GRUB on powerpc

GRUB on powerpc

[Proneet Biswas]

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Hi,
  I am fairly new to the grub bootloader. So if the question is already 
answered, please feel free to point me to the relevant pointers/FAQ. We are
  trying to use GRUB on a new powerpc based platform for loading 2.6 
linux kernel.
  Q1: Which is the latest stable version which I should start with ?
  Q2: Will this require openfirmware to be involved at any intermediate 
stage of loading or GRUB would be able to directly load the kernel.
  Q3: Are there any specific limitations on the kind of file systems or 
storage media for loading kernel ?


Regards
Proneet.

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Re: GRUB on powerpc

[Jerone Young]

Hollis Blanchard can better answer this but I think I have most the
answers for you..see below.

On 8/29/07, Proneet Biswas <proneetb@redback.com> wrote:
>
>  Hi,
>    I am fairly new to the grub bootloader. So if the question is already
> answered, please feel free to point me to the relevant pointers/FAQ. We are
>    trying to use GRUB on a new powerpc based platform for loading 2.6 linux
> kernel.
>    Q1: Which is the latest stable version which I should start with ?

Grab the latest cvs build.

>    Q2: Will this require openfirmware to be involved at any intermediate
> stage of loading or GRUB would be able to directly load the kernel.

Yes current powerpc port does require open firmware.
http://grub.enbug.org/TestingOnPowerPC

>    Q3: Are there any specific limitations on the kind of file systems or
> storage media for loading kernel ?

The grub  have to be on a FAT filesystem so that Open Firmware can
read them. I've only tested it with the kernel in the same filesystem.
But since grub can read ext3 I see no reason why it shouldn't be able
to read the kernel from another partition formated ext3...though I
have not tried this.

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>  Proneet.
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Re: GRUB on powerpc

[Proneet Biswas]

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Hi Jerone,
  Thanks for the response. Let me investigate if there are other 
bootloader options as one of the requirements for us is
  also to move away from openfirmware.

Regards
Proneet.

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Jerone Young wrote:
> Hollis Blanchard can better answer this but I think I have most the
> answers for you..see below.
>
> On 8/29/07, Proneet Biswas <proneetb@redback.com> wrote:
>   
>>  Hi,
>>    I am fairly new to the grub bootloader. So if the question is already
>> answered, please feel free to point me to the relevant pointers/FAQ. We are
>>    trying to use GRUB on a new powerpc based platform for loading 2.6 linux
>> kernel.
>>    Q1: Which is the latest stable version which I should start with ?
>>     
>
> Grab the latest cvs build.
>
>   
>>    Q2: Will this require openfirmware to be involved at any intermediate
>> stage of loading or GRUB would be able to directly load the kernel.
>>     
>
> Yes current powerpc port does require open firmware.
> http://grub.enbug.org/TestingOnPowerPC
>
>   
>>    Q3: Are there any specific limitations on the kind of file systems or
>> storage media for loading kernel ?
>>     
>
> The grub  have to be on a FAT filesystem so that Open Firmware can
> read them. I've only tested it with the kernel in the same filesystem.
> But since grub can read ext3 I see no reason why it shouldn't be able
> to read the kernel from another partition formated ext3...though I
> have not tried this.
>
>   
>>  Regards
>>  Proneet.
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Re: GRUB on powerpc

[Jordi Mallach]

On Wed, Aug 29, 2007 at 03:03:59PM -0500, Jerone Young wrote:
> The grub  have to be on a FAT filesystem so that Open Firmware can
> read them.

I have grub2 installed in a hfs Apple bootstrap partition.

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