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schwarzygesetzlos
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 28, 2017 12:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Congrats! :)

Yaboot can be (is) quite bitchy! On my machines I use an ext2-boot partition. It stopped worked with ext4 some month ago (had /boot/ as a directory on my / partition back then), I got these error messages just like you with xfs.
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PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2018 5:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

blackjok3r wrote:

However you do definatly need to install yaboot-static not yaboot in installation. The yaboot package is broken.
Also I don't know how yaboot is mean't to work out what the /boot partition is so I didn't use one and my system is booting fine. I am so happy right now. I just hope my use flags and kernel drivers are right and I can get openbox installed.


emerge yaboot-static and ybin -v did the trick.
I was about to give up, and yes the PPC Handbook needs to be updated to reflect this.
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PostPosted: Sun May 20, 2018 9:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey guys, can confirm I am able to boot my root ext4 partition (no separate boot partition) with yaboot. Had to emerge yaboot-static first.

My HD layout is basically that /dev/hda2 is the newworld boot partition, /dev/hda4 is my ext4 root partition with everything else.

Here's my /etc/yaboot.conf:
Code:

boot=/dev/hda2
device=hd:
partition=4
root=/dev/hda4
timeout=30
install=/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot
magicboot=/usr/lib/yaboot/ofboot

image=/boot/kernel-4.9.72-gentoo
        label=Linux
        read-only
        append="video=ofonly rootfstype=ext4"
        initrd=/boot/initramfs-genkernel-ppc-4.9.72-gentoo
        initrd-size=8192


After installing yaboot-static and configuring your /etc/yaboot.conf to something that makes sense, run
Code:
mkofboot
and then
Code:
ybin -v
. You should be good to boot :)
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 02, 2018 11:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

@cloverskull: Interesting result, congrats! :) When I am bored I could try to boot into my ext4 root again instead of an ext2 boot partition. I wonder if this mkofboot is needed in addition to ybin, to get it going?
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 03, 2018 2:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

schwarzygesetzlos wrote:
I wonder if this mkofboot is needed in addition to ybin, to get it going?

schwarzygesetzlos ... as I remember, mkofboot it required to format the bootstrap partition prior to copying the bootloader.

best ... khay
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