[Debian-ppc64-devel] Problems with yaboot on OpenPower

[Sven Luther]

On Tue, Aug 14, 2007 at 04:16:56PM +0200, "Nölle, Christian" wrote:
> Hi all!
> 
> Currently we are encountering some problems with a fresh install on IBM OpenPower 720. After the stage 1 installer is finished the system is rebooting and complaining about a missing yaboot.conf. Thus the kernel location is not loaded and the machine refuses to boot. There is a LVM set up on that machine, could this be a problem?!
> 
> Output of OF:
> ####
> Elapsed time since release of system processors: 141 mins 59 secs
> 
> /pci at 800000020000002/pci at 2/pci1069,b166 at 1/scsi at ff/sd at 0,0:-1,/etc/yaboot.conf: Um
> Can't open config file
> Welcome to yaboot version 1.3.13
> Enter "help" to get some basic usage information
> boot:
> Please wait, loading kernel...
> can't get <device_type> for device:
> :-1,/vmlinux: Unable to open file, Invalid device
> ###

Test, ... just wondering if i can post here, or if i am banned also.

Friendly,

Sven Luther