[Debian-ppc64-devel] help: installing debian in a IBM pSeries power5 ppc64

[Sven Luther]

On Mon, Sep 25, 2006 at 11:26:27PM -0300, Rodrigo Vivi wrote:
> On 9/25/06, Sven Luther <sven.luther at wanadoo.fr> wrote:
> >
> >On Mon, Sep 25, 2006 at 06:17:22PM -0300, Rodrigo Vivi wrote:
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> Which is the better way to install debian on this machine ?
> >
> >  If you have CD access, then you burn the following iso :
> >
> >
> >http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/powerpc/iso-cd/debian-testing-powerpc-netinst.iso
> >
> >  qnd boot with install64, and follow instructions, it should mostly work.
> 
> 
> That was exactly the way that I've started this installation.
> The problem that I had:
> The installation broke when try to check the cd integrity. I've already
> check the image that is ok. but seens that something is missing and the
> anaconda can not access ... I'm away from this machine right now and I don't
> remember exactly the message but I will paste then here when I get then
> again.

Then you should maybe try the netbooting installation approach :

  http://people.debian.org/~wouter/d-i/powerpc/daily/powerpc64/netboot/vmlinuz-chrp.initrd

I would boot it with the console=hvc0 (or whatever your virtual console is),
argument. There is a bunch of builtin console arguments, but this is not
exactly working fully, but should be ok on an LPAR.

Alternatively, you can grab the yaboot, yaboot.conf, vmlinux and initrd.gz
from the same directory, put them on your tftp server, adapt the yaboot.conf.
you would need to boot them through dhcp though.

Friendly,

Sven Luther