Re: [suse-autoinstall] Re: Error when autoyast install ppc64 partition (Squadron system)

Hi, Your control file is wrong: <packages> <package>lsvpd</package> </packages> should be <packages config:type="list"> <package>lsvpd</package> </packages> Anas Joseph H Zhao wrote:

Anas,

When I using the control file with primary partition type fpr prep, the error message changed to "image=/boot/vmlinux ist not a regular file". When I check the /boot directory, there is no vmlinux file there.

Joseph

Anas Nashif To 09/02/2004 01:32 Joseph H PM Zhao/Rochester/Contr/IBM@IBMUS cc suse-autoinstall@suse.com Subject [suse-autoinstall] Re: Error when autoyast install ppc64 partition (Squadron system)

Hi, On these systems you need the root partition to be primary. Add primary to your partitions and it should work.

Anas

Joseph H Zhao wrote:

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Hi,

I has been trying to install a ppc64 Squadron partition using autoyast.

I

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am stuck at the following errors at the" install boot manager" stage with the following error message:

Error Occurred while installing yaboot: ERROR:boot=/dev/null is not a valid block device

Can someone shed some light on what could cause the error ? The last

part

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of the yast log is as follows.

Thanks, Joseph

2004-09-29 14:14:17 <1> linux(762) [packagemanager++] PMManager.cc(poolSetInstalled):221 installed objects set! 2004-09-29 14:14:17 <1> linux(762) [packagemanager] PMManager.cc(poolAdjust):351 START 10 Selectables 2004-09-29 14:14:17 <1> linux(762) [packagemanager++] PMManager.cc(ClearSaveState):538 SaveState cleared! 2004-09-29 14:14:17 <1> linux(762) [packagemanager] PMManager.cc(poolAdjust):391 END 0 Selectables 2004-09-29 14:14:17 <1> linux(762) [rpmdb] RpmDb.cc(closeDatabase):683 Calling closeDatabase: RpmDb[V4(Xcm)V3(---): '(/mnt)/var/lib/rpm'] 2004-09-29 14:14:17 <1> linux(762) [librpmDb]

librpmDb.cc(blockAccess):327

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Block access 2004-09-29 14:14:17 <1> linux(762) [rpmdb] RpmDb.cc(closeDatabase):711 closeDatabase: RpmDb[NO_INIT] 2004-09-29 14:14:17 <1> linux(762) [Y2PM] Y2PM.cc(instTargetClose):329 InstTarget down 2004-09-29 14:14:17 <1> linux(762) [YCP] Storage.ycp:1516 GetSubDevFilterList partitions [$["detected_fs":`unknown, "device":"/dev/evms/sda1", "fstype":"EVMS", "id":64, "nr":"sda1", "region":[0, 1], "type":`evms], $["detected_fs":`unknown, "device":"/dev/evms/sda2", "fstype":"EVMS", "id":26, "nr":"sda2", "region":[0, 1024], "type":`evms], $["detected_fs":`unknown, "device":"/dev/evms/sda3", "fstype":"EVMS", "id":367, "nr":"sda3", "region":[0, 33674], "type":`evms], $["device":"/dev/sda1", "fsid":5, "nr":1, "region":[0, 17357], "type":`extended], $["device":"/dev/sda5", "fs_options":$[], "fsid":65, "fstype":"PPC PReP Boot", "mount":"",

"nr":5,

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"prep_install":true, "region":[0, 8], "type":`logical, "used_fs":nil], $["device":"/dev/sda6", "fs_options":$[], "fsid":130, "mount":"swap", "nr":6, "region":[8, 512], "type":`logical], $["detected_fs":nil, "device":"/dev/sda7", "fs_options":$[], "fsid":131, "mount":"/", "nr":7, "region":[520, 2560], "type":`logical, "used_fs":nil]] 2004-09-29 14:14:17 <1> linux(762) [YCP] Storage.ycp:1573

CheckForLvmRootFs

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root=$["detected_fs":nil, "device":"/dev/sda7", "fs_options":$[], "fsid":131, "mount":"/", "nr":7, "region":[520, 2560], "type":`logical, "used_fs":nil] dev=$["disk":"/dev/sda", "nr":7] 2004-09-29 14:14:17 <1> linux(762) [YCP] Storage.ycp:1576

CheckForLvmRootFs

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ret=false 2004-09-29 14:14:17 <1> linux(762) [YCP] Misc.ycp:146 WriteYaSTInf($["Keytable":"us.map.gz", "Language":"en_US",

"RebootMsg":"0",

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"Root":"reboot"]) = Keytable: us.map.gz Language: en_US RebootMsg: 0 Root: reboot 2004-09-29 14:14:17 <1> linux(762) [YCP] Bootloader.ycp:316 Writing bootloader configuration 2004-09-29 14:14:18 <1> linux(762) [YCP] Initrd.ycp:269 Initrd::Write called, changed: true, list: ["ipr"] 2004-09-29 14:14:18 <1> linux(762) [YCP] Initrd.ycp:304 Modules [] were added to initrd not using Initrd module 2004-09-29 14:14:18 <1> linux(762) [YCP] Initrd.ycp:316 Writing modules

ipr

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2004-09-29 14:14:18 <1> linux(762) [YCP] Bootloader.ycp:408 Saving configuration files 2004-09-29 14:14:18 <1> linux(762) [YCP] bootloader/routines/misc.ycp:955 Saving: glob: [$["key":"default", "value":"linux"], $["key":"timeout", "value":100], $["changed":true, "key":"boot", "value":"/dev/null"], $["changed":true, "key":"activate", "value":true]], sec:

[[$["key":"image",

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"value":"/boot/vmlinux"], $["key":"label", "value":"linux"], $["key":"root", "value":"/dev/sda7"], $["changed":true, "key":"append", "value":"selinux=0 elevator=cfq"], $["key":"__intern__", "value":$["auto":true, "changed":false, "devs":["/dev/sda7"], "type":"linux"]]]] 2004-09-29 14:14:18 <1> linux(762) [YCP] Bootloader.ycp:451 Calling bootloader executable 2004-09-29 14:14:18 <1> linux(762) [YCP] bootloader/routines/lilolike.ycp:428 Running command /sbin/lilo >> /var/log/YaST2/y2loglilo 2>&1 2004-09-29 14:14:18 <1> linux(762) [YCP] bootloader/routines/lilolike.ycp:433 Exit code of /sbin/lilo >> /var/log/YaST2/y2loglilo 2>&1: 1

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