On Mon, Aug 07, 2006 at 11:09:36PM +0200, Niklaus Giger wrote: > Hi > > I recently bought a MacMiniIntel and wanted to install Debian on in (like on > all my other PowerPC-machines). > > I didn't follow the receipt in http://wiki.debian.org/MacMiniIntel as I have > no other x86 machine at home. > > After upgrading the firmware to 1.0.1 and installing EFI boot loader (Version > 0.7). Refit would recognise the daily debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso (as of > August 6). Starting the installation worked like usual (Language/Keyboard > selection, partitioning). I choose to install only the base system (no debian > mirror). > > After electing elilo (GRUB/LILO were presented as alternatives) installing > elilo stalled at 50%. I had accepted to install into the only presented > partition (/dev/sda1, about 200 MB FAT32 partition, partman reported 3.1 kB > free memory before.). This first partition was created my the Apple > DiskUtility. /dev/sda6 where I installed the base system was formatted as an > ext3 24 GB FS using the Debian installer. > > Switching to the Log (Alt-F3) showed the following messages: > > Setting up elilo (3.6.2) > > Couldn't load efivars module - is it statically linked?
I think that is http://bugs.debian.org/381584 > Any hints would be appreciated. If the MacTel needs a tester, I might be > willing to help out (let's say do at least one installation of a base system > from CD once a week till etch is out or till the end of year whatever comes > first), but I do not have the time to dwelve very deep. > > Best regards > > -- > Niklaus Giger Cheers Geert Stappers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
