Re: grub on ppc -- a CHRP script

[Hollis Blanchard]

Hi!

On May 25, 2005, at 11:49 AM, Maurizio Boriani wrote:
> I tried grub2 on my ppc (apple iBook g3) but I don't
> like to change openfw boot-device var every time (I use
> the same laptop for my daily stuff) as suggested in
> grub wiki.
>
> So written a CHRP script which permit to choose
> yaboot or GRUB2, here it is:
<snip>

Nice... I just wish such scripts could be simpler. :)

Personally I don't mind booting to OF and typing "boot hd:6,yaboot" as 
needed, but that's just me. Perhaps you could add your script to the 
wiki, maybe on its own page?

> If someone isn't already doing, I'm going to write a reiserfs
> module (let me know).

There has been at least one request for that already, so I think it 
would be welcome. Marco has done most of the filesystem stuff so far, 
but I think is unavailable for further work until July.

> Also what about multiboot specification support in grub2?
> Is available (on ppc and ia32)? If not why ? :)

The multiboot spec is still x86-specific. There is multiboot loader for 
x86 in GRUB2, but I don't know how much testing it's seen. I am working 
on a project which will eventually require multiboot for PPC, but as 
far as I know there have been no other requests for it...

If you are looking for things to work on, the PPC section of the TODO 
list (http://www.autistici.org/grub/moin.cgi/TodoList) is up-to-date. I 
have been working on the devalias filtering. Actually, I think the 
devalias filtering was misprioritized (my fault), but there are a lot 
of critical items on that list, some large, some small...

-Hollis