RE: FW: grub-efi with latest mac mini

[John Frankish]

> >>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>>>>> From: address@hidden
> >>>>>>>> [mailto:grub-devel-
> >>>>>>>> address@hidden On Behalf Of Vladimir 'f-
> >>>>>>>> coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
> >>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, 08 June, 2012 19:29
> >>>>>>>> To: address@hidden
> >>>>>>>> Subject: Re: FW: grub-efi with latest mac mini
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> What does grub-probe -t fs /boot/grub say Do you run everything as
> >> root?
> >>>
> >>> $ sudo grub-probe -t fs /boot/grub
> >>> Error: failed to get canonical path of /boot/grub $ sudo grub-probe
> >>> -t fs /efi/boot
> >>> Error: failed to get canonical path of /efi/boot
> >>>
> >>
> >> Do you have those directories?
> >
> > Yes:
> > /mnt/sda1/EFI/BOOT (fat)
> > /mnt/sda2/boot/grub (hfs+)
> 
> /mnt/sda1/EFI/BOOT isn't /efi/boot.

Agreed, but it didn't find /mnt/sda2/boot/grub either...

> >>> Insmod videotest
> >>> Insmod efi_gop
> >>> Videotest
> >>> [drops down a line, but no further output] <ctrl c> Color 0:
> >>> ff000000 Color 1: ffa80000 ...
> >>> Color 15: fffefefe
> >>>
> >>> Note that the video is output via hdmi -> dvi adapter that came with
> >>> the mac mini
> >>
> >> What does "videoinfo" say? Does "videotext" work if you set
> >> gfxmode="800x600" explicitly? (try other resolutions as well)
> >>
> > videoinfo
> > List of supported video modes:
> > Legend: mask/position = red/green/blue/reserved
> > Adapter: `EFI GOP driver`:
> > 0x000 1280 x 1024 x 32 direct color, mask 8/8/8/8 pos: 16/8/0/24
> >
> > gfxmode=1280x1024x32
> >
> 
> But does it make videotest work?

No, same thing - after <ctrl c> I get color 0, etc

> USB problem is on Linux side.

A combination of rEFIt/grub classic on the 4th (ext3) partition boots the same 
vmlinuz/initrd without problems.