On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 02:10:11 +0200, Torsten Zirzlaff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi. > >AlexB schrieb: >> On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 04:40:06 +0200, Torsten Zirzlaff >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >[...] >> >> I had same issue when I tried to partition hard disk manually before >> installation (to have system installed to software RAID). Finally I resorted >> to >> automatic disk patritioning and everything went fine (although debian >> installer >> complained about inability to install kernel!) > > I had done automatic disk partitioning, but I had chosen LVM that >might prove a problem. It wasn't, since I had make sure that / and /boot >are plain ext3 partitions. I muse that had to resolve to the measure to >use only one ext3 partition (/) so that yaboot is able to find it's >config file. > > Is that the solution I had sought or is there still an error in my >thoughts? I used plain ext3, single partition (no separate /boot), but I have chosen to install kernel and yaboot manually from debian installer menu (I think I even did it twice). > >> Alex > >TIA > > Torsten > >p.s.: Any one lucky to get the install image booting on a RS/6000 B50? > Mine balks with an unexpected firmware error. Strangely the beta > of OpenSuse Enterprise 10 for ppc does boot without a hitch. Did you check you've got latest version of IBM firmware for your machine? I had weird OF issues with my F50 and Linux just to find out that latest firmware for this old monster has been released in 2006! After update things got better. B50 should not be that different from F50, I presume.. Alex