Hi Frank, On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 07:34:12PM +0100, Frank Fegert wrote: > i tried the unofficial-debian-squeeze-powerpc-netinst-1-yaboot-1.3.16.iso > on a p550 Power6+ LPAR, Microcode 01EL350_085_038, dual VIOS. The > install fails at "Install yaboot on a hard disk" with: > > [!!] Install yaboot on a hard disk > No bootstrap partition found > No hard disks were found which have an "Apple_Bootstrap" partition. > You must create an 819200-byte partition with type "Apple_Bootstrap". > > Exiting to a shell shows the following partition layout: > ~ # /target/sbin/sfdisk -l > Disk /dev/sda: 16384 cylinders, 64 heads, 32 sectors/track > Units = cylinders of 1048576 bytes, blocks of 1024 bytes, counting from 0 > Device Boot Start End #cyls #blocks Id System > /dev/sda1 1 10 10 10240 41 PPC PReP Boot > /dev/sda2 11 964 954 976896 83 Linux > /dev/sda3 965 16382 15418 15788032 8e Linux LVM > /dev/sda4 0 - 0 0 0 Empty > > A different LPAR with sid works with a similar partition layout: > sid# sfdisk -l > Disk /dev/sda: 36864 cylinders, 64 heads, 32 sectors/track > Units = cylinders of 8225280 bytes, blocks of 1024 bytes, counting from 0 > Device Boot Start End #cyls #blocks Id System > /dev/sda1 * 0+ 0 1- 8001 41 PPC PReP Boot > /dev/sda2 1 122 122 979965 83 Linux > /dev/sda3 123 4698 4576 36756720 8e Linux LVM > /dev/sda4 0 - 0 0 0 Empty > > The type "Apple_Bootstrap" suggested above is not even available in > the installer menus. Is this the same as "PPC PReP Boot"?
No, it is only needed on PowerMacs, but you have a PReP machine, so it should not complain with PPC PReP Boot. It seems hw-detect or yaboot-installer are at fault. Can you issue on the shell "archdetect", "cat /proc/cpuinfo", and post the results? Thanks, -- .''`. Aurélien GÉRÔME : :' : `. `'` Debian Developer `- Unix Sys & Net Admin
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