On Fri, Sep 08, 2006 at 12:15:12AM -0400, Rick Thomas wrote: > > On Sep 7, 2006, at 7:00 PM, Otavio Salvador wrote: > > >Rick Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > >>>I made this patch to enable grub2 for powerpc as well, but > >>>unfortunately I can't > >>>test it (no ppc hardware here). Would anyone like to try it? > >>> > >>>-- > >>>Robert Millan > >> > >>Hi Robert, > >> > >>I'd love to test it. And I have PPC hardware (PowerPC Macs) to test > >>it on. But I'm not a developer. What can I do to help? > > > >Basically, you'll need to get d-i source code and grub-installer > >source code. Build both (the last with the applied patch provided by > >Robert) and add it in localudebs before build the mini.iso. Burn it on > >a CD and test. > > Thanks. But as I said, I'm not a developer (for lack of time -- I > have a day job, and I'd like to keep it!) What I can do is test things. > > If someone who understands Otavio's description of the task is > willing to make an .iso that I can burn to a CD, I'll be happy to > test it and provide detailed reports on my success or failures.
I will build you a netboot image, which include this patched version, this way you can test it. I do believe this will include a mini-iso kind of thing. Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
