[Bug 956481] Re: ppc: YabootInstaller doesn't handle USB drive installation so well

[ojordan]

Just had a quick look at the code and yabootinstaller doesn't use
yabootconfig so that is good.  I think it would be possible to write a
patch so that when ofpath returns nothing we use &device; and the
correct partition and set nonvram.  Thoughts?  I may have a go at coming
up with something.  Ages since I've done any coding!

In post#1 you wrote "because I am installing to an external USB drive
which does not have any AppleBootstrap partition".  How were you
intending booting if you didn't set up a boot partition?  What were you
going to call from openfirmware?

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Title:
  ppc: YabootInstaller doesn't handle USB drive installation so well

Status in “yaboot-installer” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Just the "Installation Complete" dialog was left hanging, otherwise
  things looks fine. Apport made me file this bug. Installation of
  yaboot failed, because I am installing to an external USB drive which
  does not have any AppleBootstrap partition. I will boot yaboot from
  openfirmware anyway.

  I did not attach the debug log because I was warned that it contains
  my password. Is that true? I could not find it in syslog or
  installer/debug.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.9.28
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-18.28-powerpc 3.2.9
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-18-powerpc ppc
  ApportVersion: 1.94-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: powerpc
  Date: Thu Mar 15 22:44:14 2012
  InstallCmdLine: ro ramdisk_size=1048576 boot=casper rootdelay=10 live-media-path=Users/Tormod/casper file=/cdrom/Users/tormod/casper/preseed/lubuntu.seed break=mount ignore_uuid
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=unknown
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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