Bug#927892: grub-ieee1275-bin: Please add bootinfo.txt for sparc and sparc64
On 24/04/2019 21:30, Frank Scheiner wrote: > On 4/24/19 22:07, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: >> On 4/24/19 9:46 PM, Mark Cave-Ayland wrote: >>> For reference the CHRP bootinfo.txt isn't a configuration file, but is >>> actually >>> parsed by CHRP-compliant open firmwares directly - SPARC firmwares, >>> including >>> OpenBIOS don't support them. Can you explain why grub on SPARC is trying to >>> access >>> this file? >> >> Good point, I didn't notice that there is a CHRP header and assumed that we >> need >> this file on sparc and sparc64 as well. >> >> I haven't actually done any runtime tests yet, I replaced the configuration >> files >> from ppc64el for grub-ieee1275 and adapted them for sparc64. debian-installer >> builds fine with those changes, but as I said, I haven't tested anything yet. >> >> I am very welcome for any pointers though for what else is needed to use GRUB >> for CD boot on sparc64. > > `grub-mkimage` has a (target) format named "sparc64-ieee1275-cdcore". > But I'm unsure if this is of any use for us, or needed at all, because > if GRUB can load kernel and initramfs from disc, it should also be able > to load its modules from disc, so a small GRUB image and separate > modules (like for on-disk or diskless installations) could also work. > > OTOH: if a "sparc64-ieee1275-cdcore" image and a corresponding grub.cfg > works for disc booting, we could just exchange the SILO image and config > for these. Is it possible to see the source for sparc64-ieee1275-cdcore anywhere? A quick search doesn't return anything obvious. And from memory grub is working when installed onto the disk? If so, where is the source of the disk image for comparison? ATB, Mark.
Bug#927892: grub-ieee1275-bin: Please add bootinfo.txt for sparc and sparc64
On 24/04/2019 18:26, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: > Source: grub2 > Version: 2.02+dfsg1-17 > Severity: normal > User: debian-sp...@lists.debian.org > Usertags: sparc64 > > Hello! > > I have started working on switching the bootloader for debian-installer from > silo to grub-ieee1275 on sparc and sparc64. > > For that, I have looked at the corresponding code in debian-installer for > ppc64el and noticed that the configuration file build/config/ppc64el.cfg > requires a "bootinfo.txt" configuration file which is part of the > grub-ieee1275-bin package. > > Thus, in order to switch to grub-ieee1275 on sparc and sparc64, we need > to add the bootinfo.txt there as well. Could you install the bootinfo.txt > file for sparc and sparc64 as well? > > Plus, it might be a good idea to adjust the GRUB version number as well > as the name of the boot script to be a generic name like debian-installer.elf > and not powerpc.elf. > > Currently, the header of bootinfo.txt looks like this: > > > grub 2.02~beta3 > grub 2.02~beta3 > boot &device;:\boot\grub\powerpc.elf > > > Thanks, > Adrian Hi Adrian, For reference the CHRP bootinfo.txt isn't a configuration file, but is actually parsed by CHRP-compliant open firmwares directly - SPARC firmwares, including OpenBIOS don't support them. Can you explain why grub on SPARC is trying to access this file? ATB, Mark.
Bug#927892: grub-ieee1275-bin: Please add bootinfo.txt for sparc and sparc64
On 4/24/19 22:07, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: > On 4/24/19 9:46 PM, Mark Cave-Ayland wrote: >> For reference the CHRP bootinfo.txt isn't a configuration file, but is >> actually >> parsed by CHRP-compliant open firmwares directly - SPARC firmwares, including >> OpenBIOS don't support them. Can you explain why grub on SPARC is trying to >> access >> this file? > > Good point, I didn't notice that there is a CHRP header and assumed that we > need > this file on sparc and sparc64 as well. > > I haven't actually done any runtime tests yet, I replaced the configuration > files > from ppc64el for grub-ieee1275 and adapted them for sparc64. debian-installer > builds fine with those changes, but as I said, I haven't tested anything yet. > > I am very welcome for any pointers though for what else is needed to use GRUB > for CD boot on sparc64. `grub-mkimage` has a (target) format named "sparc64-ieee1275-cdcore". But I'm unsure if this is of any use for us, or needed at all, because if GRUB can load kernel and initramfs from disc, it should also be able to load its modules from disc, so a small GRUB image and separate modules (like for on-disk or diskless installations) could also work. OTOH: if a "sparc64-ieee1275-cdcore" image and a corresponding grub.cfg works for disc booting, we could just exchange the SILO image and config for these. Cheers, Frank
Bug#927892: grub-ieee1275-bin: Please add bootinfo.txt for sparc and sparc64
On 4/24/19 9:46 PM, Mark Cave-Ayland wrote: > For reference the CHRP bootinfo.txt isn't a configuration file, but is > actually > parsed by CHRP-compliant open firmwares directly - SPARC firmwares, including > OpenBIOS don't support them. Can you explain why grub on SPARC is trying to > access > this file? Good point, I didn't notice that there is a CHRP header and assumed that we need this file on sparc and sparc64 as well. I haven't actually done any runtime tests yet, I replaced the configuration files from ppc64el for grub-ieee1275 and adapted them for sparc64. debian-installer builds fine with those changes, but as I said, I haven't tested anything yet. I am very welcome for any pointers though for what else is needed to use GRUB for CD boot on sparc64. Adrian -- .''`. John Paul Adrian Glaubitz : :' : Debian Developer - glaub...@debian.org `. `' Freie Universitaet Berlin - glaub...@physik.fu-berlin.de `-GPG: 62FF 8A75 84E0 2956 9546 0006 7426 3B37 F5B5 F913
Bug#927892: grub-ieee1275-bin: Please add bootinfo.txt for sparc and sparc64
Source: grub2 Version: 2.02+dfsg1-17 Severity: normal User: debian-sp...@lists.debian.org Usertags: sparc64 Hello! I have started working on switching the bootloader for debian-installer from silo to grub-ieee1275 on sparc and sparc64. For that, I have looked at the corresponding code in debian-installer for ppc64el and noticed that the configuration file build/config/ppc64el.cfg requires a "bootinfo.txt" configuration file which is part of the grub-ieee1275-bin package. Thus, in order to switch to grub-ieee1275 on sparc and sparc64, we need to add the bootinfo.txt there as well. Could you install the bootinfo.txt file for sparc and sparc64 as well? Plus, it might be a good idea to adjust the GRUB version number as well as the name of the boot script to be a generic name like debian-installer.elf and not powerpc.elf. Currently, the header of bootinfo.txt looks like this: grub 2.02~beta3 grub 2.02~beta3 boot &device;:\boot\grub\powerpc.elf Thanks, Adrian -- .''`. John Paul Adrian Glaubitz : :' : Debian Developer - glaub...@debian.org `. `' Freie Universitaet Berlin - glaub...@physik.fu-berlin.de `-GPG: 62FF 8A75 84E0 2956 9546 0006 7426 3B37 F5B5 F913
