Re: Installing elilo on MacMiniIntel fails
On Mon, Aug 07, 2006 at 11:09:36PM +0200, Niklaus Giger wrote:
> Hi
>
> I recently bought a MacMiniIntel and wanted to install Debian on in (like on
> all my other PowerPC-machines).
>
> I didn't follow the receipt in http://wiki.debian.org/MacMiniIntel as I have
> no other x86 machine at home.
>
> After upgrading the firmware to 1.0.1 and installing EFI boot loader (Version
> 0.7). Refit would recognise the daily debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso (as of
> August 6). Starting the installation worked like usual (Language/Keyboard
> selection, partitioning). I choose to install only the base system (no debian
> mirror).
>
> After electing elilo (GRUB/LILO were presented as alternatives) installing
> elilo stalled at 50%. I had accepted to install into the only presented
> partition (/dev/sda1, about 200 MB FAT32 partition, partman reported 3.1 kB
> free memory before.). This first partition was created my the Apple
> DiskUtility. /dev/sda6 where I installed the base system was formatted as an
> ext3 24 GB FS using the Debian installer.
>
> Switching to the Log (Alt-F3) showed the following messages:
> > Setting up elilo (3.6.2)
> > Couldn't load efivars module - is it statically linked?
I think that is http://bugs.debian.org/381584
> Any hints would be appreciated. If the MacTel needs a tester, I might be
> willing to help out (let's say do at least one installation of a base system
> from CD once a week till etch is out or till the end of year whatever comes
> first), but I do not have the time to dwelve very deep.
>
> Best regards
>
> --
> Niklaus Giger
Cheers
Geert Stappers
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