerpc/iso-cd/debian-testing-powerpc-netinst.iso 19-Mar-2011 10:28 Date: 19-Mar-2011 15:00 Machine: Sony PS3 Partitions: FilesystemType 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/ps3da1 ext425635140 1149880 23183040 5% / tmpfstmpfs 112732 0112732 0% /lib/init/rw udev tmpfs 50056 128 49928 1% /dev tmpfstmpfs 112732 0112732 0% /dev/shm Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Initial boot: [O] Detect network card:[O] Configure network: [O] Detect CD: [O] Load installer modules: [O] Detect hard drives: [O] Partition hard drives: [O] Install base system:[O] Clock/timezone setup: [O] User/password setup:[O] Install tasks: [O] Install boot loader:[E] Overall install:[O] Comments/Problems: Hi, the installation on PS3 now completes pretty fine, however there are still some details that could be improved. The installer warns about the boot loader not being installed, which is fine, I already had the 'petitboot' bootloader installed, but some configuration is still needed to make the system actually boot _after_ the installation. petitboot needs a /etc/kboot.conf in the root filesystem with this content to successfully boot the installed system: linux=/boot/vmlinux initrd=/boot/initrd.img root=/dev/ps3da1 quiet On my installation the / mount point is for /dev/ps3da1, and /boot is on the same partition, but a script like the following can be used to figure these things out after the installation: [ BEGIN build_kboot.conf.sh ]--- #!/bin/sh ROOTFS=$(mount | grep ' / ' | cut -d ' ' -f 1) OLD_CMDLINE=$(cat /proc/cmdline | sed -e 's/root=[^[:space:]]*\s//') CMDLINE=root=$ROOTFS $OLD_CMDLINE find /boot -type f -name vmlinu* | while read file; do VERSION=$(echo $file | cut -d '-' -f 2- ); echo -n $VERSION=$file; echo -n initrd=/boot/initrd.img-$VERSION; echo -n $CMDLINE echo done [ END build_kboot.conf.sh ]--- Can the /etc/kboot.conf file be created by the installer automatically when the system is a PS3? (Ideally kboot.conf should be recreated after each kernel install). Also, can the installer be told to install the ps3-utils package automatically when the system is a PS3? It looks like these system dependent configurations are done in hw-detect, I'll try to provide a patch for these, but some guidance will be very much appreciated. Thanks, Antonio Ospite http://ao2.it -- Please make sure that the hardware-summary log file, and any other installation logs that you think would be useful are attached to this report. Please compress large files using gzip. Once you have filled out this report, mail it to sub...@bugs.debian.org. == Installer lsb-release: == DISTRIB_ID=Debian DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION=Debian GNU/Linux installer DISTRIB_RELEASE=7.0 (wheezy) - installer build 20110318-00:16 X_INSTALLATION_MEDIUM=cdrom == Installer hardware-summary: == uname -a: Linux ps3 2.6.37-2-powerpc64 #1 SMP Sun Feb 27 13:21:25 UTC 2011 ppc64 GNU/Linux usb-list: usb-list: Bus 01 Device 01: PS3 EHCI Host Controller [1d6b:0002] usb-list:Level 00 Parent 00 Port 00 Class 09(hub ) Subclass 00 Protocol 00 usb-list:Manufacturer: Linux 2.6.37-2-powerpc64 ehci_hcd usb-list:Interface 00: Class 09(hub ) Subclass 00 Protocol 00 Driver hub usb-list: usb-list: Bus 01 Device 02: USB2.0 Hub [05e3:0607] usb-list:Level 01 Parent 01 Port 01 Class 09(hub ) Subclass 00 Protocol 02 usb-list:Interface 00: Class 09(hub ) Subclass 00 Protocol 02 Driver hub usb-list: usb-list: Bus 01 Device 03: Wireless Keyboard/Mouse [099a:7202] usb-list:Level 02 Parent 02 Port 00 Class 00(ifc ) Subclass 00 Protocol 00 usb-list:Interface 00: Class 03(HID ) Subclass 01 Protocol 01 Driver usbhid usb-list:Interface 01: Class 03(HID ) Subclass 01 Protocol 02 Driver usbhid usb-list: usb-list: Bus 02 Device 01: PS3 EHCI Host Controller [1d6b:0002] usb-list:Level 00 Parent 00 Port 00 Class 09(hub ) Subclass 00 Protocol 00 usb-list:Manufacturer: Linux 2.6.37-2-powerpc64 ehci_hcd usb-list:Interface 00: Class 09(hub ) Subclass 00 Protocol 00 Driver hub usb-list: usb-list: Bus 02 Device 02: Bluetooth Transceiver [054c:0267] usb-list:Level 01 Parent 01 Port 01 Class e0(wlcon) Subclass 01 Protocol 01 usb-list:Manufacturer: Sony usb-list:Interface 00: Class e0(wlcon) Subclass 01 Protocol 01 Driver none usb-list:Interface 01: Class e0(wlcon) Subclass 01 Protocol 01
