Install FC4 test2 on PPC - Dual Proc G5?

Fri Apr 22 12:22:02 UTC 2005

David or Paul,

Are you talking about after the install has been completed or before 
anaconda even starts? I haven't been able to get past the initial loading 
of the kernel because it looks to me like the install cd/dvd is loading a 
32bit UP kernel.

When I hit TAB at yaboot's boot: prompt, I have a "linux" kernel-- that's 
it.  No "linux-up" or anything else.  I have tried this from both the 
CDROM based install and DVD install (I happened to download both, the dvd 
via torrent and the cd's via wget).  Originally, since the cd's completed 
first, I tried installing from there.  When I ran into the error seconds 
after I clicked enter at yaboots prompt, I thought that maybe the CD1 was 
a bad iso, so I burned the DVD.  The DVD gave me the same thing.

I saw some workarounds that you mention.  But from what I could tell, they 
deal with an installed system.  Do you see any options for me to get 
around this bug so that I can get an installed system?  I've already 
looking into  trying to pull one of my  CPUs.  But I couldn't figure out 
how to remove a processor with ease without having to disassemble the 
entire case and therefore have relying on speaking to others on the list 
before I go further.

Thanks,
Joe
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Re: Install FC4 test2 on PPC - Dual Proc G5?

On Thu, 2005-04-21 at 13:44 -0400, Joe.Hoot at itec.suny.edu wrote:
> 
> I just downloaded the fedora core test2 for ppc.  I rebooted my PPC
> Dual G5.  I was prompted by yaboot and hit enter to except the default
> kernel "linux."  The kernel starts to load and then dies.  I shutdown
> the machine and started it back up and at yaboot, typed linux nofb.
> It started to load again and then died again.  Here is the output when
> it stops booting: 

> Any suggestions?  Is this a problem with booting dual proc g5's

This is a bug in anaconda installing the smp ppc32 kernel as we don't
have a kernel-smp.ppc64 

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=149618

Hit tab at boot: and you should have another kernel option something
like linux-up the ppc64 kernel (which has smp support in it).  Then just
edit yaboot.conf appropriately.

Paul

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