PPC: 7.0: booting a POWER3 machine into the installer
Support knowledgebase (olh_ppc_70_power3_cd)
Applies to
SuSE Linux PowerPC: Version 7.0
Request:
You want to install SuSE Linux 7.0 for PowerPC on a POWER3 based RS/6000.
This article explains the steps needed to get into the installer.
Note: It is NOT possible to install the _German_ 7.0-ppc version on a POWER3 machine.
Of course, you can always choose German as the language during the install process.
Procedure:
The 3rd CD is bootable on POWER3 machines. The following machines are known to work:
44p 170
43p 260
43p 270
pSeries 680 (B80)
It is possible that you will not be able to use the bootloader on the third CD, due to some bugs in it. This depends on the machine configuration. A new ISO boot image can be found on our FTP server:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/ppc/boot/b80.img
Download this image and burn it onto a CD. It contains raw data, no need to mount it.
To get into the installer, (with the original CD3 or the newer ISO image) follow these steps:
- Boot the machine.
- After the selftest (which can take some time) you will hear the startup sound.
- Press the key "1" on the keyboard if you install via serial console or "F1" if you have monitor and keyboard attached.
- This will drop you into the SMS menu, choose "Multiboot".
- The machine will scan the attached devices.
- Now choose "Select Install Device".
- You will get a list with possible devices that can contain the install media.
- Choose your CD drive.
- This will scan the inserted CD, press 1 to start the bootloader.
- If no installable OS appears, go back.
- Choose the "OK Prompt".
- Type "printenv boot-device".
- A long list with device path names appear, look for something like this:
/pci@fef00000/scsi@c/sd@1:1,\ppc\bootinfo.txt
This is your CD drive. You can use a shortcut to load the bootloader:
boot scsi/sd@1:1,yaboot.chrp.64
- Yaboot will be started and a lilo-like prompt will appear.
- Type "install" or "install console=ttyS0", if you want to install via the serial console.
- The kernel and the ramdisk will be loaded. Later, you can insert CD1 and proceed with the installation.
The same procedure can be used on a 32bit machine like the B50, just use CD2 for installation.
Keywords: PPC, POWERPC, RS6000, PSERIES, BOOT, INSTALL
Categories:
CHRP
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- Version: 27. Nov 2000
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