Handbuch:PPC64/Installation/Bootloader
With the kernel configured and compiled and the necessary system configuration files filled in correctly, it is time to install a program that will fire up the kernel when the system boots. Such a program is called a boot loader.
On Linux/PPC64 we have yaBoot as a bootloader.
Using yaboot
Introduction
When using a 64-bit userland (PPC64), the yaboot-static package must be used because yaboot cannot be compiled as a 64-bit application. The 32-bit userlands should use the regular (non-statically linked) yaboot package.
In order to find the boot devices, yaboot needs access to the device nodes created by udev on startup and the sysfs filesystem. These two filesystems are found at /dev/ and /sys/ respectively. Early in the installation, these locations should have been bind-mounted into the chroot.
The yabootconfig/ybin commands will not work on IBM. Please refer to Using yaboot on IBM hardware.
To set up yaboot, either use yabootconfig to automatically create a configuration file or manually configure the bootloader. When installing Gentoo on a Power Mac G5 (where yabootconfig does not always work), or when the system needs to boot from FireWire or USB, then manually configuring yaboot is mandatory.
Installation
Install the appropriate version of yaboot for the system architecture and type:
For 32-bit (PPC):
root #emerge --ask sys-boot/yabootFor 64-bit (PPC64):
root #emerge --ask sys-boot/yaboot-staticDefault: Using yabootconfig
yabootconfig will auto-detect the partitions on the machine and will set up dual and triple boot combinations with Linux, Mac OS, and Mac OS X.
To use yabootconfig, the drive must have a bootstrap partition, and /etc/fstab must be configured to reflect the Linux partitions (note that the Bootstrap partition should not be in the fstab file). These steps should have already been completed before, but check /etc/fstab before proceeding.
Now run yabootconfig:
root #yabootconfigFirst, the program will confirm the location of the bootstrap partition. When using the suggested disk partitioning scheme, the bootstrap partition should be /dev/sda1. Type Y if the output is correct. If not, double check the /etc/fstab file. yabootconfig will then scan the system setup, create a /etc/yaboot.conf configuration file, and attempt to run mkofboot. The mkofboot command is used to format the bootstrap partition, and install the yaboot configuration file into it.
It may be necessary to run mkofboot command manually to install the bootloader:
root #mkofbootAfter installation, verify the contents of /etc/yaboot.conf. When making changes to /etc/yaboot.conf (like setting the default/boot OS), make sure to rerun ybin -v (as root) to apply changes to the bootstrap partition.
Alternative: Manual yaboot configuration
An example yaboot.conf file is given below, but it will need to be altered to fit personal preference.
/etc/yaboot.confExample configuration## /etc/yaboot.conf
##
## run: "man yaboot.conf" for details. Do not make changes until you have!!
## see also: /usr/share/doc/yaboot/examples for example configurations.
##
## For a dual-boot menu, add one or more of:
## bsd=/dev/sdaX, macos=/dev/sdaY, macosx=/dev/sdaZ
## our bootstrap partition:
boot=/dev/sda3
## ofboot is the Open Firmware way to specify the bootstrap partition.
## If this isn't defined, yaboot fails on the G5 and some G4s (unless
## you pass the necessary arguments to the mkofboot/ybin program).
## hd:X means /dev/sdaX.
ofboot=hd:2
## hd: is Open Firmware speak for sda
device=hd:
delay=5
defaultos=macosx
timeout=30
install=/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot
magicboot=/usr/lib/yaboot/ofboot
#################
## This section can be duplicated if you have more than one kernel or set of
## boot options - replace kernel-3.16.5-gentoo with your kernel
#################
image=/boot/kernel-3.16.5-gentoo
label=Linux
root=/dev/sda3
partition=3
read-only
macos=hd:13
macosx=hd:12
enablecdboot
enableofboot
Once yaboot.conf is configured, run mkofboot -v to format the bootstrap partition and install the settings:
root #mkofboot -vIf yaboot.conf is changed after the bootstrap partition has been created, then update the settings by running:
root #mkofboot -vFor more information on yaboot, take a look at the yaboot project.
Using yaboot on IBM hardware
On IBM hardware it is not possible to run yabootconfig or ybin. Proceed with the following steps:
- Emerge the yaboot-static package.
- Run the following command, filling in
XXwith the disk and partition for the PReP partition. {{Path|/dev/sda1}
root #dd if=/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot.chrp of=/dev/sdXX
- Construct a yaboot.conf file and place it into /etc/. Take a look at the configuration example above, look into the man page for yaboot.conf (man 8 yaboot.conf, or look at the below yaboot.conf example.
- Assuming the boot device in OpenFirmware is pointing to the hard drive the prep boot partition is on, then it'll just work. If not, at IPL time, go into the multiboot menu and set the boot device to the one with the prep boot partition.
That's it!
yaboot.confExample yaboot.conf for IBM hardwaredevice=disk:
partition=2
root=/dev/sda3
default=linux
timeout=50
image=/boot/kernel-3.16.5-gentoo
label=linux
append="console=ttyS0,9600"
read-only
For POWER4, POWER5, and blade-based hardware (where the PReP disk partition and the disk partition that contains the kernel are on the same physical disk), it is possible to use a simplified yaboot.conf. The following should be sufficient:
yaboot.confyaboot.conf for PReP hardwaredefault = linux
timeout = 100
image=/boot/kernel-3.16.5-gentoo
label=linux
read-only
root = /dev/sda3
append="root=/dev/sda2"
To verify that yaboot has been copied to the PReP partition:
root #dd if=/dev/sda1 count=10 | grep ELFBinary file (standard input) matches 10+0 records in 10+0 records out
A match signifies that yaboot was installed correctly.
Neustart des Systems
Verlassen Sie die chroot-Umgebung und hängen Sie alle gemounteten Partitionen aus. Geben Sie dann den magischen Befehl ein, der den alles entscheidenden Test einleitet - reboot.
root #exitcdimage ~#cd
cdimage ~#umount -l /mnt/gentoo/dev{/shm,/pts,}
cdimage ~#umount -R /mnt/gentoo
cdimage ~#rebootVergessen Sie nicht, das Installations-Medium zu entfernen. Andernfalls könnte erneut das Installations-Medium anstelle des neuen Gentoo Systems gebootet werden.
Nach dem Neustart in die neu installierte Gentoo Umgebung können Sie Ihre Installation mit dem Kapitel Abschluss der Gentoo Installation fertigstellen.