> > > >>> -----Original Message----- > > > >>> From: grub-devel-bounces+j-frankish=slb....@gnu.org > > > >>> [mailto:grub-devel- > > > >>> bounces+j-frankish=slb....@gnu.org] On Behalf Of Vladimir 'f- > > > >>> coder/phcoder' Serbinenko > > > >>> Sent: Monday, 11 June, 2012 01:39 > > > >>> To: grub-devel@gnu.org > > > >>> Subject: Re: FW: grub-efi with latest mac mini > > > >>> > > > >>> Can you give as exact reference about your mac? > > > >>> > > > >>> -- > > > >>> Regards > > > >>> Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko > > > >> > > > >> From dmesg: > > > >> > > > >> DMI 2.4 present. > > > >> DMI: Apple Inc. Macmini5,3/Mac-7BA5B2794B2CDB12, BIOS > > > >> MM51.88Z.0075.B00.1106271442 06/27/2011 Mac mini server - quad- > > core > > > >> i7 - 8gb ram - single 250gb ssd > > > > > > > > For some reason, I don't seem to be able to leave this alone... > > > > > > > > Some more testing: > > > > > > > > 1. I can boot from a usb stick on a dell latitude e6220 using uefi > > > > without problems. If I take the same usb stick and try to boot on > > > > the mac > > > mini using efi from power-on <alt gr>, it boots to X, but the usb > > > keyboard/mouse do not work. > > > > > > > > 2. Using the same version of grub2.00~beta6, installed in the same > > > > way, on the first (gpt) partition of the mac mini hd (ssd), it > > > > appears to start > > > booting, but the screen remains blank. > > > > > > > > 3. With both usb stick/hd (ssd) boot on the mac mini, the grub-efi > > > command line works and the following switches video mode: > > > > > > > > insmod font > > > > loadfont unicode > > > > insmod efi_gop > > > > insmod gfxterm > > > > set gfxterm=auto > > > > terminal_output gfxterm > > > > > > > > With the usb stick boot, nothing is echoed to the screen after > > > > boot from the grub prompt until the kernel kmode driver loads, > > > > with the hd > > > (ssd) boot nothing is echoed to the screen at all. > > > > > > > > What I have difficulty understanding is that the usb stick boot > > > > fails in one way and the hd (ssd) boot fails in a different way on > > > > the same machine. Note that grub.cgf was copied from the usb stick > > > > to the hd > > > > (ssd) and the only change made was the location of the > > > > kernel/initrd > > > > - > > > > (hd2,gpt2) -> (hd1,gpt4) > > > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > > > > > > Did you modify the UUIDs in grub.cfg? > > > > > Sorry, but what do you mean by that - I've tried referencing the usb > > stick UUID in the kernel boot line on the usb stick, (it didn't change > > anything) but not on the hd (ssd) boot. > > > > ..Perhaps you mean something else? > > Ah - I presume you meant something like this: > > search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root e94de7a3-149b-4554-bc02- > 6129467534a9 > > menuentry "core" { > linux /boot/vmlinuz quiet noswap > initrd /boot/core.gz > } > > ..where the uuid refers to the 2nd, ext2, partition on the usb stick. > > This makes the usb stick "portable" between dell laptop and mac mini, but > doesn't solve the problem of the mac mini not booting
As I could boot without problems from a usb stick on a dell laptop in uefi boot mode, I hadn't thought of recompiling the kernel. Recompiling the 3.0.21 kernel with: CONFIG_EFI=y CONFIG_FB_EFI=y CONFIG_EFI_VARS=y CONFIG_EFI_PARTITION=y ..the mac mini will now boot from hd and usb stick in efi boot mode. Thanks for the help and pointers. _______________________________________________ Grub-devel mailing list Grub-devel@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel
