Bug 525765 - EFI for first-generation MacBooks
Summary: EFI for first-generation MacBooks
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Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 503149
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: anaconda-images
Version: rawhide
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2009-09-25 16:27 UTC by Fabian Deutsch
Modified: 2009-10-07 15:35 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2009-10-07 15:35:38 UTC
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Description Fabian Deutsch 2009-09-25 16:27:50 UTC 
Description of problem:
first-generation MacBooks (at least mine) use an Intel T5600 CPU, so x86_64 support should be available (alsp cpuinfo is showing the lm flag=64bit). When using the efidisk.img of x86_64, the MacBook won't use/recognize the prepared usb stick.

You will have to use an i686 image, so the MacBook recognizes the usb-stick with an bootia32.efi runnable.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
rawhide/snap-3

How reproducible:
Always.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Get a 1-gen MacBook.
2. Prepare usb-stick with x86_64/os/images/efidisk.img and boot
  
Actual results:
macBook will not recognize the problem

Expected results:
MacBook will recognize the usb-stick and start anaconda, including efi support.

Additional info:
Preparing an usb-stick with i686/os/images/efidisk.img works. But will 64bit support be available?
might this be a bug in the MacBook firmware?
Comment 1 Chris Lumens 2009-10-07 15:35:38 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 503149 ***
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