On 5/13/15, 12:11 AM, "Dan Rosenqvist" <da...@kth.se> wrote:
>Hi, Hi Dan, > >I'm trying to create a minimal GPLv3-free x86 image using the yocto >project. As I'm looking for ways around the GPLv3 license, I'm unable to >use certain packages (such as the live-install which depends on parted, >and grub-2.0). First - I am not a lawyer - just getting that out there. >Instead I'm trying to create a minimal filesystem, stored as a tarball, >which includes grub-0.97. So dropping the live image type avoids the first set of issues. Is your target system using legacy PC BIOS or UEFI? If UEFI, then you can specify EFI_PROVIDER = "gummiboot" and use that instead of grub-efi as gummiboot is LGPL v2. If you are using PC BIOS, have you considered not using grub at all and just relying on syslinux, GPL v2 or later. > To install the image in the target environment (currently a virtual >machine) I use a small bootable linux image used to set up the partitions >and extracting > the tarball image. After doing so, I mount proc and dev to be able to >chroot into the target file system and run grub-install (to set up grub >in the mbr). However, grub-install seem to segfault (a lot), and later >prints out that the installation was successful. Grub-install is a nightmare in my experience, and doubly so in atypical environments as you describe. Without a lot more diagnostics, straces, etc, I can't offer much advice. Which device are you attempting to install grub to? > > >This methodology has previously been working with gentoo minimal builds. Same version of Grub? -- Darren > >It feels like I can't be the only one who is in need of a minimalistic >GPLv3-free x86 build, is there someone here who might be able to guide me >in the right direction? > >Regards, >Dan > > > >-- >_______________________________________________ >yocto mailing list >yocto@yoctoproject.orghttps://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/yocto -- Darren Hart Intel Open Source Technology Center -- _______________________________________________ yocto mailing list yocto@yoctoproject.org https://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/yocto
