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Bug#771467: First boot after installation fails on Macbooks with 32-bit EFI



control: reassign -1 grub-installer

On Samstag, 29. November 2014, Teemu Ikonen wrote:
> Package: debian-installer
> Severity: important
> 
> The i386 version of d-i installs GRUB to the EFI partition at the end
> of the installation process. The files installed are
> /EFI/debian/grub.efi and grubia32.efi. Intel Macbooks from 2006-2007
> (Macbook1,1 and Macbook2,1) have a somewhat peculiar EFI
> implementation and do not boot with the EFI files in this location.
> When either of the (identical) GRUB EFI files is copied to
> /EFI/boot/bootia32.efi the firmware finds it and booting is
> successful.
> 
> D-i should detect Macbooks with 32-bit EFI and install the GRUB files
> to the appropriate location in that case.
> 
> When grub-install is called with the --removable flag, the EFI
> bootloader is installed to the correct location,
> /EFI/boot/bootia32.efi.

Thanks for your bug-report, Teemu, reassigning to the correct package.



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