Here is another reason why I think the CR-LF patch should be applied:
This is the output of Fedora without the CR-LF patch: *note: used the -nographic option to see the text
0 > boot cd:,\:tbxi : $CM $call-method ;w then ;0= ;de-int nip nip ; INTERPRETE: --- " /chosen" find-package if dup " memory" rot GPP$ if D2NIP swapvalue mmu# value mem# NIP else 0 then else 0 0 then else 0 0 then INTERPRETE: --- : ^mem mem# $CM ; : ^mmu mmu# $CM ; INTERPRETE: --- " _screen-ihandle" $find if execute else 0 then call-method color!: exception -21
call-method color! failed with error ffffffdf
call-method color!: exception -21
call-method color! failed with error ffffffdf
call-method color!: exception -21
call-method color! failed with error ffffffdf
call-method color!: exception -21
call-method color! failed with error ffffffdf
call-method color!: exception -21
call-method color! failed with error ffffffdf
call-method color!: exception -21
call-method color! failed with error ffffffdf
call-method color!: exception -21
call-method color! failed with error ffffffdf
call-method color!: exception -21
call-method color! failed with error ffffffdf
call-method color!: exception -21
call-method color! failed with error ffffffdf
call-method color!: exception -21
call-method color! failed with error ffffffdf
call-method color!: exception -21
call-method color! failed with error ffffffdf
call-method color!: exception -21
call-method color! failed with error ffffffdf
call-method color!: exception -21
call-method color! failed with error ffffffdf
call-method color!: exception -21
call-method color! failed with error ffffffdf
call-method color!: exception -21
call-method color! failed with error ffffffdf
call-method color!: exception -21
call-method color! failed with error ffffffdf
Config file read, 244 bytes INTERPRETE: --- 0 to background-color
INTERPRETE: --- f to foreground-color
Welcome to the 32-bit Fedora 17 installer! Hit <TAB> for boot options.
Without the patch it still prints a lot of unrelated errors. The "INTERPRETE" text is from ciface.fs with the debugging code uncommented.
The output with the patch is mostly unchanged. The ^mem and ^mmu messages look harmless. The only addition is the -13 exception. According to a comment in the interpret word, this exception might not be an error.
0 > boot cd:,\:tbxi : $CM $call-method ;w then ;0= ;de-int nip nip ; INTERPRETE: --- " /chosen" find-package if dup " memory" rot GPP$ if D2NIP swapvalue mmu# value mem# NIP else 0 then else 0 0 then else 0 0 then milliseconds:interpret: exception -13 caught
interpret " /chosen" find-package if dup " memory" rot GPP$ if D2NIP swap " value mmu# value mem# failed with error ffffffedelse 0 0 then
INTERPRETE: --- : ^mem mem# $CM ; : ^mmu mmu# $CM ; ^mem isn't unique. ^mmu isn't unique. INTERPRETE: --- " _screen-ihandle" $find if execute else 0 then call-method color!: exception -21
call-method color! failed with error ffffffdf
call-method color!: exception -21
call-method color! failed with error ffffffdf
call-method color!: exception -21
call-method color! failed with error ffffffdf
call-method color!: exception -21
call-method color! failed with error ffffffdf
call-method color!: exception -21
call-method color! failed with error ffffffdf
call-method color!: exception -21
call-method color! failed with error ffffffdf
call-method color!: exception -21
call-method color! failed with error ffffffdf
call-method color!: exception -21
call-method color! failed with error ffffffdf
call-method color!: exception -21
call-method color! failed with error ffffffdf
call-method color!: exception -21
call-method color! failed with error ffffffdf
call-method color!: exception -21
call-method color! failed with error ffffffdf
call-method color!: exception -21
call-method color! failed with error ffffffdf
call-method color!: exception -21
call-method color! failed with error ffffffdf
call-method color!: exception -21
call-method color! failed with error ffffffdf
call-method color!: exception -21
call-method color! failed with error ffffffdf
call-method color!: exception -21
call-method color! failed with error ffffffdf
Config file read, 244 bytes INTERPRETE: --- 0 to background-color
INTERPRETE: --- f to foreground-color
Welcome to the 32-bit Fedora 17 installer! Hit <TAB> for boot options.
Welcome to yaboot version 1.3.17 (Red Hat 1.3.17-2.fc16) Enter "help" to get some basic usage information boot:
With and without the patch Fedora makes it to the same place.