Fedora on IBM iSeries

[fabian.arrotin at ibsbe.be]

OK, thanks for the info ...
I'll try with the newer rawhide version and I'll keep you informed ...

Best regards / Vriendelijke groeten / Cordialement,

Arrotin Fabian

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To: Fedora PPC <fedora-ppc at lists.infradead.org>
From: Guy Streeter <streeter at redhat.com>
Sent by: fedora-ppc-bounces at lists.infradead.org
Date: 11/01/2004 18:04
Subject: Re: Fedora on IBM iSeries

On Wed, 2004-10-13 at 13:19, Guy Streeter wrote:
> On Wed, 2004-10-13 at 02:25, fabian.arrotin at ibsbe.be wrote:
> > Hi ,
> >
> > The iSeries box on which i want to install Fedora is a iSeries 810
(Power
> > 4). I've already installed a Redhat 7.1 and a Suse Entreprise 8.0 on
this
> > machine (just for tests) in a LPAR.
> > How can i launch the Fedora Setup on such box ?
> > I remember that for the Redhat 7.1, i needed to
> > - copy the vmlinux file on the IFS (Integrated File System) of the
iSeries
> > - configure the LPAR to boot from a STMF (Stream file) located in the
root
> > of the iSeries file system
> > - Vary on (power on) the LPAR on the iSeries
> > - Kernel boots and launch the setup program (from that point, i
configured
> > the LAN and choose to install from an NFS server)
> >
> > So, do you think i just need for the Fedora to :
> > - copy the files located here :
> >
http://ftp.belnet.be/linux/fedora/linux/core/development/ppc/ppc/iSeries
> > on my iSeries
> > - launch the LPAR like i did in the past for the Redhat 7.1 ?
> >
>
> I just tried this with the latest rawhide. The installer kernel oopsed
> very early on.
>

This kernel oops is apparently fixed in rawhide now.

--Guy



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