fc20 install to blade JS22 (Type 7998)

[Anatoly Pugachev]

Tried to boot with -netinst.iso and -dvd.iso today with refreshed
kernel (3.14.3), got the following error message with both iso's:


  Booting `Install Fedora 20 (64-bit kernel)'

OF stdout device is: /vdevice/vty at 30000000
Preparing to boot Linux version 3.14.3-200.fc20.ppc64
(mockbuild at ppc-builder6.qa.fedoraproject.org) (gcc version 4.8.2
20131212 (Red Hat 4.8.2-7) (GCC) ) #1 SMP Tue May 6 15:51:15 MST 2014
Detected machine type: 0000000000000101
Max number of cores passed to firmware: 512 (NR_CPUS = 1024)
Calling ibm,client-architecture-support...|
Elapsed time since release of system processors: 18 mins 33 secs

Welcome to the Fedora 20 installer!


OF stdout device is: /vdevice/vty at 30000000
Preparing to boot Linux version 3.14.3-200.fc20.ppc64
(mockbuild at ppc-builder6.qa.fedoraproject.org) (gcc version 4.8.2
20131212 (Red Hat 4.8.2-7) (GCC) ) #1 SMP Tue May 6 15:51:15 MST 2014
Detected machine type: 0000000000000101
Max number of cores passed to firmware: 512 (NR_CPUS = 1024)
Calling ibm,client-architecture-support... done
command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/ppc/ppc64/vmlinuz ro
memory layout at init:
  memory_limit : 0000000000000000 (16 MB aligned)
  alloc_bottom : 0000000006f80000
  alloc_top    : 0000000008000000
  alloc_top_hi : 0000000008000000
  rmo_top      : 0000000008000000
  ram_top      : 0000000008000000
found display   : /pci at 800000020000202/display at 1, opening... done
Could not allocate memory for RTAS
EXIT called ok
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On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 4:10 PM, Anatoly Pugachev <matorola at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I'm trying to install fedora 20 release (netinstall image) to JS22
> (type 7998) blade. It has 2 power6 cpus and 8Gb of RAM.
>
> Upon booting from cdrom, I have the following output:
>
>   Booting `Install Fedora 20 (64-bit kernel)'
>
> OF stdout device is: /vdevice/vty at 30000000
> Preparing to boot Linux version 3.11.10-301.fc20.ppc64
> (mockbuild at ppc-builder7.qa.fedoraproject.org) (gcc version 4.8.2
> 20131017 (Red Hat 4.8.2-1) (GCC) ) #1 SMP Tue Dec 10 00:35:15 MST 2013
> Detected machine type: 0000000000000101
> Max number of cores passed to firmware: 512 (NR_CPUS = 1024)
> Calling ibm,client-architecture-support... done
> command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/ppc/ppc64/vmlinuz ro
> memory layout at init:
>   memory_limit : 0000000000000000 (16 MB aligned)
>   alloc_bottom : 0000000006e80000
>   alloc_top    : 0000000008000000
>   alloc_top_hi : 0000000008000000
>   rmo_top      : 0000000008000000
>   ram_top      : 0000000008000000
> found display   : /pci at 800000020000202/display at 1, opening... done
> instantiating rtas at 0x0000000006eb0000... done
> Querying for OPAL presence... not there.
> boot cpu hw idx 0
> starting cpu hw idx 2... done
> starting cpu hw idx 4... done
> starting cpu hw idx 6... done
> copying OF device tree...
> Building dt strings...
> Building dt structure...
> No memory for flatten_device_tree (no room)
> EXIT called ok
> 0 >
>
>
> can you please guide me how do I install fedora on this hardware? Thanks!