=== modified file 'util/grub-install.in'
--- util/grub-install.in	2012-05-11 19:07:39 +0000
+++ util/grub-install.in	2012-05-29 18:22:55 +0000
@@ -799,14 +799,16 @@
 	    }
 	fi
 
-	"$nvsetenv" boot-device "$boot_device" || {
-	    # TRANSLATORS: The %s will be replaced by an external program name.
-	    gettext_printf "\`%s' failed.\n" "$nvsetenv" 1>&2
-	    gettext "You will have to set \`boot-device' variable manually.  At the IEEE1275 prompt, type:" 1>&2
-	    echo 1>&2
-	    echo "  setenv boot-device $boot_device" 1>&2
-	    exit 1
-	}
+        if [ "${grub_modinfo_target_cpu}-${grub_modinfo_platform}" = "i386-ieee1275" ]; then
+    	    "$nvsetenv" boot-device "$boot_device" || {
+	        # TRANSLATORS: The %s will be replaced by an external program name.
+                gettext_printf "\`%s' failed.\n" "$nvsetenv" 1>&2
+                gettext "You will have to set \`boot-device' variable manually.  At the IEEE1275 prompt, type:" 1>&2
+                echo 1>&2
+                echo "  setenv boot-device $boot_device" 1>&2
+                exit 1
+            }
+        fi
     fi
 elif [ x"${grub_modinfo_target_cpu}-${grub_modinfo_platform}" = xmips-arc ]; then
     dvhtool -d "${install_device}" --unix-to-vh "{grubdir}/${grub_modinfo_target_cpu}-$grub_modinfo_platform/core.${imgext}" grub