Re: What's the status of hfsprogs?
On 12/1/18 18:22, Matti Palmström wrote:
But that should make it possible to have the slightly "hacky" solution
to put /boot on a HFS partition, which should be bootable from Open
Firmware.
But why should you put `/boot` on a HFS partition? Maybe to directly
load a kernel image (e.g. wrapped in a zImage ([1]))?
The usual approach is to put a loader (with more capabilities or less
limits than the firmware, although I believe IEEE1275 has not that many
limits) in the reach of the firmware (i.e. a HFS partition for NewWorld
PowerMacs) and let the loader handle the loading of an OS kernel and such.
[1]: https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/powerpc/bootwrapper.txt
Is the solution with only having grub.img more secure,
... "more secure" in what sense?
or is it just to
make it easier to change for those who already have systems up and
running with yaboot today?
The "GRUB as image solution" was just the first approach I tried. But
yes, I also found it easier to just put an additional file on the HFS
partition next to yaboot and get it going for initial testing.
Cheers,
Frank
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