Re: [Mactel-linux-users] grub-efi configuration

[mike d. <fl...@po...>]

Justin P. Mattock a dit:
> Hmm.. Thought grub2 needs to be compiled with efi support or  
> something.
> (standard x86_32 build over here)

Yes. You need to either compile grub2 with '--with-platform=efi' or use
the grub-efi package if you're using Debian or Ubuntu. See instructions
on http://grub.enbug.org/TestingOnEFI and more Macintosh related details
on http://grub.enbug.org/TestingOnMacbook.

> If this then is not the case, then(probably) my machine needs to  
> have the framebuffer address added to efifb.c

It would sure be nice to know (and possibly get it fixed upstream). I'm
assuming your machine has 64bit EFI (my Macbook2,1 and Tino's MacMini
use 32bit EFI, AFAIK). 

>From what I read over threads [1], while success has been reached with
some 32bit Macs (especially those with intel graphics), a lot remains to
be done of the more recent Macs so they can boot EFI alright (the latest
models partly implementing UEFI, I think).

1. see http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=995704 (beware, it's
   _very_ long, hence hard to read...

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mike dentifrice <fl...@po...>