On Wed, 2 Oct 2019 at 00:42, Thomas Meyer wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I've got this old x86 MacBookPro1,1 and I wanted to switch to systemd-boot.
>
> systemd-boot works fine but the Linux efistub somehow fails to load the
> initrd, sadly the monitor seems to be switched off/no backlight after
> systemd-boot menu selection and Linux kernel starting efifb.
>
> Any ideas what could be the culprit?
> I tried to boot with efi=nochunk but same result.
>
> I tried to understand what systemd boot does for file loading and what
> libefistub does, it looks very similar.
>
> So any ideas and hints are welcome what is maybe wrong in my setup.
>
> When I embedded the initramfs in the kernel, boot of Linux and system works
> correctly.
>
> Ps: all efi_printk seems to be lost in the kernel. Is there a way to transfer
> this into the kernel somehow?
>
Unfortunately not. Do you actually see the output? (which may require
removing 'quiet' from the command line) If so, can you capture it with
your phone camera perhaps?
