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Re: restorecd, fdisk problems on cobalt



Izumi Tsutsui wrote:
>> Cobalt: bfd
>> BOOTLOADER ramcode: selected partition /dev/hda1
>> Decompressing done
>> Executing bootloader kernel...
>> Jump_to_Real_Kernel: disk error, trying BFD again
>> BOOTLOADER ramcode: selected partition /dev/hdc1
>> Decompressing - done
>> Executing bootloader kernel...
>> Jump_to_Real_Kernel: disk error, trying BFD again
>> get_root_dev: nr_boot_failures 0x00000002 exceeds maxtries 0x00000002
>> for boot_index 0x00000000
> 
> This means the cobalt firmware fails to load a boot file
> from Linux ext2fs partition, i.e.
> - no Linux Root partition in MBR
> - no valid ext2fs partition
> - no valid boot file (/boot/vmlinux.gz or so)
> etc.
> 
>> # fdisk wd0
>> [1]   Trace/BPT trap          fdisk wd0
>  :
> 
> Hmm, I can't test it right now because I've been in my hometown
> during new year holidays, but I'll see how the problem can be
> reproduced.

I sent the PR about fdisk including the small fix.
however the installation went good no more trap, but machine never comes
up after the installation.

bfd on the bios say it's starting but it stays here without showing
anything..or may be it does but it does not display a thing...

Any ideas how I can debug that ?!

Thanks,
Regards,
Eric.
> ---
> Izumi Tsutsui
> 


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