#11848 NORM 1.75-fi: open firmware does not say why it does not boot linux (was: OFW refuses to boot a 1.75 with 8GB disk)

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#11848: open firmware does not say why it does not boot linux
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           Reporter:  cjb                  |       Owner:  wmb at firmworks.com
               Type:  defect               |      Status:  new              
           Priority:  normal               |   Milestone:  1.75-firmware    
          Component:  ofw - open firmware  |     Version:  not specified    
         Resolution:                       |    Keywords:                   
        Next_action:  design               |    Verified:  0                
Deployment_affected:                       |   Blockedby:                   
           Blocking:                       |  
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Changes (by Quozl):

  * next_action:  diagnose => design


Comment:

 I agree it would be better if Open Firmware had told you why it did not
 boot Linux.  But I would like to see a consensus on what it should do.

 How about printing the TS tag if it is not SHIP?  Near the banner check
 for partition size.

 We already emit to the serial port a warning about the TS tag, but you
 wouldn't have seen that.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/11848#comment:3>
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