Re: [PATCH] New x86_64 EFI patch

[Isaac Dupree <id@isaac.cedarswampstudios.org>]

Bean wrote:
>> - linux then initrd doesn't run out of memory (that fix is still there).  On
>> the other hand, 'linux' with wrong parameters so I repeated the command, did
>> give me such an error.  In any case, trying again perfectly and booting,
>> gave me the same (as my last test with your EFI patches) hanging on the GRUB
>> terminal, not booting successfully.
>>
> 
> What's the kernel version ? Perhaps you need the latest 2.6.25 series.

oh, maybe. It's an Ubuntu kernel.
 > uname -a
Linux east 2.6.24-19-generic #1 SMP Wed Jun 18 14:43:41 UTC 2008 i686 
GNU/Linux

> Also, you can try adding video=efifb to the command line, does it show
> kernel message ?

I'll try that soon, does it need any special customization of the kernel?

>> - appleloader always tells me "Model : Core Duo/Solo" and nothing else (no
>> matter whether I give it a parameter or not).  If I say "boot" nothing
>> happens, it just stays in GRUB prompt and I can enter more commands.
>>  (admittedly, I think I didn't *have* anything to boot in my CD drive, USB
>> or MBR)
> 
> The model is quite old, it's possible that it uses xom. Is there a
> /System/Library/CoreServices/xom.efi in the OSX partition ?

only one year old :)))

No, there isn't.. the only .efi file in that directory is 
/System/Library/CoreServices/boot.efi

-Isaac