Bug 746077

Summary:	Bootloader does not work on INTEL ATOM 330 System
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Jon S <jonathanjstevens>
Component:	grub2	Assignee:	Peter Jones <pjones>
Status:	CLOSED INSUFFICIENT_DATA	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version:	16	CC:	dennis, mads, pjones
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Description Jon S 2011-10-13 20:13:03 UTC

Description of problem:

I'm trying out F16beta on a number of platforms.
I have hit a problem with a system based on Intel Atom 330 - Intel mainboard D945GCLF2
Both 32-bit and 64-bit Live USB image boots and appears to install just fine onto the hard-disk.
However, on reboot the system does not recognise the disk as bootable.
I have tried various times, and also tried installing the bootloader on sda1 rather than the BIOS boot partition.
F15 installs absolutely fine.

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How reproducible:


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Get D945GCLF2 mainboard, attach hard disk (monitor, etc)
2. Boot F16 Beta Live image on USB (32 or 64 bit, either will do)
3. Install to disk
4. Reboot

  
Actual results:
System does not recognise disk as bootable.

Expected results:
F16 beta boots.

Additional info:
I assume this is linked to GRUB2, but why this mainboard doesn't read the boot partition I'd don't know. I did spot a similar issue being reported on Macs?

Comment 1 Mads Kiilerich 2011-10-24 16:03:53 UTC

There has been a number of fixes in this area since the beta. Can you try Fedora 16 Final Test Compose 2? Perhaps with the nogpt option mentioned on Bug 735733 ?

Comment 2 Jon S 2011-10-24 17:55:05 UTC

Hi - would love to, but the hard-disk concerned just got a drop and has become somewhat uncooperative... :(

I've got a new SSD on the way, so once that arrives I'll be able to free up a drive to test and I'll get back to you. 

Where do I get the Live image you mention?

As a PS, I have managed to install without any issue on a Samsung NC10 (dual boot with WinXP). There were no issues with that, and I know it's also an Atom.

Comment 3 Jon S 2011-10-24 17:58:58 UTC

PS Have read through that bug you mentioned - sounds very like it. Would also explain why the NC10 doesn't have the issue (was replacing a Meego installation).

Comment 4 Mads Kiilerich 2011-10-24 19:26:04 UTC

(In reply to comment #2)
> Where do I get the Live image you mention?

See http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/test-announce/2011-October/000315.html - but there will probably be something even better before you get to it.

(In reply to comment #3)
> PS Have read through that bug you mentioned - sounds very like it.

Ok, I will wait for confirmation from you before closing it as a duplicate.

Comment 5 Mads Kiilerich 2012-04-16 21:35:37 UTC

No response - closing.