Re: How can we make F17 be able to boot on Macs (with or without reFit)

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Burned to DVD
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Macbook Pro 4,1 (2008)
 Four additional CD/DVD icon options labeled as: Windows, EFI Boot, EFI Boot, EFI Boot
*2nd EFI Boot option has a custom Fedora logo icon, not generic CD/DVD icon.

1. Windows= Boots fine, all the way to anaconda.

2. EFI Boot= Grub prompt, no menu.
grub> root
  (hd0,2,a): Filesystem type unknown, partition type 0x0
grub> findiso
grub> root
  (fd256): Filesystem type is iso9660, using whole disk


3. *EFI Boot= Grub prompt, no menu
grub> root
  (hd0,2,a): Filesystem type unknown, partition type 0x0
grub> findiso
grub> root
  (fd256): Filesystem type is iso9660, using whole disk


4. EFI Boot= Boots Mac OS X. 


Macbook Pro 8,2 (2011)
Three additional CD/DVD icon options labeled as: Windows, EFI Boot, EFI Boot
*2nd EFI Boot option has a custom Fedora logo icon, not generic CD/DVD icon.

1. Windows=Boots CSM/BIOS mode successfully, to anaconda.

2. EFI Boot= Grub prompt, no menu
grub> root
  (hd0,2,a): Filesystem type unknown, partition type 0x0
grub> findiso
grub> root
  (fd256): Filesystem type is iso9660, using whole disk


3. *EFI Boot= Grub prompt, no menu
grub> root
  (hd0,2,a): Filesystem type unknown, partition type 0x0
grub> findiso
grub> root
  (fd256): Filesystem type is iso9660, using whole disk


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dd to USB stick
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Macbook Pro 4,1 (2008)
 Four additional CD/DVD icon options labeled as: Windows, EFI Boot, EFI Boot, EFI Boot
*2nd EFI Boot option has a custom Fedora logo icon, not generic CD/DVD icon.

1. EFI Boot= Grub menu, loads from stick for ~45 seconds then reboots machine.
When inserting noefi as kernel parameter, there is no change in behavior. FYI I'm inserting it right after 'rd.dm=0'.

2. *EFI Boot= Grub prompt, no menu
grub> root
  (hd0,2,a): Filesystem type unknown, partition type 0x0
grub> findiso
grub> root
 (hd0): Filesystem type is iso9660,  using whole disk

3. EFI Boot= Grub menu, loads from stick for ~45 seconds then reboots machine
When inserting noefi as kernel parameter, there is no change in behavior.


Macbook Pro 8,2 (2011)
Three additional CD/DVD icon options labeled as: EFI Boot, EFI Boot, EFI Boot
*2nd icon is a custom Fedora logo icon, not generic USB icon.

1. EFI Boot= Grub menu, loads from stick for ~6 seconds, then beeping, must force shutdown.
With noefi as kernel parameter, no change in behavior.

2. *EFI Boot= Grub prompt, no menu
grub> root
  (hd0,2,a): Filesystem type unknown, partition type 0x0
grub> findiso
grub> root
 (hd0): Filesystem type is iso9660,  using whole disk

3. EFI Boot= Grub menu, loads from stick for ~6 seconds, then beeping, must force shutdown.
With noefi as kernel parameter, no change in behavior.
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