Unable to run grub-mkrescue powerpc ISO in QEMU

[Andrey Borzenkov]

Using "qemu-system-ppc -cdrom /tmp/grub2-ppc.iso -boot d
-nographic" (-nographic just to capture output) I get

>> =============================================================
>> OpenBIOS 1.1 [Jul 30 2013 21:44]
>> Configuration device id QEMU version 1 machine id 2
>> CPUs: 1
>> Memory: 128M
>> UUID: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
>> CPU type PowerPC,750
Welcome to OpenBIOS v1.1 built on Jul 30 2013 21:44
Trying cd:,\\:tbxi...
call-method color!: exception -21 
call-method color!: exception -21 
call-method color!: exception -21 
call-method color!: exception -21 
call-method color!: exception -21 
call-method color!: exception -21 
call-method color!: exception -21 
call-method color!: exception -21 
Welcome to GRUB!

call-method block-size: exception -21 
call-method block-size: exception -21 
call-method block-size: exception -21 
call-method block-size: exception -21 
call-method block-size: exception -21 
call-method block-size: exception -21 
call-method block-size: exception -21 
call-method block-size: exception -21 
call-method block-size: exception -21 
call-method block-size: exception -21 
call-method block-size: exception -21 


Using "qemu-system-ppc64 -M pseries -no-reboot
-cdrom /tmp/grub2-ppc.iso -boot d -serial file:/dev/stdout -serial
null" it goes as far as booting from CD, displays Welcome to GRUB and
crashes:

>> =============================================================
>> OpenBIOS 1.1 [Jul 30 2013 21:44]
>> Configuration device id QEMU version 1 machine id 2
>> CPUs: 1
>> Memory: 128M
>> UUID: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
>> CPU type PowerPC,750
address@hidden:~/src/linux> qemu-system-ppc64 -M pseries -no-reboot -cdrom 
/tmp/grub2-ppc.iso -boot d -serial file:/dev/stdout -serial null 
Warning: default mac address being used, creating potential for address conflict
Warning: Disabling some instructions which are not emulated by TCG (0x0, 0x6)


SLOF **********************************************************************
QEMU Starting
 Build Date = Apr 30 2013 14:04:00
 FW Version = git-8cfdfc43f4c4c8c8
 Press "s" to enter Open Firmware.

Populating /vdevice methods
Populating /vdevice/address@hidden
Populating /vdevice/address@hidden
Populating /vdevice/address@hidden

NVRAM: size=65536, fetch=200E, store=200F
Populating /vdevice/address@hidden
Populating /vdevice/address@hidden
VSCSI: Initializing
VSCSI: Looking for devices
  8200000000000000 CD-ROM   : "QEMU     QEMU CD-ROM      1.6."
Populating /address@hidden
 Adapters on 0800000020000000
                     00 0000 (D) : 1234 1111    qemu vga
                     00 0800 (D) : 106b 003f    serial bus [ usb-ohci ]
No NVRAM common partition, re-initializing...
Installing QEMU fb
 Scan USB... 
  USB Keyboard
  USB Mouse
No console specified using screen & keyboard
     


  Welcome to Open Firmware

  Copyright (c) 2004, 2011 IBM Corporation All rights reserved.
  This program and the accompanying materials are made available
  under the terms of the BSD License available at
  http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php


Trying to load:  from: cdrom ...   Successfully loaded
 

( 700 ) Program Exception [ 0 ]


    R0 .. R7           R8 .. R15         R16 .. R23         R24 .. R31
00000000000000b0   0000000000000000   0000000000000000   0000000000000000   
0000000005d32d50   0000000000000000   0000000000000000   0000000000000000   
0000000000000000   0000000000000001   0000000000000000   0000000000000000   
00000000001f4d30   0000000005d32f10   0000000000000000   00000000ffffffff   
00000000001f4da0   0000000040022028   00000000001f4da0   0000000000000000   
0000000000000000   0000000000000000   0000000000000000   0000000000000000   
0000000000000000   0000000000000000   0000000000000000   00000000001f4d30   
000000000020f8f0   0000000000000000   0000000000000001   000000000020f8f0   

    CR / XER           LR / CTR          SRR0 / SRR1        DAR / DSISR
        80022028   000000000016a5c8   0000000000169cd0   0000000000000000   
0000000020000000   0000000000204230   0000000000082000           00000000   


2 > 

address@hidden:~/src/linux> qemu-system-ppc --version
QEMU emulator version 1.6.2, Copyright (c) 2003-2008 Fabrice Bellard
address@hidden:~/src/linux>