[Bug 1416078] Re: grub2 ppc64el backports for 14.04

[Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre]

As soon as the three bugs closed by the upload are verified (and if you
could help with that, it would be very useful); then we can release the
package to -updates, at which point it will make it to the very next
daily build.

Until then, the grub2 package update can be tested by enabling the
"proposed" repository, as described in the bug reports.

The three bugs are:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1334793 - Reboot loop / CHRP note
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1454743 - Disable VSX
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1454764 - Inverted video

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Title:
  grub2 ppc64el backports for 14.04

Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in grub2 source package in Trusty:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  This ticket is to track some patches that were added after the 14.04
  release and are important for the ppc64el version of 14.04.

  For now I think we should include:

   - replace install_powerpc_machtypes.patch to a new one from release 14 (attached here): This patch enables the installation using powervm and fixes the ticket [1];
   - ppc64el-disable-vsx.patch: This patch avoids that the build add some VSX code. VSX is not enabled during the boot and calling it can cause a crash. There is no ticket for it.

  [1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1334793

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