Bug#572488: linux-image-2.6.33: fails to boot

[Michal Suchanek <michal.suchanek@ruk.cuni.cz>]

maximilian attems wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Mar 2010, Michal Suchanek wrote:
>
> > I found the config change which breaks the kernel. A kernel which
> > differs from the official one only in this does boot, the official
> > one does not. I am quite sure there are no messages to see, this
> > only affects very early stages of boot as the build log after
> > applying the change shows only very few objects dealing with
> > realmore are rebuilt.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Michal
>
> thanks for tracking that down, had guessed it was PCIEASPM,
> which it wasn't.
>
> this may well be a bios issue,
> please check
>
> cat /sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/bios_version
> or
> cat  /sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/bios_date
> and
> cat /sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/board_name
>
> and see if there is a bios update available?

I don't have a BIOS, I'm booting from EFI.

AFAIK this is the latest version of the firmware.

bios_date: 10/12/06
bios_vendor: Apple Computer, Inc.
bios_version:     MM11.88Z.0055.B08.0610121326
board_name: Mac-F4208EC8
board_vendor: Apple Computer, Inc.
board_version: PVT

Thanks

Michal