I'm trying to install Suse-10 on B50 (PPC). I have created the following partition map using pdisk Apple_partition_map 63 @ 1 Apple_Bootstrap 2000 @ 64 (for eventual bootloader) Linux swap 502M Linux root 8G I have adjusted the partition section in YaST per instructions /dev/sda1 0.0 MB unknown /dev/sda2 .9 MB PPC Prep Boot /dev/sda3 502MB F Linux swap swap /dev/sda4 7.9GB F Linux native (Reiser) / But it won't accept my Installation Settings because of 'an error' My bootloader section has a blank "Location", but I don't see why. Under Boot Loader Settings: Kernel Section I have the following: Section Name: Linux Kernel: /boot/vmlinux Initial RAM Disk: /boot/initrd Root Device: /dev/sda4 (/ from above) VGA Mode (1280x1024x16) Other Kernel Parameters: quiet sysrq=1 Can anyone suggest what must be done differently? Thanks. -steve
On Wed, Nov 09, Steve Sonnenberg wrote:
Can anyone suggest what must be done differently?
A B50, and all other non-PowerMmac boxes, needs a msdos partition table. I suggest you boot again into the installer, and clear the disk label before repartition the drive. When you boot with 'start_shell', run: dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=4M count=1 This will remove the existing partition table. YaST should automatically use the whole drive now. All you have to do now, disable bootloader installation. After package installation, reboot, boot again into the installer and instead of 'New Installation', choose 'Boot into the installed system'. then follow the instructions on this page: http://www.opensuse.org/PPC:Boot_pseries I need to update the docu to cover non-pmac systems... -- short story of a lazy sysadmin: alias appserv=wotan
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