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Mentioned /ppc/bootinfo.txt in description of CHRP

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Thomas Schmitt 2014-09-27 11:08:59 +02:00
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@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ PReP boots via a MBR partition containing only raw ELF and having type 0x41.
Sources:
Mail conversations with Vladimir Serbinenko.
http://stuff.mit.edu/afs/sipb/contrib/doc/specs/protocol/chrp/chrp1_7a.pdf
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/W51a7ffcf4dfd_4b40_9d82_446ebc23c550/page/PowerLinux%20Boot%20howto
CHRP is marked by an MBR partition entry of type 0x96 spanning the whole
ISO 9660 image.
@ -966,12 +967,16 @@ ISO 9660 image.
The specs in chrp1_7a.pdf promise that CHRP also recognizes ISO 9660 file
systems on unpartitioned disks. (See 11.1.1. Media Layout Format)
The firmware looks up a file /ppc/bootinfo.txt which in SGML-ish tag
<boot-script> contains firmware commands.
E.g. to execute the binary /boot/grub/powerpc.elf as first stage of GRUB2:
<boot-script>boot &device;:\boot\grub\powerpc.elf</boot-script>
Vladimir Serbinenko stated:
PReP boot may be preferable. At least it can co-exist with other partitions
in the ISO image [without causing overlapping between partitions].
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