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#152 Boot to blank screen
I have just installed refit 13 on macbook pro 5,3. Used for tripple boot with Suse 11.2 and Windows XP. When selecting either of the other OS's refit takes me to a black screen. I recieve no error msg or feedback, When I run partition tool it says everything is sync'd. I have redone with just a dual boot, either OSX and Suse or OSX and WinXP and get the same results. Even when using boot camp for instal and refit for boot option. If i reboot, hold option tab I can select drives and boot in to OS no problem. Any thoughts as to what the problem may be? Or any information I can supply to help trouble shoot this error that I asume is probably on my side? Or has anyone else run into this problem as well?
I have a similare (or identical) problem. The machine I use is a MacBook 1,1 (2006, may be first Intel architecture, CoreDuo 1.83GHz). The internal disk is partitioned like this:
sda/
sda1 -> EFI
sda2 -> ext4
sda2 -> swap
sda4 -> ntfs
sda5 -> hfs+
ntfs partition is empty, atm, ext4 and swap have a Linux installation (Kubuntu). I installed GRUB to sda2. rEFIt's Partition Manager shows GRUB on sda2 (strangely, it says, the OS X partition would have no boot code, but I just booted it, am writing from it). However, when I chose Linux in rEFIt all I get is a dead black screen, as there would have been no code loaded, all I can do is to switch power off, which happens immediatly, as soon I hit the button (this is why I say, there is no code loaded, as it would be just the hardware running). Here is the Patition Manager's output:
*** Report for internal hard disk ***
Current GPT partition table:
# Start LBA End LBA Type
1 40 409639 EFI System (FAT)
2 411648 47286271 Basic Data
3 47286272 55097343 Linux Swap
4 55097344 387127288 Basic Data
5 387127296 976510983 Mac OS X HFS+
Current MBR partition table:
# A Start LBA End LBA Type
1 1 409639 ee EFI Protective
2 * 411648 47286271 83 Linux
3 47286272 55097343 82 Linux swap / Solaris
4 55097344 387127288 07 NTFS/HPFS
MBR contents:
Boot Code: Unknown, but bootable
Partition at LBA 40:
Boot Code: None (Non-system disk message)
File System: FAT32
Listed in GPT as partition 1, type EFI System (FAT)
Partition at LBA 411648:
Boot Code: GRUB
File System: ext4
Listed in GPT as partition 2, type Basic Data
Listed in MBR as partition 2, type 83 Linux, active
Partition at LBA 47286272:
Boot Code: None
File System: Unknown
Listed in GPT as partition 3, type Linux Swap
Listed in MBR as partition 3, type 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Partition at LBA 55097344:
Boot Code: Unknown, but bootable
File System: NTFS
Listed in GPT as partition 4, type Basic Data
Listed in MBR as partition 4, type 07 NTFS/HPFS
Partition at LBA 387127296:
Boot Code: None
File System: HFS Extended (HFS+)
Listed in GPT as partition 5, type Mac OS X HFS+
gptsync.efi tells me, that all is fine, no need to resync.
Anybody? Thanks a lot!
I should maybe add, that there is no blinking cursor, no nothing. And I am using 0.14 of rEFIt.