[Bug 335580] New: netboot image of opensuse10.3beta3 doesn't boot power5
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=335580 Summary: netboot image of opensuse10.3beta3 doesn't boot power5 Product: openSUSE 10.3 Version: Beta 3 Platform: PowerPC-64 OS/Version: All Status: NEW Severity: Major Priority: P5 - None Component: Installation AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: bugproxy@us.ibm.com QAContact: jsrain@novell.com Found By: Third Party Developer/Partner Partner ID: LTC 38620 =Comment: #0================================================= Mohammed Omar <mohd.omar@in.ibm.com> - 2007-09-10 06:04 EDT ----Problem description:----- While booting through network with 'inst64' of opensuse10.3beta3 on powerpc gives an "ERROR: large client image not allowed to split!!!" ---Hardware Environment------ Machine type : p630b, p520b Cpu type :Power4+, Power5 Is this reproducible? YES ---Describe the steps: --- step 1: setup PXE server with 'inst64' image. step 2: boot target machine with network. --thanks omar =Comment: #1================================================= Mohammed Omar <mohd.omar@in.ibm.com> - 2007-09-10 06:05 EDT netboot-error screenshot attached =Comment: #5================================================= Mohammed Omar <mohd.omar@in.ibm.com> - 2007-10-19 06:26 EDT Hi ciju, I verified this bug against opensuse10.3GM on power5, i faced the same thing. GM netboot image also doesn't work for me. --thanks omar -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=335580 LTC BugProxy <bugproxy@us.ibm.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- URL| |http:// -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=335580#c1 --- Comment #1 from LTC BugProxy <bugproxy@us.ibm.com> 2007-10-22 03:05:45 MST --- Created an attachment (id=179617) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=179617) netboot-error -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=335580 Matej Horvath <mhorvath@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssignedTo|bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com |mrueckert@novell.com -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=335580#c3 Olaf Hering <olh@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |RESOLVED Resolution| |WORKSFORME --- Comment #3 from Olaf Hering <olh@novell.com> 2007-10-22 07:59:07 MST --- instead of the huge inst64 file, use yaboot to load the kernel via tftp: cp DVD1/suseboot/inst64 /tftpboot/ cp DVD1/suseboot/yaboot.ibm /tftpboot/yaboot cp DVD1/suseboot/yaboot.cnf /tftpboot/yaboot.conf inst64 grew beyond 12MB, which is too large for the small free memory window at 0x00010000 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=335580#c4 --- Comment #4 from LTC BugProxy <bugproxy@us.ibm.com> 2007-10-23 00:45:48 MST --- Created an attachment (id=179811) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=179811) netboot-error Hi , I performed above steps, yaboot picked up all the related files yaboo.conf,yaboo.txt, inst64, and gives the message "Read Failed", attaching screenshot. machine type: p630(p4+) image: opensuse10.3beta3 inst64. --thanks omar -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=335580#c5 --- Comment #5 from LTC BugProxy <bugproxy@us.ibm.com> 2007-10-23 00:50:42 MST --- ------- Comment From mohd.omar@in.ibm.com 2007-10-23 02:47 EDT------- In addition to above, inst64 of opensuse10.GM also doesn't boot with this method. But inst64 of alpha5 works fine. --thanks omar -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=335580#c6 --- Comment #6 from LTC BugProxy <bugproxy@us.ibm.com> 2007-11-11 23:06:41 MST --- ------- Comment From cijurajan@in.ibm.com 2007-11-12 01:00 EDT------- Novell, Any update on this issue? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=335580 User bugproxy@us.ibm.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=335580#c7 --- Comment #7 from LTC BugProxy <bugproxy@us.ibm.com> 2007-12-10 00:01:00 MST --- ------- Comment From mohd.omar@in.ibm.com 2007-12-10 01:58 EDT------- Hi ciju, The method mentioned in https://bugzilla.linux.ibm.com/show_bug.cgi?id=38620#c10 worked fine for me now for openSuSe10.3GM. Earlier It didn't work in p630(p4+). Now I used: Machine: p55 CPU Type: p5 --Regards Omar -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=335580 User bugproxy@us.ibm.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=335580#c8 --- Comment #8 from LTC BugProxy <bugproxy@us.ibm.com> 2007-12-10 01:15:49 MST --- ------- Comment From cijurajan@in.ibm.com 2007-12-10 03:12 EDT------- Novell, We are closing this bug now. Thanks for your support. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=335580 User bugproxy@us.ibm.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=335580#c9 --- Comment #9 from LTC BugProxy <bugproxy@us.ibm.com> 2008-04-29 05:40:52 MST --- ------- Comment From IndhuDurai@in.ibm.com 2008-04-29 07:33 EDT------- Hi, Reopening the bug as workaround is failing. I tried as per the comment #10, cp DVD1/suseboot/inst64 /tftpboot/ cp DVD1/suseboot/yaboot.ibm /tftpboot/yaboot and found the machine not moving to yaboot.conf and to boot prompt. Instead, its giving an error as "No operating system Installed" and going back to SMS menu. Regards, Indhu D -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=335580 User bugproxy@us.ibm.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=335580#c10 --- Comment #10 from LTC BugProxy <bugproxy@us.ibm.com> 2008-05-26 02:40:59 MDT --- ------- Comment From olh@novell.com 2007-10-22 07:59:07 MST------- ------- Comment From cijurajan@in.ibm.com 2008-05-26 04:35 EDT------- Novell, Could you suggest any soulution to this problem Thanks Ciju -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=335580 User bugproxy@us.ibm.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=335580#c11 --- Comment #11 from LTC BugProxy <bugproxy@us.ibm.com> 2008-06-04 03:09:27 MDT --- ------- Comment From IndhuDurai@in.ibm.com 2008-06-04 05:04 EDT------- hi, I could install opensuse-11-RC1-ppc64 image on a power 5 machine using the workaround of using yaboot.ibm. Regards, Indhu D -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=335580 User bugproxy@us.ibm.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=335580#c12 --- Comment #12 from LTC BugProxy <bugproxy@us.ibm.com> 2008-06-04 03:16:53 MDT --- ------- Comment From cijurajan@in.ibm.com 2008-06-04 05:14 EDT------- Novell, We are closing this bug now. Thanks Ciju -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
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