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Re: [PATCH 1/2] powerpc-ieee1275: load grub at 8MB, not 2MB
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Robbie Harwood |
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Re: [PATCH 1/2] powerpc-ieee1275: load grub at 8MB, not 2MB |
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Tue, 16 Nov 2021 11:37:33 -0500 |
"Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko" <phcoder@gmail.com> writes:
> Was it tested on powerpc-based Macs? They're still useful for
> debugging and developpement despite their age
Per Daniel's message:
The tests with powerpc32 using the OpenBIOS OF implementation seem
to still work. I have no 32-bit Apple hardware to test on.
But generally, I don't think this is a reasonable requirement.
Not only are powerpc macs very old at this point (discontinued 2006 - 15
years ago), but there also aren't really distros that supports them
(Debian dropped them in 8, Fedora around 12, Suse in it looks like 7).
Sure, Gentoo might work - but these are by no means fast machines.
To be constructive: I submit that if users/developers want to test on
these machines that they have and use, we should incorporate their
feedback where reasonable. But let's not hold back patches over
hypothetical concerns for a dead architecture. [1]
Be well,
--Robbie
1: I love these machines. I grew up with them. But they're solidly
retro now. And many of them have design failures that cause them to
self-destruct, which makes them particularly difficult retro to
manage.
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- [PATCH 0/2] powerpc-ieee1275: support larger core.elf images, Daniel Axtens, 2021/11/15
- [PATCH 1/2] powerpc-ieee1275: load grub at 8MB, not 2MB, Daniel Axtens, 2021/11/15
- Re: [PATCH 1/2] powerpc-ieee1275: load grub at 8MB, not 2MB, Robbie Harwood, 2021/11/16
- Re: [PATCH 1/2] powerpc-ieee1275: load grub at 8MB, not 2MB, Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko, 2021/11/16
- Re: [PATCH 1/2] powerpc-ieee1275: load grub at 8MB, not 2MB,
Robbie Harwood <=
- Re: [PATCH 1/2] powerpc-ieee1275: load grub at 8MB, not 2MB, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz, 2021/11/16
- Re: [PATCH 1/2] powerpc-ieee1275: load grub at 8MB, not 2MB, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz, 2021/11/16
- Re: [PATCH 1/2] powerpc-ieee1275: load grub at 8MB, not 2MB, Robbie Harwood, 2021/11/16
- Re: [PATCH 1/2] powerpc-ieee1275: load grub at 8MB, not 2MB, Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko, 2021/11/16
- Re: [PATCH 1/2] powerpc-ieee1275: load grub at 8MB, not 2MB, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz, 2021/11/22
[PATCH 2/2] ieee1275: set real-base in the PowerPC IEEE1275 Note to 32MB, Daniel Axtens, 2021/11/15
Re: [PATCH 0/2] powerpc-ieee1275: support larger core.elf images, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz, 2021/11/23