Bug#927892: grub-ieee1275-bin: Please add bootinfo.txt for sparc and sparc64

[John Paul Adrian Glaubitz]

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

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