Yaboot fails to load Ubuntu (MATE & Lubuntu) 16.04 LTS
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yaboot (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
Installations of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS flavours (Ubuntue MATE & Lubuntu) succeed on a PowerMac G5 2.0 DP (Mid-2004 - M9455LL/A - PowerMac7,3 - A1047 - 1969C), but Yaboot does not load the OS afterwards.
This was tested at first on a multiboot configuration (together with MacOS X Leopard) and later on a single partition (=Linux) configuration to no avail. The target is a Intel 320 SSD resting in the lower bay (B).
In the latter (more basic) configuration Yaboot starts at least right away (no manual load through OpenFirmware needed) but still can't properly initiate the Linux boot.
Error msg:
Welcome to yaboot version 1.3.16
Enter "help" to get some basic usage information
boot: Linux
Please wait, loading kernel...
PARTITION is not a number/
Hi,
I have seen the same issue on PowerMac G5 2.5 Quad PowerMac11,2
The problem is in ofpath script. I managed to get around the issue by replacing ofpath coming with Ubuntu with the fresh one from yaboot 1.3.17 source package + applying the patch (patch provided on links bellow)
Please have a look at: /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +source/ yaboot/ +bug/1400030 /lists. ozlabs. org/pipermail/ yaboot- devel/2014- December/ 000483. html
https:/
or
https:/
regards,
Matevz