Re: Failed install attempt - GRUB issue - hfsprogs missing?

2019-06-21 Thread Dennis Clarke
On 6/21/19 11:22 PM, Rick Thomas wrote: Here’s the URL for the yaboot-only installer: https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/10.0/powerpc/iso-cd/debian-10.0-powerpc-NETINST-1.iso What is the last known good grub based installer ? Dennis

Re: Failed install attempt - GRUB issue - hfsprogs missing?

2019-06-21 Thread Rick Thomas
Here’s the URL for the yaboot-only installer: https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/10.0/powerpc/iso-cd/debian-10.0-powerpc-NETINST-1.iso It has worked for me, but I had to do a little work to get it to accept the ports repo without having the certificate for it on the CD. I’ll try to reprod

Re: Failed install attempt - GRUB issue - hfsprogs missing?

2019-06-21 Thread Riccardo Mottola
Hi Adrian, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: I just wonder how people tested GRUB, I was just eager to test on this setup too, since there is no critical data on the hard disk. It worked for a while until the grub-installer was updated. It will work in the foreseeable future and then without re

Re: Failed install attempt - GRUB issue - hfsprogs missing?

2019-06-21 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
Hi! On 6/21/19 5:34 PM, Riccardo Mottola wrote: >> I understand that the installer situation for PowerMacs is a bit >> frustrating at the moment, but we can't blame anyone but Apple who >> implemented Open Firmware not 100% according to spec so that we >> have to use workarounds. > > A little bit

Re: Failed install attempt - GRUB issue - hfsprogs missing?

2019-06-21 Thread Riccardo Mottola
Hi Adrian, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: I understand that the installer situation for PowerMacs is a bit frustrating at the moment, but we can't blame anyone but Apple who implemented Open Firmware not 100% according to spec so that we have to use workarounds. A little bit confusing, yes..

Re: ofpath vs ofpathname vs grub-ofpathname

2019-06-21 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
Hi Mathieu! On 6/21/19 2:20 PM, Mathieu Malaterre wrote: > System: Mac Mini G4 > > Using master branch from: > $ git clone g...@github.com:ibm-power-utilities/powerpc-utils.git > $ git clone git://ozlabs.org/srv/projects/yaboot/yaboot.git > $ git clone git://git.savannah.gnu.org/grub.git > > Lea

Re: ofpath vs ofpathname vs grub-ofpathname

2019-06-21 Thread Mathieu Malaterre
Adrian, On Thu, Jun 20, 2019 at 3:47 PM John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: > > Hi! > > In order to collect data for fixing the limitations we have with > grub-ofpathname, > I have done some initial testing on our POWER8 buildd by comparing the output > of Yaboot's ofpath [1], ofpathname from power

Re: Failed install attempt - GRUB issue - hfsprogs missing?

2019-06-21 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
Hello! On 6/21/19 1:05 AM, Riccardo Mottola wrote: > I got the PowerPC image from here: > > https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/2019-05-24/ > > is that the best one? If you want something that is stable and working, use the Yaboot-only image in the "10.0" folder unless you have an IBM powe