[Bug 1416078] Re: grub2 ppc64el backports for 14.04

[Breno Leitão]

Hi Mathieu,

Sure, I am asking someone to validate them ASAP.

Thanks

On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 12:46 PM, Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre <
mathieu.tl at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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