{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/rear/rear/issues/610","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/rear/rear/issues/610/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/rear/rear/issues/610/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/rear/rear/issues/610/events","html_url":"https://github.com/rear/rear/issues/610","id":92903191,"number":610,"title":"recovery iso image fails to boot on ibm powervm lpar","user":{"login":"harikum","id":13168225,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/13168225?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/harikum","html_url":"https://github.com/harikum","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/harikum/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/harikum/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/harikum/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/harikum/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/harikum/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/harikum/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/harikum/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/harikum/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/harikum/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/rear/rear/labels/support","name":"support","color":"02d7e1"}],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":12,"created_at":"2015-07-03T16:11:22Z","updated_at":"2015-07-07T12:30:59Z","closed_at":null,"body":"Environment: IBM PowerVM Lpar on Power8 hardware\r\nOS: SLES11SP3\r\nRear 1.17.1\r\n\r\nlocal.conf:\r\n\r\n    OUTPUT=ISO\r\n    BACKUP=NETFS\r\n    NETFS_URL=nfs://nfs_host/backup/rear/\r\n    BACKUP_PROG_INCLUDE=( '/' )\r\n    BACKUP_PROG_EXCLUDE=( '/tmp/*' '/dev/shm/*' '/var/lib/rear/output/*' '/media/*'  )\r\n\r\n\"rear -v mkbackup\" runs successfully and creates the bootable iso and the backup.tar.gz file\r\n\r\nhowever the lpar to be recovered is unable to boot from the 'rear-hostname.iso' image,  message \"no operating system found \" is displayed on the console, no errors or any other references.\r\n\r\nhere is the output of rear validate on the system.\r\n\r\n    Version:     Relax-and-Recover 1.17.1 / Git\r\n    Validation:  SUSE_LINUX/11/ppc64\r\n    Submitted:   Hari Mahadevan hari@mahadevan.net USA\r\n    Date:        2015-07-03\r\n    Features:    ISO\r\n    Comment:     rescue disk fails to load ( SMS message \"no operating system found message \", this occurs  when attempting to recover a SLES 11Sp3 lpar, The boot iso 'rear-hostname'.iso get created as part of 'rear -v mkbackup'\r\n\r\nThe same process works fine on a x86 vmware virtual machine.\r\n\r\nAnything unique with the Power8 Lpars with SLES11Sp3?\r\n\r\nappreciate your response.\r\n"},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/rear/rear/issues/comments/119190186","html_url":"https://github.com/rear/rear/issues/610#issuecomment-119190186","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/rear/rear/issues/610","id":119190186,"user":{"login":"gdha","id":888633,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/888633?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/gdha","html_url":"https://github.com/gdha","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/gdha/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/gdha/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/gdha/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/gdha/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/gdha/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/gdha/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/gdha/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/gdha/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/gdha/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-07-07T12:30:59Z","updated_at":"2015-07-07T12:30:59Z","body":"@jayfurmanek perhaps make a special function like `find_syslinux_file` (`usr/share/rear/lib/bootloader-functions.sh`) for it like we did for finding syslinux executable."}}