Further to this issue, and your finding that it appears to be linked to Legacy BIOS emulation, I found that my vga mode worked fine as an arguement passed to LILO in lilo.conf as vga=normal or vga=extended in either the global or kernel sections of the conf, however: 1) once I attempted to use vga=ask - the machine would freeze up on providing the menu to choose from the available modes. 2) Somehow I managed to end up with Two Tux's in the rEFIt menu I think because I followed a lilo.conf that specified boot=/dev/sda in global and then boot=/dev/sda3 in the kernel section. Now I get offered two options after OSX - boot from sda and boot from sda3 - I tried uninstalling lilo using various methods but ended up unable to get rid of the two entries - they both work - and also always now offer "invalid vga mode specified" and I can only press space to continue in normal mode - no amount of tweaking and recalling lilo will invoke any change in this behaviour and I doubt that the lilo basic parameters are really taking effect - including noapic etc.
Does anyone know the best approach for framebuffer mode for the ATI Drivers (I am using 8.27.10). Will > Send Mactel-linux-users mailing list submissions to > mactel-linux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mactel-linux-users > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Mactel-linux-users digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: boot camp and/or new firmware? (Ludovic Rousseau) > 2. Re: sometimes macbook kernel panic on boot (Ludovic Rousseau) > 3. Can't use GRUB? ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > 4. Re: Can't use GRUB? ( Pascal Sp?rri ) > 5. Re: Can't use GRUB? (Pierre Dinh-van) > 6. Re: Can't use GRUB? ( Pascal Sp?rri ) > 7. Re: Can't use GRUB? ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 11:27:34 +0200 > From: "Ludovic Rousseau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Mactel-linux-users] boot camp and/or new firmware? > To: mactel-linux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > On 15/08/06, Will Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> As far as I know the proprietry ATI drivers *do* require legacy BIOS >> emulation but this is provided by the latest Apple SMC Firmware update >> not >> Boot Camp and although I am using Boot Camp I only used it to prep the >> XP >> final partition on my system and think that rEFIt is doing most of the >> work. > > Another problem is the confusion between: > - "MacBook Pro 17-inch SMC Firmware Update" [1] > and > - "MacBook Pro (early 2006) Firmware Update 1.0.1" [2] > > The SMC upgrade is less than 1MB and only concern fans and some other > things. SMC stands for System Management Control. It does not contain > any BIOS and Boot Camp is not happy if you just install this upgrade. > > What you need is the firmware upgrade 1.0.1 (2.8 MB).The Apple site is > not very clear on that. Boot Camp is not either since it request a > firmware upgrade but does not give any URL or specific information > about _which_ upgrade is needed. > > I hope this will help new users. > > Bye, > > [1] > http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macbookpro17inchsmcfirmwareupdate.html > [2] > http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macbookproearly2006firmwareupdate101.html > > -- > Dr. Ludovic Rousseau > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 12:39:52 +0200 > From: "Ludovic Rousseau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Mactel-linux-users] sometimes macbook kernel panic on > boot > To: mactel-linux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > On 14/08/06, Pierre Dinh-van <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I'm using Ubuntu dapper on my Macbook 2GHz, in dual boot with mac os x >> using >> rEFIt (no bootcamp). > > You can boot in EFI or BIOS mode from rEFIt. BootCamp does not provide > the BIOS and is only useful for Windows. > > I think you can tell if you are in EFI mode or not by checking the > presence of /proc/efi/systab and /sys/firmware/efi/systab. That is > what dmidecode does. > >> I noticed that very often, the Macbook can't boot on my Linux kernel, >> stopping >> with a kernel panic : >> >> (I copy manually the interesting lines) >> >> " >> [...] >> Total of 2 processors activated (5825.50 BogoMIPS). >> ENABLING IO-APIC IRQs >> ..TIMER: vector=0x31 apic1=0 pin1=2 apic2=1 pin2=-1 >> ..MP-BIOS bug: 8254 timer not connected to IO-APIC >> ...trying to set up timer (IRQ0) through the 8259A ... failed. >> ...trying to set up timer as Virtual Wire IRQ... failed. >> ...trying to set up timer as ExtINT IRQ... failed :(. >> Kernel panic - not syncing: IO-APIC + timer doesn't work! Boot with >> apic=debug >> and send a report. Then try booting with the 'noapic' option > > I see the exact problem using a manually compiled 2.6.17.8 kernel. > > I think this problem is related to the use of a BIOS since I never > have the problem when booting in EFI mode (in more than 2 months). I > switched to BIOS yesterday and I had the problem a couple of times > today. > > I also had the kernel complaining about an unsupported VGA mode just > after booting. I had "vga=796" in my /etc/lilo.conf. It worked well a > few times but could not boot with it now. Even after a power off/power > on cycle. > > Maybe the BIOS provided by Apple or ATI or etc. is not so great? > > And I need to use a BIOS only to use this buggy ATI proprietary driver, > grrr! > > Bye, > > -- > Dr. Ludovic Rousseau > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 11:44:38 -0400 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Mactel-linux-users] Can't use GRUB? > To: mactel-linux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > When I try to install GRUB I always get the following error: > > The file /boot/grub/stage1 not read correctly. > > What am I doing wrong? Lilo works OK. > I'm using Debian testing, GRUB version 0.97-13. > > Here is a sample session showing that the file does exist and is on > a partition which I believe GRUB can use. > > ~# grub-install /dev/sda > The file /boot/grub/stage1 not read correctly. > ~# grub-install /dev/sda4 > The file /boot/grub/stage1 not read correctly. > ~# l /boot/grub/stage1 > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 512 2006-08-15 11:41 /boot/grub/stage1 > ~# df /boot/grub/. > Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on > /dev/sda4 122835 18826 97456 17% /boot > ~# grep sda4 /proc/mounts > /dev/sda4 /boot ext3 rw,data=ordered 0 0 > ~# > > Any idea? > > > Stefan > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 17:50:29 +0200 > From: " Pascal Sp?rri " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Mactel-linux-users] Can't use GRUB? > To: mactel-linux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > When you want to use grub you have to patch it first. So that grub can > install itself on the boot record of the partition.. > > On 8/15/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> When I try to install GRUB I always get the following error: >> >> The file /boot/grub/stage1 not read correctly. >> >> What am I doing wrong? Lilo works OK. >> I'm using Debian testing, GRUB version 0.97-13. >> >> Here is a sample session showing that the file does exist and is on >> a partition which I believe GRUB can use. >> >> ~# grub-install /dev/sda >> The file /boot/grub/stage1 not read correctly. >> ~# grub-install /dev/sda4 >> The file /boot/grub/stage1 not read correctly. >> ~# l /boot/grub/stage1 >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 512 2006-08-15 11:41 /boot/grub/stage1 >> ~# df /boot/grub/. >> Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on >> /dev/sda4 122835 18826 97456 17% /boot >> ~# grep sda4 /proc/mounts >> /dev/sda4 /boot ext3 rw,data=ordered 0 0 >> ~# >> >> Any idea? >> >> >> Stefan >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, >> security? >> Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job >> easier >> Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache >> Geronimo >> http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 >> _______________________________________________ >> Mactel-linux-users mailing list >> Mactel-linux-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mactel-linux-users >> > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum=mactel-linux-users/attachments/20060815/9de7b14f/attachment.html > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 17:54:08 +0200 > From: Pierre Dinh-van <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Mactel-linux-users] Can't use GRUB? > To: mactel-linux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15" > > Le mardi 15 ao?t 2006 17:50, Pascal Sp?rri a ?crit?: >> When you want to use grub you have to patch it first. So that grub can >> install itself on the boot record of the partition.. > > And here is an howto for gentoo : > > http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_Apple_MacBook#Grub > > -- > - M?langer 3 parts d'essence pour 1 part d'acide sulfurique. Agiter > le tout jusqu`? d?gagement complet des gaz. > - Boucher la bouteille, et la mettre dans un sachet en papier. > - Saupoudrer fortement de chlorate de potassium. > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: not available > Type: application/pgp-signature > Size: 189 bytes > Desc: not available > Url : > http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum=mactel-linux-users/attachments/20060815/c61ecb62/attachment.bin > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 18:12:10 +0200 > From: " Pascal Sp?rri " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Mactel-linux-users] Can't use GRUB? > To: mactel-linux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Ah thanks :D I was looking for that. Is there an ebuild for this patched > grub? It would prevent grub from updating to an unpatched version. > > On 8/15/06, Pierre Dinh-van <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Le mardi 15 ao?t 2006 17:50, Pascal Sp?rri a ?crit: >> > When you want to use grub you have to patch it first. So that grub can >> > install itself on the boot record of the partition.. >> >> And here is an howto for gentoo : >> >> http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_Apple_MacBook#Grub >> >> -- >> - M?langer 3 parts d'essence pour 1 part d'acide sulfurique. Agiter >> le tout jusqu`? d?gagement complet des gaz. >> - Boucher la bouteille, et la mettre dans un sachet en papier. >> - Saupoudrer fortement de chlorate de potassium. >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, >> security? >> Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job >> easier >> Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache >> Geronimo >> http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mactel-linux-users mailing list >> Mactel-linux-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mactel-linux-users >> >> >> >> > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum=mactel-linux-users/attachments/20060815/63e82434/attachment.html > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 13:23:10 -0400 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Mactel-linux-users] Can't use GRUB? > To: mactel-linux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >>> When you want to use grub you have to patch it first. So that grub can >>> install itself on the boot record of the partition.. > >> And here is an howto for gentoo : > >> http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_Apple_MacBook#Grub > > This point to the patch > http://www.scl.ameslab.gov/Projects/mini-xen/grub-a20.patch which only > changes stage2/asm.S. Is that really going to fix my problem? > > > Stefan > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job > easier > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Mactel-linux-users mailing list > Mactel-linux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mactel-linux-users > > > End of Mactel-linux-users Digest, Vol 3, Issue 13 > ************************************************* > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? 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