[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2011-04-18 Thread Yuval
Confirm that Natty Beta 2 didn't work for me either. On the other hand http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/10.10/release/ubuntu-10.10 -desktop-amd64+mac.iso (suggested by Juan C Nuno in comment #35) DID work for me as well on my two Core 2 duo iMacs. Install worked and test drive seems ok.

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2011-04-18 Thread Chauncellor
Can someone try a daily build? There are ISO images that seem to be specifically tailored to mac: natty-desktop-amd64+mac.iso http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2011-04-18 Thread mgriepentrog
Yuval: Was that with EFI? I remember trying the +mac distro and not finding any evidence of EFI support on the image. I will have to try again later today to see if it works. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2011-04-18 Thread Yuval
@mgriepentrog , whops you're right. My iMacs were SMC (the About this Mack-More information-hardware had SMC version: 1.8f2 and not an EFI version. So Juan C Nuno's link worked for that. I failed to spot that the distinction before posting. So i confirm that ubuntu maverick image only for SMC

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2011-04-15 Thread Joseph Mark Jarvis
I tried natty beta 2 today hoping for progress. Still experiencing this bug on Intel hardware (see my earlier comment #40). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/633983 Title: Can't boot

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2011-03-04 Thread Henrique Ferreiro
Confirmed as per last comment and my own attempt with the latest daily build of natty. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2011-02-19 Thread Maciej Nabozny
I also confirm, that this bug is in Natty Alpha 2 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/633983 Title: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI) -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2011-01-11 Thread Jeremy Foshee
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Assignee: Andy Whitcroft (apw) = (unassigned) ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Maverick) Assignee: Andy Whitcroft (apw) = (unassigned) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2011-01-10 Thread Justin Dugger
I can confirm that this bug also appears in the Natty Alpha 1 liveCD. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/633983 Title: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI) --

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-12-30 Thread michael
I have discovered some additional information that may help Apple currently implements EFI/uEFI 1.1 on their machines. Windows 7 64 bit requires uEFI 2.0 the same may be true of ubuntu/grub2. Open refits console and type ver to see the EFI version. -- You received this bug notification because

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-12-23 Thread Joseph Mark Jarvis
I have this problem on non-Apple hardware as well (see comment #37). I have an Intel DG965WH motherboard. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/633983 Title: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-11-24 Thread Jamie Lokier
I can confirm there is a *Binutils* issue with building kernels on Maverick, which results in boot failures on (at least my) *32-bit* x86 laptop (not a Mac). The symptoms are different to those described here, but consistent. It suggests a miscompilation/mislinking. When building on Maverick, I

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-11-24 Thread Jamie Lokier
See #673236 for the binutils issue. -- Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/633983 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-11-05 Thread Jack Bauer
I'm experiencing the same issue on non-Apple hardware; and Intel D975XBX board to be exact. Interestingly the 10.10-desktop-amd64.iso will eventually boot, however neither the 10.10-server-amd64.iso or the 10.10-alternate-amd64.iso work. -- Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-10-24 Thread Jools Wills
This was the closest bug I could find to an issue I have been having with maverick built kernels and efi. some background first: I have been building kernels on a linuxmint 9 (lucid) based system, for a joggler device target (efi based device - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O2_Joggler). The

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-10-22 Thread Jean-Baptiste Lallement
** Tags added: regression-release ** Tags removed: regression-potential ** Tags added: maverick -- Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/633983 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-10-22 Thread Juan C Nuno
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/10.10/release/ubuntu-10.10 -desktop-amd64+mac.iso works for me -- Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/633983 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-10-12 Thread Crazor
Though not directly concerning this bug, I'd like to ask if anyone experienced PRAM corruption or other strange problems while trying the desktop amd64 installer. I was able to render my MacBook 5,1 unbootable two times yesterday when I tried the standard (non-+mac) iso. Neither Snow Leopard

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-10-12 Thread Chauncellor
Crazor: I didn't have anything of the sort. Perhaps the hard shutdowns from booting up the Live CDs were the cause. -- Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/633983 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-10-11 Thread Andy Schmitz
Would it be reasonable to add a link to http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/10.10/release/ (or a specific ISO from there) to the release notes under the section for this bug? -- Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/633983 You received this

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-10-11 Thread Mario Vukelic
@Seed: Note that this bugs affects several projects, one of those being the release notes*. The fix mentioned by Robbie was for the release notes only, and was about mentioning the issue (see comment #21 by Colin). For other affected projects, the bug is still considered to have an open status. *

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-10-10 Thread Chauncellor
I can confirm that the modified ISO boots fine. -- Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/633983 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-10-10 Thread Pierce Wetter
The release note is incorrect. This also happens on a MacPro. (MacPro 1,1 in my System Profiler) Also there is only the desktop version in cdimage/ports. Does the server image need to be updated as well? -- Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-10-10 Thread SeedOfOnan
I have a March 2009 version of the Mac Mini. I've been a happy customer of 10.04 64 desktop. Today I tried booting ubuntu-10.10-desktop-amd64 live CD, holding down the option key while powering up. The choose-OS screen shows two options for the CD, one labeled 'Windows' and the other EFI. If I

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-10-09 Thread Robbie Williamson
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Maverick) Milestone: ubuntu-10.10 = None -- Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/633983 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-10-09 Thread Robbie Williamson
** Changed in: ubuntu-release-notes Status: New = Fix Released -- Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/633983 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-10-09 Thread Heiko Przybyl
Hi, probably a tiny bit too late, but did you try out a (very) recent grub version? I for myself was persecuted by the boot problem starting with amd64 releases of ubuntu 9.xy on my MacBook3,1. Until today I ran a custom grub 1.96 setup on my EFI partition (I expect 1.98 to behave the same). I

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-10-08 Thread jyro
Colin, could you also provide an alternate ISO for amd64+mac? I would like to try it, but I have LVM based setup and can't use desktop ISO for that. Thanks in advance. -- Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/633983 You received this bug

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-10-05 Thread Vladimir Travalja
well I have similar problem, not only that I can't install ubuntu maverick, I can't install previous versions of ubuntu x86 or x64 it doesn't matter, after I put cd/dvd and press c key or alt and then select the windows my macbook pro 3.1 santarosa just freeze it self. I saw this article and saw

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-10-04 Thread Colin Watson
We'll have to release-note this, although I'm currently working on building unsupported amd64+mac CD images which will live under the ports directories on cdimage.ubuntu.com. The release-noted workaround will be to use either these images or the i386 image. ** Also affects: ubuntu-release-notes

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-10-04 Thread Colin Watson
Try: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ports/daily-live/current/maverick-desktop- amd64+mac.iso -- Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/633983 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-10-04 Thread Przemysław Kulczycki
Works for me. -- Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/633983 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-10-04 Thread Mario Vukelic
Thanks. Works on my MacBook 5.5. (Though it boots into a gdm screen which asks for a login and password - I dunno if that's expected in Maverick). -- Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/633983 You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-10-03 Thread Przemysław Kulczycki
No change for me using today's daily livecd (20101003 - after RC) - i386 works, amd64 doesn't. Using Option key doesn't help. (Macbook 2,1) -- Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/633983 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-10-02 Thread Andrea Micheloni
I can confirm the 10.10rc amd64 is non-bootable in any way on my MacBook 3,1. -- Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/633983 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-10-02 Thread Andrea Micheloni
And the non-EFI iso works like a charm, instead. -- Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/633983 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-10-02 Thread Przemysław Kulczycki
I was able to boot from the amd64 no-EFI iso on my Macbook 2,1. -- Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/633983 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-10-02 Thread jf pambrun
On a MacbookPro 7,1 and the RC release (ubuntu-10.10-rc-desktop- amd64.iso). Holding option and selecting Windows CD works fine and I was able to proceed with installation. Selecting EFI Boot shows GRUB, but selecting try or install shows a black screen. However, adding acpi=force, noefi and

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-10-01 Thread Andy Whitcroft
Note that the above image is intended for testing only. We are not in a position to drop EFI support as many newer platforms will only have EFI. -- Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/633983 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-10-01 Thread Andy Whitcroft
It is not clear that this is a kernel issue. It is likely this is a incompatibility between the Mac EFI and i386 uEFI implementations. This is suggested by the fact the i386 images boot correctly (which do not have EFI support) but the amd64 images do not (which do have EFI support). To confirm

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-10-01 Thread Kalman Reti
I'm downloading the image and will try it out at home tonight (the macbook is my wife's). Do you have an md5sum of the image? -- Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/633983 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

Re: [Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-10-01 Thread Andy Whitcroft
On Fri, Oct 01, 2010 at 12:23:33PM -, Kalman Reti wrote: Do you have an md5sum of the image? The master copy I have here is as below: $ md5sum maverick-desktop-amd64-noEFI.iso 6d33624636e3d697426aa55467f4421a maverick-desktop-amd64-noEFI.iso -apw -- Can't boot Maverick beta

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-10-01 Thread Henrique Ferreiro
For me it works on a imac9,1 but it doesn't on a macbook2,1. I guess it may be related to 64 vs 32 bits efi, respectively. -- Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/633983 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

Re: [Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-09-27 Thread Przemysław Kulczycki
Holding Option key at boot allowed me to choose only Windows CD, which resulted in the same Select cd-rom boot type message. -- Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/633983 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-09-26 Thread Przemysław Kulczycki
i386 live CD works. I tried burning the amd64 ISO to 2 different discs - both of them failed to boot in the same way. I tried today's daily iso amd64 - same outcome. The amd64 iso was bootable on my other laptop (HP). -- Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-09-26 Thread Przemysław Kulczycki
The error message when you try to use the 3rd option in refit is: Starting bootx64.efi Error: Unsupported while loading bootx64.efi * Hit any key to continue * (pressing any key goes back to refit) -- Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/633983

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-09-26 Thread satmandu
Confirming that this also fails with the Select CD-ROM message on a MacBook Pro 3,1 (Late 2007) and the 9/25 nightly cd image build. -- Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/633983 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-09-26 Thread satmandu
On the MacBook Pro 3,1 and the 9/25 amd64 nightly build image, I try this: Hold down option key at boot. Select EFI BOOT CD I now get grub, with live and install options. Selecting either gives me this error shortly thereafter: Kernel Panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-09-26 Thread satmandu
disabling grub options to hide the kernel log gives me this: md: ... autorun DONE. RAMDISK: couldn't find valid RAM disk image starting at 0. List of all partitions: 0b00 1048575 sr0 driver: sr No filesystem could mount root, tried: ext3 ext2 ext4 fuseblk Kernel Panic -

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-09-25 Thread Przemysław Kulczycki
** Summary changed: - can't boot Meerkat beta amd64 livecd on core 2 duo macbook + Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI) ** Also affects: linux via https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=527443 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Also affects: syslinux

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-09-25 Thread Przemysław Kulczycki
** Tags added: regression-potential -- Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/633983 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-09-25 Thread Przemysław Kulczycki
Booting from 64-bit Live CD works in Lucid. This might be related to the fact that Maverick uses syslinux 4.x while Lucid and earlier releases use syslinux 3.x. # lucid (utils): Bootloader for Linux/i386 using MS-DOS floppies 2:3.63+dfsg-2ubuntu3: amd64 i386 # maverick (utils): collection of boot

[Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot Maverick beta amd64 live cd on macbook (EFI)

2010-09-25 Thread Scott Kitterman
** Also affects: casper (Ubuntu Maverick) Importance: Undecided Status: Invalid ** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu Maverick) Importance: Undecided Status: Confirmed ** Also affects: syslinux (Ubuntu Maverick) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: linux