FC4 installation on p-series

[Jeff Vian]

On Mon, 2005-09-05 at 13:47 +0100, Paul Timms wrote:
> I am trying to install FC4 on an IBM p-series. I have created a bootable CD 
> from the images/pseries boot.iso file which was on CD1. It starts by 
> loading Elf64, then loads the RAMDISK, then displays some messages about 
> memory, and looks for a display adapter. Then the screen goes white, and 
> the following messages appear:
> 
> done
> opening PHB /pci at 400000000110... done
> opening PHB /pci at 400000000111... done
> instantiating rtas at 0x000000003ed11000... done
> 0000000000000000 : boot cpu       0000000000000001
> copying OF device tree...
> Building dt strings...
> Building dt structure...
> Device tree strings 0x0000000004989000 ---> 0x000000000498a3c3
> Device tree struct 0x000000000498b000 ---> 0x0000000004994000
> Calling quiesce...
> returning from prom_init
> 
> Then it just hangs and I have to reboot.
> 
> Any idea why it would be doing this or how to fix it?
> 

You did not reply to my earlier message on this.  

As an IBM employee providing technical support on the pSeries systems
hardware, I know that certain models can use Linux and others cannot.

Which model are you trying to install it on?
 
> Thanks
> 
> Paul
>