The problem with the booting on new Macs (all 64 bit Macs) is that they use EFI and for some unknown reason some component in Linux doesn't support booting a 32 bit Linux OS from a 64 bit EFI system. Its on my todo list to investigate exactly which component is at fault and to bother/bribe/etc who ever it is that maintains it to fix the problem.
Peter On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 11:18 AM, Thomas C Gilliard <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarded to list" > > (Do We need to fix this for MacBook boot) > > Tom Gilliard > satellit > > > > Question #95622 on Sugar on a Stick changed: > https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/soas/+question/95622 > > lisfolks posted a new comment: > So, I didn't have to make any changes to the image on the USB. This is > what I do to make it work: > > - Restart my MacBook Pro with the Blueberry imaged USB and the Boot Helper CD > in place. > - Hold the 'C' key from the time the screen becomes black on the restart > until the CD's boot screen comes up. > - At the boot screen, press Tab key to enter into the boot/kernel parameters > screen. This screen shows default values as follow: > vmlinuz0 initrd=initrd0.img root=LABEL=FEDORA rootfstype=vfat rw liveimg > overlay=LABEL=FEDORA quiet rhgb > (note that there are actually two spaces between quiet and rhgb) > - Using the arrow keys, move the cursor to the end of 'root=LABEL=FEDORA', > backspace out the 'FEDORA', and replace it with 'soas-2-blueberry' (without > the quotes, of course). > - Arrow to the end of 'rootfstype=vfat', then press backspace to remove the > 'vfat' portion. Replace it with 'iso9660' (again, without the quotes). > - Arrow to the end of the command line (one space after the 'rhgb' > parameter). Add 'selinux=0' (that's a zero, and again, leave out the > quotes).' > - Press the enter/return key - and wait. The XO guy is gradually surrounded > with circles. When he's completely encircled, the screen becomes empty > except for the Sugar name prompt, and all goes as expected after that. > Wonderful! > > Thanks to all of you for your patience and assistance. I hope this > sequence works for other Intel Mac users out there trying to experience > Sugar! And, sorry, I forgot to note the version number, but the image > file I'm using is labeled 'soas-2-blueberry.iso' and I downloaded it in > December 2009 (creation date in Finder is 12/3/2009). > > _______________________________________________ > SoaS mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas > _______________________________________________ SoaS mailing list [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas
