The yaboot stage 1 menu shows up, but choosing either "L" or "X" results in the system either randomly restarting yaboot stage 1, showing the blinking question mark/face folder for a minute then gong back to stage 1, or booting OS X (regardless of which option was chosen). The machine is a very old Blue-and-White G3 that had its firmware updated to 1.1.0. ** Partition table: Disk geometry for /dev/hda: 0.000-58644.140 megabytes Disk label type: mac Minor Start End Filesystem Name Flags 1 0.000 0.031 Apple 2 0.031 0.058 Macintosh 3 0.059 0.085 Macintosh 4 0.086 0.113 Macintosh 5 0.113 0.140 Macintosh 6 0.141 0.390 Macintosh 7 0.391 0.640 Macintosh 8 0.641 0.890 Patch Partition 9 0.891 1.890 hfs untitled boot 10 128.891 12288.890 hfs+ Apple_HFS_Untitled_4 11 12288.891 27288.890 ext3 untitled 12 27288.891 29336.890 linux-swap swap swap 13 29336.891 58643.140 ext3 untitled Information: Don't forget to update /etc/fstab, if necessary. ** anaconda-ks.cfg: # Kickstart file automatically generated by anaconda. install nfs --server=ignacio --dir=/nfs/FC4t3ppc lang en_US.UTF-8 langsupport --default=en_US.UTF-8 keyboard us xconfig --card "ATI Rage 128" --videoram 1048576 --hsync 31.5-37.9 --vsync 50-70 --resolution 800x600 --depth 16 --startxonboot --defaultdesktop gnome network --device eth0 --bootproto static --ip 192.168.0.12 --netmask 255.255.255.0 --gateway 192.168.0.1 --nameserver 192.168.0.1 --hostname g3.ignacio.lan rootpw --iscrypted xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx firewall --enabled --port=22:tcp selinux --enforcing authconfig --enableshadow --enablemd5 timezone --utc America/Toronto bootloader --location=partition --driveorder=hda --append="rhgb quiet" # The following is the partition information you requested # Note that any partitions you deleted are not expressed # here so unless you clear all partitions first, this is # not guaranteed to work #clearpart --linux #part appleboot --fstype "Apple Bootstrap" --noformat --onpart hda9 #part / --fstype ext3 --onpart hda11 #part /home --fstype ext3 --onpart hda13 #part swap --noformat --onpart hda12 %packages @ gnome-desktop @ dialup @ java @ base-x kernel kernel-devel yaboot e2fsprogs %post ** install.log.syslog: <86>May 17 09:46:06 useradd[655]: new group: name=dbus, gid=81 <86>May 17 09:46:06 useradd[655]: new user: name=dbus, uid=81, gid=81, home=/, shell=/sbin/nologin <86>May 17 09:46:26 groupadd[695]: new group: name=floppy, gid=19 <86>May 17 09:46:27 useradd[696]: new group: name=vcsa, gid=69 <86>May 17 09:46:27 useradd[696]: new user: name=vcsa, uid=69, gid=69, home=/dev, shell=/sbin/nologin <86>May 17 09:47:01 groupadd[715]: new group: name=rpm, gid=37 <86>May 17 09:47:01 useradd[716]: new user: name=rpm, uid=37, gid=37, home=/var/lib/rpm, shell=/sbin/nologin <86>May 17 09:47:09 groupadd[741]: new group: name=utmp, gid=22 <86>May 17 09:47:49 useradd[940]: new group: name=haldaemon, gid=68 <86>May 17 09:47:49 useradd[940]: new user: name=haldaemon, uid=68, gid=68, home=/, shell=/sbin/nologin <86>May 17 09:48:55 groupadd[992]: new group: name=slocate, gid=21 <86>May 17 09:48:56 groupadd[995]: new group: name=pcap, gid=77 <86>May 17 09:48:56 useradd[996]: new user: name=pcap, uid=77, gid=77, home=/var/arpwatch, shell=/sbin/nologin <86>May 17 09:49:20 useradd[1032]: new group: name=nscd, gid=28 <86>May 17 09:49:20 useradd[1032]: new user: name=nscd, uid=28, gid=28, home=/, shell=/sbin/nologin <86>May 17 09:49:46 groupadd[1083]: new group: name=named, gid=25 <86>May 17 09:49:46 useradd[1084]: new user: name=named, uid=25, gid=25, home=/var/named, shell=/sbin/nologin <86>May 17 09:50:20 useradd[1141]: new group: name=sshd, gid=74 <86>May 17 09:50:20 useradd[1141]: new user: name=sshd, uid=74, gid=74, home=/var/empty/sshd, shell=/sbin/nologin <86>May 17 09:50:22 groupadd[1148]: new group: name=rpc, gid=32 <86>May 17 09:50:22 useradd[1149]: new user: name=rpc, uid=32, gid=32, home=/, shell=/sbin/nologin <86>May 17 09:50:22 useradd[1151]: new group: name=rpcuser, gid=29 <86>May 17 09:50:22 useradd[1151]: new user: name=rpcuser, uid=29, gid=29, home=/var/lib/nfs, shell=/sbin/nologin <86>May 17 09:50:23 useradd[1155]: new group: name=nfsnobody, gid=-2 <86>May 17 09:50:23 useradd[1155]: new user: name=nfsnobody, uid=4294967294, gid=4294967294, home=/var/lib/nfs, shell=/sbin/nologin <86>May 17 09:50:26 useradd[1163]: new group: name=mailnull, gid=47 <86>May 17 09:50:26 useradd[1163]: new user: name=mailnull, uid=47, gid=47, home=/var/spool/mqueue, shell=/sbin/nologin <86>May 17 09:50:27 useradd[1164]: new group: name=smmsp, gid=51 <86>May 17 09:50:27 useradd[1164]: new user: name=smmsp, uid=51, gid=51, home=/var/spool/mqueue, shell=/sbin/nologin <21>May 17 09:50:29 sendmail[1174]: alias database /etc/aliases rebuilt by root <22>May 17 09:50:29 sendmail[1174]: /etc/aliases: 76 aliases, longest 10 bytes, 765 bytes total <86>May 17 09:52:51 useradd[1626]: new group: name=xfs, gid=43 <86>May 17 09:52:51 useradd[1626]: new user: name=xfs, uid=43, gid=43, home=/etc/X11/fs, shell=/sbin/nologin <86>May 17 09:54:01 groupadd[1690]: new group: name=ntp, gid=38 <86>May 17 09:54:03 useradd[1691]: new user: name=ntp, uid=38, gid=38, home=/etc/ntp, shell=/sbin/nologin <14>May 17 09:56:28 gconfd (root-1924): starting (version 2.10.0), pid 1924 user 'root' <14>May 17 09:56:28 gconfd (root-1924): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory" to a read-only configuration source at position 0 <14>May 17 09:56:28 gconfd (root-1924): Resolved address "xml:readwrite:/root/.gconf" to a writable configuration source at position 1 <14>May 17 09:56:28 gconfd (root-1924): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults" to a read-only configuration source at position 2 <14>May 17 09:56:32 gconfd (root-1924): Exiting <86>May 17 09:58:39 useradd[2242]: new group: name=gdm, gid=42 <86>May 17 09:58:39 useradd[2242]: new user: name=gdm, uid=42, gid=42, home=/var/gdm, shell=/sbin/nologin <86>May 17 09:58:40 usermod[2243]: change user `gdm' shell from `/sbin/nologin' to `/sbin/nologin' <13>May 17 10:07:23 kudzu: ran mouseconfig for input/mice <13>May 17 10:07:24 kudzu: ran mouseconfig for input/mice <13>May 17 10:07:24 kudzu: aliased snd-card-0 as snd-powermac <87>May 17 10:07:25 userhelper[8049]: pam_timestamp: updated timestamp file `/var/run/sudo/root/tty1' <85>May 17 10:07:25 userhelper[8050]: running '/usr/share/system-config-display/system-config-display --reconfig --noui --set-card=ATI Rage 128 --set-videoram=1048576' with root privileges on behalf of 'root' <13>May 17 10:07:29 kudzu: ran system-config-display for Card:ATI Rage 128 <13>May 17 10:07:29 kudzu: aliased usb-controller as ohci-hcd <13>May 17 10:07:29 kudzu: aliased usb-controller1 as ehci-hcd <13>May 17 10:07:29 kudzu: aliased usb-controller2 as uhci-hcd <13>May 17 10:07:29 kudzu: aliased ieee1394-controller as pcilynx
Can you attach the ofboot.b from /dev/hda9 (chroot /mnt/sysimage then mount). Can you also let me know the boot-device and open firmware version from OF Cmd+Option OF the of version is in the banner printenv boot-device I expect hd:,9:\\tbxi Can you try booting with hd:9,\yaboot
Created attachment 114484 [details] /dev/hda9:/ofboot.b Apple PowerMac1,1 1.1f4 BootROM built on 04/09/99 at 13:57:32 OpenFirmware 3.1.1 boot-device=hd:,\\:txbi "boot hd:9,\yaboot" successfully brought up stage 2, which allowed me to boot into Fedora.
It may be that your OF version really doesn't like the chrp script that yaboot stage1 uses. Without access to identical version it's hard for me to say precisely. I can probably write a simpler version of the script for testing that hypothesis out. However that is likely to take a little bit of time.
Dropping severity as work around (manual yaboot available).
*** Bug 157771 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Do either of the people seeing issues here have a scsi card in their system?
Don't think so... 00:00.0 Host bridge: Motorola MPC106 [Grackle] (rev 40) 00:0d.0 PCI bridge: Digital Equipment Corporation DECchip 21154 (rev 02) 00:10.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage 128 RE/SG 01:00.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments PCILynx/PCILynx2 IEEE 1394 Link Layer Controller (rev 02) 01:01.0 IDE interface: Silicon Image, Inc. PCI0646 (rev 05) 01:03.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 50) 01:03.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 50) 01:03.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 51) 01:05.0 Class ff00: Apple Computer Inc. Paddington Mac I/O 01:06.0 USB Controller: OPTi Inc. 82C861 (rev 10)
Does FC-4 run on this, or does the workaround in comment #2 still apply ?
FC 4 will run, the issue is whether OF on B&W supports the ofboot.b scripts we use. Without the hardware it's pretty impossible for me to tell.
The workaround is still required. I'm certainly willing to run any tests wrt ofboot.b that you deem fit.
Closing as dupe of bug with more debugging. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 162046 ***