Those numbers look better. Hanging at that stage can be due to incorrect boot command - trying to boot a kernel which requires an initrd. (not the only possibility).
In my case I use - linux /vmlinuz root=/dev/sda3 video=efifb initrd /initrd.img If I try to boot without initrd I get your result. On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 7:06 AM, Ziling Zhao <zilingz...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 4:06 PM, peter cros <pxwp...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> It all seems a bit strange, >> [Linux-bzImage, setup=0x2c00, size=0x2ff4701] >> Size=50 MB - very big kernel if it is true. >> >> >> On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 5:36 PM, Bean <bean12...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 5:32 AM, Ziling Zhao <zilingz...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> > I haven't had much success with testing directly on the XServe that I >>> have >>> > here, but I was able to get as far as getting grub to show up. However, >>> it >>> > stalls after: >>> > >>> > [Linux-bzImage, setup=0x2c00, size=0x2ff4701] >>> > Video mode: 180x1050...@0 >>> > Video frame buffer: f0000000 >>> > >>> > Just as far as I can get the Mac Pro. I don't exactly have a macbook to >>> test >>> > on, so I don't know if I'm just doing something wrong, or the Mac >>> > Pro/XServes are just different. Of course, using refit works on the mac >>> > pros, but applying the same process to the XServes didn't work. >>> > >>> > I've attached my .config just in case someone wants to look it over, I >>> > believe I have all the EFI stuff in there. >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> The video mode line doesn't seem to be valid, so I guess xserver is >>> indeed different. >>> >>> Fedora also have efi loader, which is basically some hacking with grub >>> legacy. Perhaps you can try that and see if it works. >>> >>> -- >>> Bean >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Grub-devel mailing list >>> Grub-devel@gnu.org >>> http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Grub-devel mailing list >> Grub-devel@gnu.org >> http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel >> >> > I've just checked the kernel's size, and nothing is 50MB. > > After fiddling, now it says. (for x86 kernel) 3.5MB > > [Linux-bzImage, setup=0x3000, size=0x367f70] > Video mode: 1280x1024...@0 > Video frame buffer: f0000000 > > The x86_64 kernel has: > > [Linux-bzImage, setup=0x2c00, size=0x2ff470] > Video mode: 1280x1024...@0 > Video frame buffer: f0000000 > > > -- > ~Ziling Zhao > > > _______________________________________________ > Grub-devel mailing list > Grub-devel@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel > >
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