Re: Installed Lenny on a Apple MacPro G5. Install: OK, did not boot the Kernel after.
Why is there an assumption that the PPC based debian is installed in the
board.
On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 3:54 PM, oswaldkelso <oswaldkelso@googlemail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:05:27 +0800
> Louie Miranda <lmiranda@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> After installation, then it reboots.
>>
>> It shows the boot prompt l for linux or c for cdrom. When it boots to
>> l for linux, there are three dots ... then after a few seconds it
>> loops again on the boot prompt. I think the kernel cannot be seen?
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>> On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 1:58 PM, Amit Uttamchandani
>> <amit.uttam@gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>> > On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:38:56 +0800
>> > Louie Miranda <lmiranda@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > > Hi, I am trying to install Debian 5 Lenny on a Apple MacPro G5.
>> > >
>> > > Installation was successful, however upon rebooting. It won't
>> > > load the kernel. I tried to go back to boot again the CD and
>> > > tried to mount the system, and it did.
>> > >
>> > > I am lost why the kernel did not boot properly?
>> > >
>> > > Help!
>> >
>> > Are there any error messages? What happens? Does it get stuck
>> > somewhere or does it simply not find the kernel?
>> >
>> >
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> It could be a corrupt yaboot.conf if it like this
>
> HOW TO RECOVER A BROKEN YABOOT IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A SUCCESSFUL DEBIAN
> INSTALL.
>
> Place a Debian CD in the tray and boot with the C key held down.
>
> After the white open firmware screen you should get the black yaboot
> screen with a prompt like this. boot: type:
>
> rescue <hit enter>
>
> Enter your language
> Enter you keyboard layout
> Enter your key map
> Enter hostname <if you don't know or care just hit enter>
> Enter domain name <if you don't know just enter "local" minus quotes
> then hit enter> Then you are given a list of partitions on your machine
> and asked for your root partition select your root partiton. If you
> don't know which partition is your root partition do this. Note
> sometimes the ALT and OPT keys are inter changable depending which part
> of the world you live. KEYS:
>
> CTL+ALT F2 <all at the same time>
>
> This will give you a console with a prompt like this #
> CODE:
>
> mac-fdisk -l
>
>
> This will list all partitons, as an example mine is below. look down
> YOUR list until you see your root partition
>
> /dev/hda
> type name length base ( size ) system@
> /dev/hda1 Apple_partition_map Apple 63 @
> 1 ( 31.5k) Partition map /dev/hda2 Apple_Bootstrap
> untitled 1954 @ 64 (977.0k) NewWorld
> bootblock /dev/hda3 Apple_UNIX_SVR2 root
> 18554688 @ 2018 ( 8.8G) Linux native /dev/hda4
> Apple_UNIX_SVR2 swap 976563 @ 18556706 (476.8M)
> Linux swap /dev/hda5 Apple_UNIX_SVR2 home
> 62500001 @ 19533269 ( 29.8G) Linux native /dev/hda6
> Apple_UNIX_SVR2 untitled 78038390 @ 82033270 ( 37.2G)
> Linux native /dev/hda7 Apple_Free Extra
> 14868 @ 160071660 ( 7.3M) Free space
>
> On mine /dev/hda3 is root. Note yours down.
> KEYS:
>
> CTL+ALT F1 <all at the same time>
>
> This will put you back into rescure mode and you can select your root
> partition From the next menu, using the up and down arrows select
> "Reinstall yaboot boot loader" <hit enter>
>
> Hopefully :) a message saying "Succesfully installed yaboot" will apear
> <hit enter> From the next menu select "Reboot the system" <hit enter>
>
> Done.
>
>
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