Bug 915041 - no option to boot to f18 after multiboot installation on macbook
Summary: no option to boot to f18 after multiboot installation on macbook
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: anaconda
Version: 18
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Peter Jones
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2013-02-24 11:14 UTC by Lubos Kocman
Modified: 2014-02-05 19:27 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2014-02-05 19:27:49 UTC
Type: Bug
Embargoed:


Attachments (Terms of Use)
anaconda.log (40.22 KB, application/octet-stream)
2013-02-24 12:18 UTC, Lubos Kocman
no flags Details
anaconda-storage.log (345.33 KB, application/octet-stream)
2013-02-24 12:18 UTC, Lubos Kocman
no flags Details

Description Lubos Kocman 2013-02-24 11:14:23 UTC
Description of problem:

I've tried to install f18 next to macos on my macbook air (intel) and ufortunatelly there is no way to boot to the system from the default bootloader on macbook. This installation was performed on kde-spi livecd x86_64 (if that matters)

I was able to boot to f18 when the fedora18 was the only system on the disk (installation was performed on default livecd for x86_64).


! I really believe that content of /dev/sda5:efi should be located in /dev/sda1:efi (which is why default apple bootloader actually don't see fedora.

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

fedora18

How reproducible:


Steps to Reproduce:
1. shrink macos partition in disk-utility (macos)
2. install fedora18 as a secondary system on a free space (picked up btrfs layout) (partitions: /boot /root swap)
3. proceed the installation
  
Actual results:

there is no option to boot to fedora after holding (alt button after the POST phase)


Expected results:

there should be an item to boot to fedora in the boot menu (just like if the installation is done on a clean disk)

Additional info:


(parted) print                                                            
Model: ATA APPLE SSD TS128E (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 121GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags: 

Number  Start   End     Size    File system     Name                  Flags
 1      20.5kB  210MB   210MB   fat32           EFI System Partition  boot
 2      210MB   90.2GB  90.0GB  hfs+            Macbook
 3      90.2GB  90.9GB  650MB   hfs+            Recovery HD
 4      90.9GB  90.9GB  1049kB                                        bios_grub
 5      90.9GB  91.9GB  1074MB  ext4
 6      91.9GB  96.0GB  4060MB  linux-swap(v1)
 7      96.0GB  121GB   25.3GB

(parted)



### content of /dev/sda1 ####
[root@localhost efi]# find .
.
./EFI
./EFI/APPLE
./EFI/APPLE/EXTENSIONS
./EFI/APPLE/EXTENSIONS/Firmware.scap
./.Trashes
./.Trashes/501
./.Trashes/._501
[root@localhost efi]# 


### content of /dev/sda5 ####
[root@localhost b]# find .
.
./tboot-syms
./initramfs-3.6.10-4.fc18.x86_64.img
./initrd-plymouth.img
./vmlinuz-3.6.10-4.fc18.x86_64
./extlinux
./extlinux/ifcpu64.c32
./extlinux/memdump.com
./extlinux/config.c32
./extlinux/rosh.c32
./extlinux/sysdump.c32
./extlinux/linux.c32
./extlinux/cpuidtest.c32
./extlinux/host.c32
./extlinux/vesainfo.c32
./extlinux/cmd.c32
./extlinux/ethersel.c32
./extlinux/elf.c32
./extlinux/dmitest.c32
./extlinux/reboot.c32
./extlinux/vesamenu.c32
./extlinux/whichsys.c32
./extlinux/gpxecmd.c32
./extlinux/ifcpu.c32
./extlinux/mboot.c32
./extlinux/lua.c32
./extlinux/disk.c32
./extlinux/pxechain.com
./extlinux/sanboot.c32
./extlinux/chain.c32
./extlinux/poweroff.com
./extlinux/pmload.c32
./extlinux/zzjson.c32
./extlinux/memdisk
./extlinux/gfxboot.c32
./extlinux/kbdmap.c32
./extlinux/pcitest.c32
./extlinux/ls.c32
./extlinux/hdt.c32
./extlinux/meminfo.c32
./extlinux/pwd.c32
./extlinux/vpdtest.c32
./extlinux/int18.com
./extlinux/cat.c32
./extlinux/sdi.c32
./extlinux/cpuid.c32
./extlinux/ver.com
./extlinux/menu.c32
./extlinux/ifplop.c32
./memtest86+-4.20
./config-3.6.10-4.fc18.x86_64
./tboot.gz
./elf-memtest86+-4.20
./grub2
./grub2/grub.cfg
./grub2/locale
./grub2/locale/uk.mo
./grub2/locale/id.mo
./grub2/locale/ast.mo
./grub2/locale/en
./grub2/locale/hu.mo
./grub2/locale/eo.mo
./grub2/locale/ja.mo
./grub2/locale/it.mo
./grub2/locale/da.mo
./grub2/locale/en
./grub2/locale/de_CH.mo
./grub2/locale/zh_CN.mo
./grub2/locale/ca.mo
./grub2/locale/en
./grub2/locale/en
./grub2/locale/pa.mo
./grub2/locale/ru.mo
./grub2/locale/fi.mo
./grub2/locale/en
./grub2/locale/vi.mo
./grub2/locale/nl.mo
./grub2/locale/sv.mo
./grub2/locale/de.mo
./grub2/locale/zh_TW.mo
./grub2/locale/fr.mo
./grub2/locale/de
./grub2/locale/pl.mo
./grub2/locale/en
./grub2/i386-pc
./grub2/i386-pc/lsacpi.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/diskboot.img
./grub2/i386-pc/minicmd.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/elf.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/multiboot2.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/crc64.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/raid6rec.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/gcry_rmd160.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/diskfilter.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/pxechain.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/legacycfg.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/hfsplus.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/efiemu64.o
./grub2/i386-pc/jpeg.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/echo.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/vga.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/usb_keyboard.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/videoinfo.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/vbe.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/jfs.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/password_pbkdf2.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/part_plan.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/gcry_camellia.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/gcry_sha256.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/ehci.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/moddep.lst
./grub2/i386-pc/adler32.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/odc.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/reboot.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/mdraid1x.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/zfscrypt.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/test.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/linux16.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/extcmd.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/lzma_decompress.img
./grub2/i386-pc/datetime.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/password.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/pbkdf2.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/terminfo.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/usbms.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/partmap.lst
./grub2/i386-pc/reiserfs.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/keylayouts.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/bitmap.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/gzio.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/lvm.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/iorw.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/relocator.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/bufio.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/fs.lst
./grub2/i386-pc/minix3_be.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/ext2.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/scsi.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/keystatus.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/romfs.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/pata.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/lzopio.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/gfxterm.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/crypto.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/lnxboot.img
./grub2/i386-pc/cmostest.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/true.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/multiboot.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/parttool.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/ntfscomp.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/normal.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/ufs1.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/gfxmenu.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/pxeboot.img
./grub2/i386-pc/mmap.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/videotest.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/iso9660.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/cpuid.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/all_video.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/lspci.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/part_amiga.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/cpio.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/png.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/nilfs2.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/loadenv.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/udf.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/aout.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/xzio.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/font.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/boot.img
./grub2/i386-pc/probe.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/hashsum.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/crypto.lst
./grub2/i386-pc/bfs.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/setjmp.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/squash4.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/command.lst
./grub2/i386-pc/chain.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/test_blockarg.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/freedos.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/testload.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/trig.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/msdospart.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/gcry_rijndael.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/efiemu.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/usbserial_common.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/gcry_crc.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/zfs.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/vga_text.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/uhci.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/minix.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/search.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/setpci.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/cs5536.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/parttool.lst
./grub2/i386-pc/drivemap.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/cmp.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/affs.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/xnu_uuid.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/hfs.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/minix2.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/gcry_md5.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/gcry_tiger.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/cryptodisk.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/usbserial_ftdi.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/video_fb.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/gcry_des.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/gptsync.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/serial.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/search_fs_file.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/minix2_be.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/plan9.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/priority_queue.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/zfsinfo.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/usb.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/xnu.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/cdboot.img
./grub2/i386-pc/core.img
./grub2/i386-pc/geli.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/gcry_sha512.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/gcry_arcfour.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/gettext.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/video_bochs.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/sleep.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/video.lst
./grub2/i386-pc/part_sun.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/part_bsd.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/raid5rec.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/ldm.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/fshelp.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/efiemu32.o
./grub2/i386-pc/terminal.lst
./grub2/i386-pc/lsapm.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/gcry_serpent.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/play.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/minix_be.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/usbserial_pl2303.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/gcry_sha1.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/gcry_twofish.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/http.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/linux.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/lsmmap.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/read.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/cpio_be.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/configfile.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/help.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/acpi.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/exfat.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/luks.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/search_label.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/net.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/video.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/ntldr.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/dm_nv.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/backtrace.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/part_apple.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/kernel.img
./grub2/i386-pc/memdisk.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/tar.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/part_gpt.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/gcry_md4.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/fat.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/halt.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/gcry_blowfish.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/datehook.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/minix3.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/mdraid09.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/gcry_seed.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/usbtest.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/btrfs.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/loopback.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/boot.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/ahci.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/blocklist.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/tftp.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/part_sunpc.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/part_dvh.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/newc.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/exfctest.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/ata.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/tga.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/ntfs.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/part_acorn.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/time.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/video_cirrus.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/bsd.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/date.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/regexp.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/memrw.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/ohci.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/hexdump.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/gcry_cast5.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/pxe.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/terminal.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/part_msdos.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/ls.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/gdb.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/gcry_rfc2268.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/pci.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/biosdisk.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/search_fs_uuid.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/bitmap_scale.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/hello.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/cat.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/gcry_whirlpool.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/hdparm.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/xfs.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/mdraid09_be.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/sendkey.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/at_keyboard.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/afs.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/sfs.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/ufs2.mod
./grub2/i386-pc/functional_test.mod
./grub2/device.map
./grub2/grubenv
./grub2/themes
./grub2/themes/starfield
./grub2/themes/starfield/boot_menu_w.png
./grub2/themes/starfield/terminal_box_sw.png
./grub2/themes/starfield/boot_menu_n.png
./grub2/themes/starfield/boot_menu_sw.png
./grub2/themes/starfield/boot_menu_s.png
./grub2/themes/starfield/dejavu_bold_14.pf2
./grub2/themes/starfield/terminal_box_n.png
./grub2/themes/starfield/dejavu_10.pf2
./grub2/themes/starfield/terminal_box_c.png
./grub2/themes/starfield/slider_c.png
./grub2/themes/starfield/theme.txt
./grub2/themes/starfield/dejavu_16.pf2
./grub2/themes/starfield/dejavu_14.pf2
./grub2/themes/starfield/blob_w.png
./grub2/themes/starfield/terminal_box_se.png
./grub2/themes/starfield/terminal_box_ne.png
./grub2/themes/starfield/dejavu_12.pf2
./grub2/themes/starfield/boot_menu_e.png
./grub2/themes/starfield/starfield.png
./grub2/themes/starfield/slider_n.png
./grub2/themes/starfield/README
./grub2/themes/starfield/slider_s.png
./grub2/themes/starfield/terminal_box_s.png
./grub2/themes/starfield/COPYING.CC-BY-SA-3.0
./grub2/themes/starfield/boot_menu_se.png
./grub2/themes/starfield/terminal_box_e.png
./grub2/themes/starfield/boot_menu_c.png
./grub2/themes/starfield/boot_menu_ne.png
./grub2/themes/starfield/terminal_box_nw.png
./grub2/themes/starfield/boot_menu_nw.png
./grub2/themes/starfield/terminal_box_w.png
./grub2/themes/system
./grub2/themes/system/boot_menu_w.png
./grub2/themes/system/terminal_box_sw.png
./grub2/themes/system/boot_menu_n.png
./grub2/themes/system/boot_menu_sw.png
./grub2/themes/system/boot_menu_s.png
./grub2/themes/system/fireworks.png
./grub2/themes/system/terminal_box_n.png
./grub2/themes/system/terminal_box_c.png
./grub2/themes/system/slider_c.png
./grub2/themes/system/theme.txt
./grub2/themes/system/blob_w.png
./grub2/themes/system/terminal_box_se.png
./grub2/themes/system/terminal_box_ne.png
./grub2/themes/system/background.png
./grub2/themes/system/boot_menu_e.png
./grub2/themes/system/DejaVuSans-Bold-14.pf2
./grub2/themes/system/slider_n.png
./grub2/themes/system/README
./grub2/themes/system/slider_s.png
./grub2/themes/system/terminal_box_s.png
./grub2/themes/system/COPYING.CC-BY-SA-3.0
./grub2/themes/system/boot_menu_se.png
./grub2/themes/system/terminal_box_e.png
./grub2/themes/system/boot_menu_c.png
./grub2/themes/system/boot_menu_ne.png
./grub2/themes/system/unicode.pf2
./grub2/themes/system/terminal_box_nw.png
./grub2/themes/system/DejaVuSans-12.pf2
./grub2/themes/system/DejaVuSans-10.pf2
./grub2/themes/system/boot_menu_nw.png
./grub2/themes/system/terminal_box_w.png
./grub2/fonts
./grub2/fonts/unicode.pf2
./lost+found
./System.map-3.6.10-4.fc18.x86_64
./.vmlinuz-3.6.10-4.fc18.x86_64.hmac
./efi
./efi/System
./efi/System/Library
./efi/System/Library/CoreServices
./efi/System/Library/CoreServices/SystemVersion.plist
./efi/EFI
./efi/EFI/fedora
./efi/EFI/fedora/shim-fedora.efi
./efi/EFI/fedora/shim.efi
./efi/EFI/fedora/MokManager.efi
./efi/EFI/fedora/grubx64.efi
./efi/EFI/fedora/gcdx64.efi
./efi/EFI/fedora/fonts
./efi/EFI/fedora/fonts/unicode.pf2
./efi/mach_kernel

Comment 1 Lubos Kocman 2013-02-24 12:18:11 UTC
Created attachment 701986 [details]
anaconda.log

Comment 2 Lubos Kocman 2013-02-24 12:18:49 UTC
Created attachment 701998 [details]
anaconda-storage.log

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