Hello List,

I have difficulties booting linux only on my mini intel mac.

I am a bit confused with the installation process and can't diagnose exactly
where the problem comes from.

I upgraded the mac mini firmware and installed boot camp. So now I
guess grub can use the MBR emulation mode.

The disk is now partitioned with a /boot (ext2), a / (ext2) and a swap.
Ultimately I would like to partition only / on lvm and a swap, and boot on
lvm.

At the end of the debian installation, I install grub 0.97 which does not
work on its own. But it is convenient to do this step anyway so that
/boot/grub is created and especially the file device.map.

Then, I switch to a console, add the unstable respository to my package
repository list and install grub2 (1.95-4) and refit on the system.

With gptsync from refit, I try to sync the gpt but I get a message saying
there is no GTP found so no need to resync (!?)

Now with grub-probe I try "grub-probe -t fs", "grub-probe -t device" and
"grub-probe -t drive" (verbose but no error, output seems OK to me)

Then I recreate a core.img: "grub-mkimage -o /boot/grub/core.img pc ext2 lvm
_chain" and installs grub into the MBR with "grub-setup -r '(hd0,2)'
'(hd0)'" (verbose but no error).

When I try to reboot, the mac mini displays the icon of a directory with a
question mark without finding grub.

I you have any hints on what to do, check or try, I would be happy to read
it.

Regards,
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