Date: Mon, 18 May 2026 15:23:46 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: ppc@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 279137] FreeBSD fails to boot on IBM POWER8 systems (S814, S822L, S824) Message-ID: <bug-279137-21-pe4dAzhvaJ@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> In-Reply-To: <bug-279137-21@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=279137 --- Comment #13 from Calvin Buckley <calvin@cmpct.info> --- One idea I've had is it may be related to a note section/segment (the ELF terminology is easily confusable...) in the loader executable. yaboot appears to have an addnote program it invokes for IBM systems ex post facto (which is why I didn't see the note in the executable), and grub will do so at least if mkimage is invoked with the -n flag. Allegedly, Apple's OF implementation reacts violently if it sees one, but IBM systems seem to require it [1] (but if so, how does grub handle discs that boot on both Power Macs and IBM systems? And I've booted grub images that I didn't explicitly make a note segment on...). [1]: https://marc.info/?l=grub-devel&m=139175051128987 -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.home | help
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