Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/daily/powerpc/20040919/ sarge-powerpc-businesscard.iso
uname -a: didn't get to that point
Date: Sept 20, 2004
Method: boot from cd burnt from image
Machine: Xserve G5 Processor: G5 Memory: 2 GB Root Device: didn't get to that point Root Size/partition table: didn't get to that point Output of lspci and lspci -n: didn't get to that point
Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot worked: [ E] Configure network HW: [ ] Config network: [ ] Detect CD: [ ] Load installer modules: [ ] Detect hard drives: [ ] Partition hard drives: [ ] Create file systems: [ ] Mount partitions: [ ] Install base system: [ ] Install boot loader: [ ] Reboot: [ ]
Comments/Problems:
at the promt, typed "expert-power4" ("install-power4" gets the same output). Got the following error message:
... ok Copying OF device tree...done Initializing fake screen: VTXP Calling quiesce Returning 0x01400000 from prom_init
Asked on debian-powerpc, and they replied:
The PPC32 2.6.7 kernel doesn't support the XServe G5. Here's a kernel patch that worked for us (also sent upstream):
http://www.no-name-yet.com/patches/kernel-source-2.6.7.xserve-g5.diff
This needs to be taken care of, or else debian is totally incompatible with the Xserve G5.
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