Bug 502345

Summary:	"No bootable device found" after F11 install or upgrade on macbook
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Tommaso Visconti <tommaso.visconti>
Component:	anaconda	Assignee:	Anaconda Maintenance Team <anaconda-maint-list>
Status:	CLOSED RAWHIDE	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Priority:	low
Version:	rawhide	CC:	anaconda-maint-list, brentaar, qxscio, rmaximo, vanmeeuwen+fedora
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Description Tommaso Visconti 2009-05-24 11:14:22 UTC

Description of problem:

On my macbook (intel, jan 2008), after an upgrade from F10 or a fresh install, Fedora can't boot with message "No bootable device found".

Steps to Reproduce:
1. upgrade or install F11
2. use the partition scheme below formatting /boot with ext2


Additional info:

The boot flag on the boot partition is set, but seems invalid. I started a live cd, unset the flag then newly set it, then Fedora started correctly. Probably while formatting the /boot partiton from the installer there was some problem.
I also installed grub in various ways (install was correct), but the problem persists.

My partiton scheme:

sda1 - EFI
sda2 - MACOSX
sda3 - /boot (ext2)
sda4 - LVM

/dev/lvm0/root - / (xfs)
/dev/lvm0/home - /home (xfs)

Comment 1 Chris Lumens 2009-05-25 22:39:26 UTC

What version of anaconda did you use to install?  I believe this should be taken care of in rawhide.

Comment 2 Tommaso Visconti 2009-05-26 13:11:36 UTC

Anaconda 11.5.0.47

Comment 3 Ruggero Marchei 2009-06-10 21:15:56 UTC

same in a new installation with fedora DVD x86_64 and ext3 for /boot

Comment 4 Archie 2009-06-17 20:28:18 UTC

Same error using Fedora DVD x86_64 with Anaconda 11.5.0.59.
Downloaded Fedora-11-x86_64-DVD.iso from the torrent today (2009-06-17).

The install ran and completed correctly.

sda1 - EFI
sda2 - MACOSX
sda3 - /boot (ext3)
sda4 - / (ext4)
sda5 - swap

Comment 5 Tommaso Visconti 2009-07-05 09:44:22 UTC

For mac a solution is described in this bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=505817

Use gptsync from efi shell (launched from refit at boot)