Hi Milan,
On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 05:56:54PM -0400, Milan Kupcevic wrote:
>Package: debian-cd
>Tags: patch d-i wheezy
>Severity: wishlist
>
>Hello,
>
>I would like to propose a slight change in the way PowerPC CD/DVD boots.
OK...
>CD/DVD boot-script, which runs on PowerPC Mac machines, can detect
>whether it runs on 32-bit or 64-bit processor, then offer boot
>options accordingly. This proposed change makes 32-bit Macs offer
>32-bit boot options only. Therefore, pressing ENTER or typing
>'install' would load 32-bit kernel. On the other hand, 64-bit PowerPC
>Macs and IBM CHRP machines would offer 64-bit boot options by
>default. Therefore, pressing ENTER or typing 'install' would load
>64-bit kernel, but it would also offer 32-bit boot options such as
>install32 or expert32.
Right.
>Attached diff introduces two new files:
>
>boot32.msg - Boot prompt for 32-bit Macs.
>mac32.conf - Options offered on 32-bit Macs.
>
>Diff stats:
>
>data/wheezy/yaboot/boot.msg | 18 +++++------
>data/wheezy/yaboot/boot32.msg | 16 ++++++++++
>data/wheezy/yaboot/mac32.conf | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++
>data/wheezy/yaboot/ofboot.b | 9 +++++
>data/wheezy/yaboot/yaboot.conf | 54 +++++++++++++++-------------------
>tools/boot/wheezy/boot-powerpc | 30 ++++++++++++------
>6 files changed, 113 insertions(+), 49 deletions(-)
>
>Any comments?
Sounds sane enough, but I'm not an expert on ppc stuff. Question
below, though:
>Index: data/wheezy/yaboot/boot.msg
>===================================================================
>--- data/wheezy/yaboot/boot.msg (revision 2346)
>+++ data/wheezy/yaboot/boot.msg (working copy)
>@@ -3,16 +3,16 @@
> This is a Debian installation ${MEDIA_TYPE},
> built on ${BUILD_DATE}.
>
>+
> Enter one of the following options to begin:
>
>-install 32-bit processor (G4 or earlier)
>-install64 64-bit processor (G5 or IBM POWER3/4/5)
>-expert expert mode on 32-bit processor
>-expert64 expert mode on 64-bit processor
>+install 64-bit processor (G5 or POWER3/4/5/6/7)
>+install32 32-bit processor (G4 or earlier)
Is there a reason why you've dropped mention of the "expert" options
here?
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