On Wed, 2 Oct 2019 at 00:42, Thomas Meyer <thomas@xxxxxxxx> 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?
