Bug#233864: marked as done ([powerpc] document need for BootX on oldworld)
On 5/17/20 2:15 PM, Debian Bug Tracking System wrote:
> Initial boot: doesn't work on oldworld PPC. BootX works. Yeah, it's a known
> problem. What about providing BootX in the cdrom and adding this hint to
> debian-installer documentation?
That's actually a good point. I can look adding OldWorld support in the
future provided that booting on OldWorld machines currently works.
I remember there being issues, in particular with PowerBook 34xx machines.
BootX might also help with the NewWorld machines that have early OpenFirmware
implementations that are not properly supported by GRUB.
Adrian
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