Bug 995258

Summary: Cannot install Fedora 19 on MacBook pro
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: emsa
Component: liveusb-creatorAssignee: Luke Macken <lmacken>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 19CC: bcl, drizt72, emsa, lmacken, mjg59, pfrields
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Fixed In Version: liveusb-creator-3.13.2-1.fc19 Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2014-12-06 10:15:51 UTC Type: Bug
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Description emsa 2013-08-08 21:00:49 UTC
Description of problem:

 * I create a usb-boot using liveusb-creator
 * I boot the Mac using "EFI boot"
 * I selected "Fedora-live-Desktop ... "
 * The boot happens, but very slowly and then finally fails.

What happens is that the usb never gets mounted and the error is:
dracut-initqueue: /dev/disk/by-label/Fedora-Live-Desktop... does not exists

This is true and I cannot find a way to mount the usb to get the errorlog out. 

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

I have tested with both 18 and 19 with same result.

How reproducible:

Happens every time as above.

Additional info:

Please let me know how I provide further information.

Thanks.

Comment 1 Matthew Garrett 2013-08-08 22:02:04 UTC
liveusb-creator doesn't know how to set up the Mac bootable images. You can work around this by simply using dd to write the image directly onto a USB stick, however this will still fail in F19 due to https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F19_bugs#Apple_EFI_Macs:_EFI_install_alongside_existing_EFI_installed_OS_.28including_OS_X.29_results_in_you_have_not_created_a_bootloader_stage1_target_device_error

Comment 2 emsa 2013-08-09 19:52:52 UTC
Thanks, I followed the F18->F19 route and after a few tweaks it did work.

Comment 3 Luke Macken 2014-11-27 07:59:41 UTC
I just released a new version of the liveusb-creator which supports dd-based installation, which should resolve this issue.

Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2014-11-27 08:12:59 UTC
liveusb-creator-3.13.1-1.el7 has been submitted as an update for Fedora EPEL 7.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/liveusb-creator-3.13.1-1.el7

Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2014-11-27 08:13:36 UTC
liveusb-creator-3.13.1-1.el6 has been submitted as an update for Fedora EPEL 6.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/liveusb-creator-3.13.1-1.el6

Comment 6 Fedora Update System 2014-11-27 08:14:09 UTC
liveusb-creator-3.13.1-1.fc19 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 19.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/liveusb-creator-3.13.1-1.fc19

Comment 7 Fedora Update System 2014-11-27 08:14:42 UTC
liveusb-creator-3.13.1-1.fc21 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 21.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/liveusb-creator-3.13.1-1.fc21

Comment 8 Fedora Update System 2014-11-27 08:15:13 UTC
liveusb-creator-3.13.1-1.fc20 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 20.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/liveusb-creator-3.13.1-1.fc20

Comment 9 Fedora Update System 2014-11-27 19:27:07 UTC
Package liveusb-creator-3.13.1-1.fc21:
* should fix your issue,
* was pushed to the Fedora 21 testing repository,
* should be available at your local mirror within two days.
Update it with:
# su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing liveusb-creator-3.13.1-1.fc21'
as soon as you are able to.
Please go to the following url:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2014-15869/liveusb-creator-3.13.1-1.fc21
then log in and leave karma (feedback).

Comment 10 Fedora Update System 2014-12-06 10:15:51 UTC
liveusb-creator-3.13.1-1.fc21 has been pushed to the Fedora 21 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 11 Fedora Update System 2014-12-12 23:17:11 UTC
liveusb-creator-3.13.2-1.el6 has been submitted as an update for Fedora EPEL 6.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/liveusb-creator-3.13.2-1.el6

Comment 12 Fedora Update System 2014-12-12 23:17:47 UTC
liveusb-creator-3.13.2-1.fc20 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 20.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/liveusb-creator-3.13.2-1.fc20

Comment 13 Fedora Update System 2014-12-12 23:18:20 UTC
liveusb-creator-3.13.2-1.fc19 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 19.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/liveusb-creator-3.13.2-1.fc19

Comment 14 Fedora Update System 2014-12-12 23:18:52 UTC
liveusb-creator-3.13.2-1.fc21 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 21.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/liveusb-creator-3.13.2-1.fc21

Comment 15 Fedora Update System 2015-01-03 00:13:45 UTC
liveusb-creator-3.13.2-1.el6 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 6 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 16 Fedora Update System 2015-01-03 18:57:16 UTC
liveusb-creator-3.13.2-1.fc20 has been pushed to the Fedora 20 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 17 Fedora Update System 2015-01-03 19:04:55 UTC
liveusb-creator-3.13.2-1.fc21 has been pushed to the Fedora 21 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 18 Fedora Update System 2015-01-03 19:09:56 UTC
liveusb-creator-3.13.2-1.fc19 has been pushed to the Fedora 19 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.