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Re: GRUB in place of YABOOT



On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 7:34 AM, Mathieu Malaterre <malat@debian.org> wrote:
> On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 9:28 AM, Mathieu Malaterre <malat@debian.org> wrote:
>> Hi there,
>>
>> Could someone please share the steps needed during an `expert32` d-i
>> to have grub be the default loader in place of yaboot ?
>
> So far I've been able to find that:
>
> - I need to create a /boot/grub partition (yes: '/boot/grub' you have
> to enter it manually) during disk setup.
> - Go back to main menu
> - A GRUB entry is now available, I did select it
> - It return promply without any message, nothing is available in `dmesg`
>
> Upon reboot, yaboot is still the default loader. What's missing here ?

If I understand correctly, this trick only works on CHRP IBM machines.
The missing parts for PowerMac are: https://bugs.debian.org/691207 &
https://bugs.debian.org/691209


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