Re: 43p-140 install issues

[Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr>]

On Mon, Jan 03, 2005 at 11:56:07AM +0100, Philippe Guyot wrote:
> On Monday 03 January 2005 11:48, Sven Luther wrote:
> > On Mon, Jan 03, 2005 at 10:56:30AM +0100, Philippe Guyot wrote:
> > > On Monday 03 January 2005 05:15, Mike Martin wrote:
> > > > Now I'm very confused .... on my next reboot ... the network wouldn't
> > > > work. After much trial and error, I got the current unstable d-i image
> > > > to work. It did it all right up to the reboot (where is warns you that
> > > > it doesn't have a boot loader installed).
> > > >
> > > > Now what!
> > > >
> > > > I have an installed system, but I can't figure out how to boot it! I
> > > > have /boot/vmlinux on /dev/sdb1 and a root on /dev/sdb1. How do I
> > > > write a boot sector or tell OpenFirmware to boot from this file? I
> > > > tried to netboot and set root=/dev/sdb1 - but without the scsi modules
> > > > loaded it fails to read the drives and panics.
> > > >
> > > > I think I neet to create a type 41 PReP boot partition and get the
> > > > kernel onto it. I've found this thread:
> > > > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-parted/2002-09/msg00016.html
> > > >
> > > > and this:
> > > > http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/support/solutions/champion_server/rs6k.sh
> > > >tml
> > > >
> > > > I tried booting up with the installer, going to a shell after the scsi
> > > > was active and the installed system was mounted. I used sfdisk from
> > > > /target/sbin to create a 10 Meg type 41 partition on the first HD
> > > > (/dev/sdb0 eventually). I used dd to copy /target/boot/vmlinux to this
> > > > partition. But it still won't boot.
> > >
> > > I succeeded last year to install a woody on a 143P-140 whith the help of
> > > Leigh Brown (thanks to him again). And two 150 whit sarge also.
> > >
> > > I'm not sure, but I have the feeling that your image on the prep
> > > partition (should be type 0x41) is not able to determine where the root
> > > is, so Leigh did a piece of code named "preptools" in order to patch the
> > > image with the location of root.
> >
> > Hey, cool, where is this tool ? We need to package it for debian if it is
> > not already, and use it in d-i, and maybe even mkvmlinuz directly.
> >
> 
> Just over there....
> 
> http://www.solinno.co.uk/7043-140/downloads.php
> But ask Leigh for details.

Ok, thanks. ...

Friendly,

Sven Luther