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beta 2 installing but not booting on macbook air



same issue with jessie weekly build 12/20/2014

trying to run on 2014 Macbook Air with osx deleted (have no use for it) - docs say it should handle efi boot and we don't need refit (good)

live CD boots and runs fine. Install to hd seems to work fine. Then does not boot.

Have tried with different partition configs:

fedora 21 installs and boots fine - they create the following partitions:
  sda1 /hfs+  500 mb
  sda2 /boot  500 mb
  sda3 / .....

Jessie Installer demands an efi partition so tried the following

1) guided partitions w/ home - does not boot
2) try same partition as fedora that works - does not boot
   sda1 /hfs+
   sda2 /efi
   sda3 / .....
3) try guided partition w/home - does not boot

4) try manual - does not boot
   sda1 /efi
   sda2 /boot
   sda3 / ......

5) try another - does not boot
   sda1 /efi
   sda2 / ......

6) try another - does not boot
   sda1 /vfat gpt vfat
   sda2 /efi
   sda3 / ......


also tried with xubuntu 14.10 and latest mint - neither booted

it's obviously some hook between the mac boot and grub - fedora seems to handle it but looking at the fedora partitions with gparted can't see what they are doing

any ideas or help ?


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