From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1Lhm2Q-0005Em-KI for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:37:34 -0400 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Lhm2O-0005Dv-JE for grub-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:37:32 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Lhm2N-0005D8-29 for grub-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:37:31 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=59902 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Lhm2M-0005D5-Sy for grub-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:37:30 -0400 Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2]:56667 helo=ciao.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Lhm2M-0007bj-Ea for grub-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:37:30 -0400 Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1Lhm2F-0002fi-Fw for grub-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:37:23 +0000 Received: from 65.111.170.175 ([65.111.170.175]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:37:23 +0000 Received: from grante by 65.111.170.175 with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:37:23 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: grub-devel@gnu.org From: Grant Edwards Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:37:10 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <48f46e890903101858k73ca6673qc56dac25fad8d0d0@mail.gmail.com> <49B83E6B.1040300@gmail.com> <48f46e890903111917o204a235s7dd808c79f3c184f@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 65.111.170.175 User-Agent: slrn/pre0.9.9-102 (Linux) Sender: news X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) Subject: Re: Boot delay when using grub.efi on Mac Mini X-BeenThere: grub-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: The development of GRUB 2 List-Id: The development of GRUB 2 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:37:32 -0000 On 2009-03-12, Peter Cros wrote: > I have used a separate small hfs+ partition, works well, and > fast if blessed. I think that's what I'll try next. The other option I'd like to try is a GPT-partitioned USB flash drive. For that to be advantageous, I would need to add GPT partition table support to my Linux kernel to avoid having to plug in a second USB flash drive for the MiniMyth files. [The goal of the exercise is to use a Mac Mini as a "diskless" MythTv frontend using the distro from www.minimyth.org. This Mini is my first Mac since the 68k days, and I'm very impressed with the hardware, but the firmware seems mediocre at best.] > The EFI FAT32 partition is OK and a good backup if using rEFIt > to recognise it without needing to bless, but cant be blessed > --folder. That's what I'd more-or-less concluded. I tried blessing the device (/dev/disk0s1) and that didn't make any difference either. What's odd is that I found step-by-step instructions that specifically show booting elilo from the EFI partition on an Intel Mac Mini at http://www.mythic-beasts.com/resources/macmini/walkthrough.html Did other versions of firmware allow blessing the EFI partition somehow? -- Grant Edwards grante Yow! Now I understand the at meaning of "THE MOD SQUAD"! visi.com