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Bug 952852 - Gentoo PPC64 installer "install-powerpc-minimal-20250327T010524Z.iso" Failed to boot on IBM Power 720
Summary: Gentoo PPC64 installer "install-powerpc-minimal-20250327T010524Z.iso" Failed ...
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Binary packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: PPC64 Linux
: Normal major
Assignee: binhost project
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Reported: 2025-03-29 01:22 UTC by Branden
Modified: 2025-03-29 01:22 UTC (History)
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Description Branden 2025-03-29 01:22:05 UTC
Hello, I recently got an IBM Power 720 server. But I notice with GRUB 2.12 and the current Linux kernel included install-powerpc-minimal-20250327T010524Z.iso Fails to boot on my Power 7 machine in VIOS (PowerVM). When selecting any 64 bit option I get the error:

error: couldn't claim memory.
error: you need to load the kernel first.

Press any key to continue...

Then it will bring me back to the GRUB menu. I posted this on the Arch Power Git Hub as well due to this bug. I am able to boot older versions of Debian (Sid) from 2022 successfully and Arch Power ISOs from 2023 successfully. But anything released within 2025 will give this error. It is likely a GRUB or Linux kernel issue. Unfortunately I am having a hard time getting an old kernel and grub installed in order to boot. The most recent Linux kernel that I got booting was a 6.1 version kernel.