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From: Tino K. <tin...@ti...> - 2009-09-04 10:31:00
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On Thu, Sep 03, 2009 at 14:40:52 -0400, Geoffrey wrote: > paul s wrote: > > On 09/02/2009 08:25 PM, Geoffrey wrote: > >> I've built the latest kernel and installed it. When I attempt to boot > >> this kernel I get: > >> > >> restarting system > >> > >> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. > >> > >> I know that's not much, but that's all I get. > >> > > > > i must of missed something, but did you state what type of computer this > > is... mbp x,y, imac, powerbook, mini, etc... > > > > i think that would help everyone... i.e. - grub, grub2, efi, usb, etc... > > mbp 4,1 The screen output you get would also be interesting. Otherwise it is just wild guessing. Regards, Tino |
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From: Justin P. M. <jus...@gm...> - 2009-09-03 20:14:15
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Geoffrey wrote: > Justin P. Mattock wrote: >> Geoffrey wrote: >>> Justin P. Mattock wrote: >>>> Geoffrey wrote: >>>>> Geoffrey wrote: >>>>>> Justin P. Mattock wrote: >>>>>>> Geoffrey wrote: >>>>>>>> Geoffrey wrote: >>>>>>>>> I've built the latest kernel and installed it. When I attempt >>>>>>>>> to boot >>>>>>>>> this kernel I get: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> restarting system >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I know that's not much, but that's all I get. >>>>>>>> Anyone care to share there kernel boot options? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> This guy has some clean >>>>>>> .config's >>>>>>> http://www.odi.ch/prog/macbookpro/index.php >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, I'll check it out and give it a try. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Same results. :( >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Im wondering if you don't have ext4 compiled >>>> in.(most distributions are using that now). >>>> >>>> Justin P. Mattock >>> >>> >>> You are right, it was not, recompiling now. >>> >>> >>> >> Not sure what OS your using. >> could be ext4 could be just ext3 > > Red Hat Enterprise Linux client > > Should have thought about checking the file systems before. They are > ext3. > >> in any case worst case scenario >> is load a previous kernel that works, >> then load the latest git from >> Linus and do a git bisect from the good >> kernel to present.(then let the guys at lkml know >> about it). > > I'm not exactly sure how that works. Have a pointer to a howto or some > such? > it's easy: First load a good kernel (so you can boot into your system) then git clone linus's tree. make compile install, reboot if you hit your problem then reboot with the good kernel. change to the source tree of linus's git (that's giving you this issue) then do: git bisect start then tell git bisect the bad kernel to the good i.g. git bisect bad (either leave blank for present or do v2.6.*) then git bisect good v2.6.31-rc* (to the last good kernel). then git bisect will start with it's first commit (now make the kernel, no need to look for a patch, as git has already done this for you). then reboot with the kernel(linus's git) that your bisecting if you hit the problem, then reboot into the good kernel change into linus's tree and do: git bisect bad then git bisect will give you another commit to try. make the kernel reboot and see if you bootup. when you finally boot up without issues do git bisect good save the results and post it to lkml. see not so bad(just use a small .config or else you spend a lifetime compiling) Justin P. Mattock |
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From: Geoffrey <li...@se...> - 2009-09-03 19:49:09
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Justin P. Mattock wrote: > Geoffrey wrote: >> Justin P. Mattock wrote: >>> Geoffrey wrote: >>>> Geoffrey wrote: >>>>> Justin P. Mattock wrote: >>>>>> Geoffrey wrote: >>>>>>> Geoffrey wrote: >>>>>>>> I've built the latest kernel and installed it. When I attempt >>>>>>>> to boot >>>>>>>> this kernel I get: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> restarting system >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I know that's not much, but that's all I get. >>>>>>> Anyone care to share there kernel boot options? >>>>>>> >>>>>> This guy has some clean >>>>>> .config's >>>>>> http://www.odi.ch/prog/macbookpro/index.php >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, I'll check it out and give it a try. >>>> >>>> >>>> Same results. :( >>>> >>>> >>> Im wondering if you don't have ext4 compiled >>> in.(most distributions are using that now). >>> >>> Justin P. Mattock >> >> >> You are right, it was not, recompiling now. >> >> >> > Not sure what OS your using. > could be ext4 could be just ext3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux client Should have thought about checking the file systems before. They are ext3. > in any case worst case scenario > is load a previous kernel that works, > then load the latest git from > Linus and do a git bisect from the good > kernel to present.(then let the guys at lkml know > about it). I'm not exactly sure how that works. Have a pointer to a howto or some such? -- Until later, Geoffrey Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. - Benjamin Franklin |
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From: Geoffrey <li...@se...> - 2009-09-03 19:46:30
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Justin P. Mattock wrote: > Geoffrey wrote: >> Geoffrey wrote: >>> Justin P. Mattock wrote: >>>> Geoffrey wrote: >>>>> Geoffrey wrote: >>>>>> I've built the latest kernel and installed it. When I attempt to >>>>>> boot >>>>>> this kernel I get: >>>>>> >>>>>> restarting system >>>>>> >>>>>> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. >>>>>> >>>>>> I know that's not much, but that's all I get. >>>>> Anyone care to share there kernel boot options? >>>>> >>>> This guy has some clean >>>> .config's >>>> http://www.odi.ch/prog/macbookpro/index.php >>> >>> Thanks, I'll check it out and give it a try. >> >> >> Same results. :( >> >> > Im wondering if you don't have ext4 compiled > in.(most distributions are using that now). Same results. This is quite frustrating. -- Until later, Geoffrey Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. - Benjamin Franklin |
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From: Justin P. M. <jus...@gm...> - 2009-09-03 19:26:06
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Geoffrey wrote: > Justin P. Mattock wrote: >> Geoffrey wrote: >>> Geoffrey wrote: >>>> Justin P. Mattock wrote: >>>>> Geoffrey wrote: >>>>>> Geoffrey wrote: >>>>>>> I've built the latest kernel and installed it. When I attempt >>>>>>> to boot >>>>>>> this kernel I get: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> restarting system >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I know that's not much, but that's all I get. >>>>>> Anyone care to share there kernel boot options? >>>>>> >>>>> This guy has some clean >>>>> .config's >>>>> http://www.odi.ch/prog/macbookpro/index.php >>>> >>>> Thanks, I'll check it out and give it a try. >>> >>> >>> Same results. :( >>> >>> >> Im wondering if you don't have ext4 compiled >> in.(most distributions are using that now). >> >> Justin P. Mattock > > > You are right, it was not, recompiling now. > > > Not sure what OS your using. could be ext4 could be just ext3 in any case worst case scenario is load a previous kernel that works, then load the latest git from Linus and do a git bisect from the good kernel to present.(then let the guys at lkml know about it). Justin P. Mattock |
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From: Geoffrey <li...@se...> - 2009-09-03 18:41:17
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paul s wrote: > On 09/02/2009 08:25 PM, Geoffrey wrote: >> I've built the latest kernel and installed it. When I attempt to boot >> this kernel I get: >> >> restarting system >> >> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. >> >> I know that's not much, but that's all I get. >> > > i must of missed something, but did you state what type of computer this > is... mbp x,y, imac, powerbook, mini, etc... > > i think that would help everyone... i.e. - grub, grub2, efi, usb, etc... mbp 4,1 > > cheers > paul > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day > trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on > what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with > Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july > _______________________________________________ > Mactel-linux-users mailing list > Mac...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mactel-linux-users > -- Until later, Geoffrey Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. - Benjamin Franklin |
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From: Geoffrey <li...@se...> - 2009-09-03 18:33:50
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Justin P. Mattock wrote: > Geoffrey wrote: >> Geoffrey wrote: >>> Justin P. Mattock wrote: >>>> Geoffrey wrote: >>>>> Geoffrey wrote: >>>>>> I've built the latest kernel and installed it. When I attempt to >>>>>> boot >>>>>> this kernel I get: >>>>>> >>>>>> restarting system >>>>>> >>>>>> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. >>>>>> >>>>>> I know that's not much, but that's all I get. >>>>> Anyone care to share there kernel boot options? >>>>> >>>> This guy has some clean >>>> .config's >>>> http://www.odi.ch/prog/macbookpro/index.php >>> >>> Thanks, I'll check it out and give it a try. >> >> >> Same results. :( >> >> > Im wondering if you don't have ext4 compiled > in.(most distributions are using that now). > > Justin P. Mattock You are right, it was not, recompiling now. -- Until later, Geoffrey Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. - Benjamin Franklin |
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From: paul s <mac...@qu...> - 2009-09-03 16:22:21
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On 09/02/2009 08:25 PM, Geoffrey wrote: > I've built the latest kernel and installed it. When I attempt to boot > this kernel I get: > > restarting system > > Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. > > I know that's not much, but that's all I get. > i must of missed something, but did you state what type of computer this is... mbp x,y, imac, powerbook, mini, etc... i think that would help everyone... i.e. - grub, grub2, efi, usb, etc... cheers paul |
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From: Justin P. M. <jus...@gm...> - 2009-09-03 15:17:42
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Geoffrey wrote: > Geoffrey wrote: >> Justin P. Mattock wrote: >>> Geoffrey wrote: >>>> Geoffrey wrote: >>>>> I've built the latest kernel and installed it. When I attempt to >>>>> boot >>>>> this kernel I get: >>>>> >>>>> restarting system >>>>> >>>>> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. >>>>> >>>>> I know that's not much, but that's all I get. >>>> Anyone care to share there kernel boot options? >>>> >>> This guy has some clean >>> .config's >>> http://www.odi.ch/prog/macbookpro/index.php >> >> Thanks, I'll check it out and give it a try. > > > Same results. :( > > Im wondering if you don't have ext4 compiled in.(most distributions are using that now). Justin P. Mattock |
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From: Geoffrey <li...@se...> - 2009-09-03 14:04:13
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Geoffrey wrote: > Justin P. Mattock wrote: >> Geoffrey wrote: >>> Geoffrey wrote: >>> >>>> I've built the latest kernel and installed it. When I attempt to boot >>>> this kernel I get: >>>> >>>> restarting system >>>> >>>> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. >>>> >>>> I know that's not much, but that's all I get. >>>> >>> Anyone care to share there kernel boot options? >>> >>> >> This guy has some clean >> .config's >> http://www.odi.ch/prog/macbookpro/index.php > > Thanks, I'll check it out and give it a try. Same results. :( -- Until later, Geoffrey Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. - Benjamin Franklin |
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From: Geoffrey <li...@se...> - 2009-09-03 12:39:15
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Justin P. Mattock wrote: > Geoffrey wrote: >> Geoffrey wrote: >> >>> I've built the latest kernel and installed it. When I attempt to boot >>> this kernel I get: >>> >>> restarting system >>> >>> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. >>> >>> I know that's not much, but that's all I get. >>> >> >> Anyone care to share there kernel boot options? >> >> > This guy has some clean > .config's > http://www.odi.ch/prog/macbookpro/index.php Thanks, I'll check it out and give it a try. -- Until later, Geoffrey Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. - Benjamin Franklin |
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From: Justin P. M. <jus...@gm...> - 2009-09-03 02:01:58
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Geoffrey wrote: > Geoffrey wrote: > >> I've built the latest kernel and installed it. When I attempt to boot >> this kernel I get: >> >> restarting system >> >> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. >> >> I know that's not much, but that's all I get. >> > > Anyone care to share there kernel boot options? > > This guy has some clean .config's http://www.odi.ch/prog/macbookpro/index.php Justin P. Mattock |
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From: Geoffrey <li...@se...> - 2009-09-03 00:44:06
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Geoffrey wrote: > I've built the latest kernel and installed it. When I attempt to boot > this kernel I get: > > restarting system > > Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. > > I know that's not much, but that's all I get. Anyone care to share there kernel boot options? -- Until later, Geoffrey Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. - Benjamin Franklin |
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From: Geoffrey <li...@se...> - 2009-09-03 00:43:13
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Geoffrey wrote: > I've built the latest kernel and installed it. When I attempt to boot > this kernel I get: > > restarting system > > Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. > > I know that's not much, but that's all I get. Okay, so it helps to remove the 'quiet' option from the boot process. So, it does appear to attempt to reboot, but after a flood of messages I get the 'restarting system' message, so I can't really see what the issue might be. Anyone know of a way to capture the boot output, or a way to stop the machine from automatically restarting? -- Until later, Geoffrey Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. - Benjamin Franklin |
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From: Geoffrey <li...@se...> - 2009-09-03 00:38:50
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I've built the latest kernel and installed it. When I attempt to boot this kernel I get: restarting system Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I know that's not much, but that's all I get. -- Until later, Geoffrey Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. - Benjamin Franklin |
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From: Alexandre B. <al...@bo...> - 2009-08-29 02:21:47
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Le vendredi 28 août 2009 à 13:18, Stefan Monnier a écrit: > I could try that, except I have no idea what the "figure out which > settings are applicable" step should look like: the few tiems I tried to > run the efi shell (mostly to see what it looked like), I got the > impression that no command worked there. If someone has some hints of > commands I could/should start with, that would help. Hi, the variable you are looking for is named "SystemAudioVolume". When the sound is muted in OS X System properties, it is equal to 0x80, so I guess the most significant bit is a flag. Otherwise, the value seems to represent a percentage, taking values between 0x03 up to 0x64 (but the scale is not linear, as 25% in System properties is represented by 0x32). Or at least this is how it seems to work on my 2006 Mac Pro. To modify this in the EFI shell, it seems that you have to use the dmpstore command, saving the variable to a file, modifying the file, then loading it back. Regards, Alex |
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From: Stefan M. <mo...@ir...> - 2009-08-28 17:19:17
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> As I understand it the volume gets stored as an EFI variable, so I
> always imagined that it would be possible to fix it from the efi shell,
> if you knew what to change.
> I generally picture doing this by finding someone with a similar macbook
> and MacOS and convincing them to:
> * turn down the volume in Mac
> * reboot int rEFIt
> * run the efi shell
> * figure out which settings are applicable
> * save the appropriate crazy long string to vfat or something
I could try that, except I have no idea what the "figure out which
settings are applicable" step should look like: the few tiems I tried to
run the efi shell (mostly to see what it looked like), I got the
impression that no command worked there. If someone has some hints of
commands I could/should start with, that would help.
Of course, I'm not sure the volume is actually saved in an EFI var.
After all, even with MacOSX, changing the boot sound's volume can only
be done indirectly (by setting the general volume).
Stefan
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From: Sam N. <sa...@th...> - 2009-08-27 22:47:04
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On Tue, 2009-08-25 at 12:32 -0700, Justin P. Mattock wrote:
> I guess if you don't want to install osx to the
> hard drive you can put it on en external ieee1394
> disk.(this way you have a copy of that system for
> whatever reason).
I've considered doing that but have never convinced myself it's worth
the effort. Though the noise is particularly galling.
> As for using linux to disable this, not sure!
As I understand it the volume gets stored as an EFI variable, so I
always imagined that it would be possible to fix it from the efi shell,
if you knew what to change.
I generally picture doing this by finding someone with a similar macbook
and MacOS and convincing them to:
* turn down the volume in Mac
* reboot int rEFIt
* run the efi shell
* figure out which settings are applicable
* save the appropriate crazy long string to vfat or something
And then I'd boot rEFIt and try to enter that magic "volume=0" string.
I suppose if this was a sane idea, it would also work just as well by
booting in efi mode and using the efivars kernel driver to edit the
value.
If anyone goes down this road, please pass along your results. :)
sam
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From: Geoffrey <li...@se...> - 2009-08-26 10:41:16
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Stefan Monnier wrote: >>> rEFIt doesn't boot Linux. So it's not a solution to this problem. >> Um, unless I mis-understand what you're saying, that's not correct. I'm >> booting Linux via rEFIt. > > Yes, "via rEFIt": it's not rEFIt that boots Linux. rEFIt just lets you > choose what to boot, and then tells Apple's firmware to boot it, either > via its EFI support or via its legacy BIOS support. > >> Or are you saying you can't boot Linux from a USB device via rEFIt? > > I'm saying you can, but only if you can also boot it without rEFIt (tho > rEFIt may make it more convenient, of course). E.g. if your Mac can't > boot Linux-on-USB via its legacy BIOS (because that BIOS simply doesn't > support USB drives, as is the case for all the Macs I have), then rEFIT > won't help you: you'll have to boot via the EFI boot. Thanks for the clarification. -- Until later, Geoffrey Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. - Benjamin Franklin |
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From: Justin P. M. <jus...@gm...> - 2009-08-25 19:32:19
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Stefan Monnier wrote: >>> Everytime I power-on my Macbook Pro, it of course emits the usual "apple >>> jingle". Is there a way I can turn it off? >>> >> I'm the only Mac coder in an office full of Windows engineers, so they >> all know when I've arrived at work! >> You should know that that sound is the report that the Mac has passed >> its Power On Self Test. If it fails there are various unpleasant >> noises that are played instead. It's not just there for marketing >> purposes. >> > > I'm somewhat annoyed by the beep produced by my PC, but I learned to > live with it. The same may hold for my Macbook Pro, except that the > sound is more obnoxious. There is obviously some way to change its > volume, but I can't find how to do that from GNU/Linux. > > > Stefan > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day > trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on > what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with > Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july > _______________________________________________ > Mactel-linux-users mailing list > Mac...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mactel-linux-users > > I guess if you don't want to install osx to the hard drive you can put it on en external ieee1394 disk.(this way you have a copy of that system for whatever reason). As for using linux to disable this, not sure! Justin P. Mattock |
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From: Geoffrey <li...@se...> - 2009-08-25 19:27:12
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cyberdork33 wrote: > > On Aug 25, 2009, at 2:13 PM, Geoffrey wrote: > >> Stefan Monnier wrote: >>>>>> Is it possible to boot Linux from a USB drive without modifying >>>>>> the Mac? >>>>> In theory, it is possible: all Intel Macs can boot from USB (AFAIK). >>>>> But the legacy BIOS in those Macs does not support booting from USB. >>>>> So you'll have to boot using EFI. >>>>> I've been trying to do that on-and-off, in the hope to get my trusty >>>>> "rescue USB key" to also work on my Macbook Pro, but until now I >>>>> haven't >>>>> had much success, tho it seems that some people do get to boot >>>>> Linux via >>>>> EFI on their Mac. >>>>> Any information about this would be welcome, >>>> I have used rEFIt for this purpose: http://refit.sourceforge.net/ >>> >>> rEFIt doesn't boot Linux. So it's not a solution to this problem. >> >> Um, unless I mis-understand what you're saying, that's not correct. I'm >> booting Linux via rEFIt. Or are you saying you can't boot Linux from a >> USB device via rEFIt? > > rEFIt doesn't "boot" Linux, it is just an interface to the standard > Apple-supplied EFI... and it will not boot in legacy mode from USB or > firewire. Therefore you have to boot Linux in EFI mode which requires > GRUB-EFI or ELILO. I have only had success with GRUB-EFI. I am using neither ELILO or GRUB-EFI. I'm using stock grub with rEFIt. > > http://grub.enbug.org/TestingOnMacbook > > Lot's of testing info... > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=995704 > >> >>>> Just plug in the USB stick prior to booting and an additional icon >>>> will show up on the initial selection. >>> >>> What USB stick? What do you need to put on it? >>> >>> This said, I have finally managed to get Grub2's EFI support to work. >>> Incidentally, I do use rEFIt on top of Grub2 (basically, I use rEFIt to >>> choose between Grub2-ia32 and Grub2-amd64, since rEFIt luckily uses >>> a fat-binary whereas Grub2 doesn't). >>> >>> >>> Stefan >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 >>> 30-Day >>> trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and >>> focus on >>> what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with >>> Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mactel-linux-users mailing list >>> Mac...@li... >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mactel-linux-users >>> >> >> >> -- >> Until later, Geoffrey >> >> Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little >> temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. >> - Benjamin Franklin >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 >> 30-Day >> trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and >> focus on >> what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with >> Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july >> _______________________________________________ >> Mactel-linux-users mailing list >> Mac...@li... >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mactel-linux-users > > -- Until later, Geoffrey Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. - Benjamin Franklin |
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From: cyberdork33 <cyb...@gm...> - 2009-08-25 19:19:44
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On Aug 25, 2009, at 2:13 PM, Geoffrey wrote: > Stefan Monnier wrote: >>>>> Is it possible to boot Linux from a USB drive without modifying >>>>> the Mac? >>>> In theory, it is possible: all Intel Macs can boot from USB >>>> (AFAIK). >>>> But the legacy BIOS in those Macs does not support booting from >>>> USB. >>>> So you'll have to boot using EFI. >>>> I've been trying to do that on-and-off, in the hope to get my >>>> trusty >>>> "rescue USB key" to also work on my Macbook Pro, but until now I >>>> haven't >>>> had much success, tho it seems that some people do get to boot >>>> Linux via >>>> EFI on their Mac. >>>> Any information about this would be welcome, >>> I have used rEFIt for this purpose: http://refit.sourceforge.net/ >> >> rEFIt doesn't boot Linux. So it's not a solution to this problem. > > Um, unless I mis-understand what you're saying, that's not correct. > I'm > booting Linux via rEFIt. Or are you saying you can't boot Linux > from a > USB device via rEFIt? rEFIt doesn't "boot" Linux, it is just an interface to the standard Apple-supplied EFI... and it will not boot in legacy mode from USB or firewire. Therefore you have to boot Linux in EFI mode which requires GRUB-EFI or ELILO. I have only had success with GRUB-EFI. http://grub.enbug.org/TestingOnMacbook Lot's of testing info... http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=995704 > >>> Just plug in the USB stick prior to booting and an additional icon >>> will show up on the initial selection. >> >> What USB stick? What do you need to put on it? >> >> This said, I have finally managed to get Grub2's EFI support to work. >> Incidentally, I do use rEFIt on top of Grub2 (basically, I use >> rEFIt to >> choose between Grub2-ia32 and Grub2-amd64, since rEFIt luckily uses >> a fat-binary whereas Grub2 doesn't). >> >> >> Stefan >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports >> 2008 30-Day >> trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - >> and focus on >> what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with >> Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july >> _______________________________________________ >> Mactel-linux-users mailing list >> Mac...@li... >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mactel-linux-users >> > > > -- > Until later, Geoffrey > > Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little > temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. > - Benjamin Franklin > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 > 30-Day > trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and > focus on > what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with > Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july > _______________________________________________ > Mactel-linux-users mailing list > Mac...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mactel-linux-users |
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From: Geoffrey <li...@se...> - 2009-08-25 19:13:43
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Stefan Monnier wrote: >>>> Is it possible to boot Linux from a USB drive without modifying the Mac? >>> In theory, it is possible: all Intel Macs can boot from USB (AFAIK). >>> But the legacy BIOS in those Macs does not support booting from USB. >>> So you'll have to boot using EFI. >>> I've been trying to do that on-and-off, in the hope to get my trusty >>> "rescue USB key" to also work on my Macbook Pro, but until now I haven't >>> had much success, tho it seems that some people do get to boot Linux via >>> EFI on their Mac. >>> Any information about this would be welcome, >> I have used rEFIt for this purpose: http://refit.sourceforge.net/ > > rEFIt doesn't boot Linux. So it's not a solution to this problem. Um, unless I mis-understand what you're saying, that's not correct. I'm booting Linux via rEFIt. Or are you saying you can't boot Linux from a USB device via rEFIt? >> Just plug in the USB stick prior to booting and an additional icon >> will show up on the initial selection. > > What USB stick? What do you need to put on it? > > This said, I have finally managed to get Grub2's EFI support to work. > Incidentally, I do use rEFIt on top of Grub2 (basically, I use rEFIt to > choose between Grub2-ia32 and Grub2-amd64, since rEFIt luckily uses > a fat-binary whereas Grub2 doesn't). > > > Stefan > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day > trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on > what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with > Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july > _______________________________________________ > Mactel-linux-users mailing list > Mac...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mactel-linux-users > -- Until later, Geoffrey Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. - Benjamin Franklin |
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From: Stefan M. <mo...@ir...> - 2009-08-25 19:00:29
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>> Everytime I power-on my Macbook Pro, it of course emits the usual "apple
>> jingle". Is there a way I can turn it off?
> I'm the only Mac coder in an office full of Windows engineers, so they
> all know when I've arrived at work!
> You should know that that sound is the report that the Mac has passed
> its Power On Self Test. If it fails there are various unpleasant
> noises that are played instead. It's not just there for marketing
> purposes.
I'm somewhat annoyed by the beep produced by my PC, but I learned to
live with it. The same may hold for my Macbook Pro, except that the
sound is more obnoxious. There is obviously some way to change its
volume, but I can't find how to do that from GNU/Linux.
Stefan
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From: Stefan M. <mo...@ir...> - 2009-08-25 18:59:23
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>>> Is it possible to boot Linux from a USB drive without modifying the Mac? >> In theory, it is possible: all Intel Macs can boot from USB (AFAIK). >> But the legacy BIOS in those Macs does not support booting from USB. >> So you'll have to boot using EFI. >> I've been trying to do that on-and-off, in the hope to get my trusty >> "rescue USB key" to also work on my Macbook Pro, but until now I haven't >> had much success, tho it seems that some people do get to boot Linux via >> EFI on their Mac. >> Any information about this would be welcome, > I have used rEFIt for this purpose: http://refit.sourceforge.net/ rEFIt doesn't boot Linux. So it's not a solution to this problem. > Just plug in the USB stick prior to booting and an additional icon > will show up on the initial selection. What USB stick? What do you need to put on it? This said, I have finally managed to get Grub2's EFI support to work. Incidentally, I do use rEFIt on top of Grub2 (basically, I use rEFIt to choose between Grub2-ia32 and Grub2-amd64, since rEFIt luckily uses a fat-binary whereas Grub2 doesn't). Stefan |
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