Re: [PATCH] bug fix for x86_64 efi

2009-02-27 Thread Drew Rosen
I'd be happy to document errors and such if someone can recommend what the best path of target is. Maya rendering doesn't actually touch the video cards (some of our linux systems don't even have video cards), and general usage servers don't care much so drivers for the systems aren't a hug

Re: [PATCH] bug fix for x86_64 efi

2009-02-24 Thread Bean
Committed. -- Bean ___ Grub-devel mailing list Grub-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel

Re: [PATCH] bug fix for x86_64 efi

2009-02-21 Thread Peter Cros
Hi, True we don't have any grub.efi Apple intel Xserve hardware tests so far, at the apple intel ubuntu forum, but the grub-efi test packages there could be used to test. Seems you will need to get some current grub.efi test result to point to problems specific to the Xserve, sufficient to attract

Re: [PATCH] bug fix for x86_64 efi

2009-02-21 Thread Drew Rosen
Thanks for your interest in helping Peter. At first look, the ubuntu forum looks like we're seeing xserver info, but no one using MacIntel Xserve hardware to test grub. If you know anyone who could help us push thru what is causing the Xserve to not work like the MacIntel Mac Pro Desktops,

Re: [PATCH] bug fix for x86_64 efi

2009-02-20 Thread Peter Cros
I am just a grub.efi user/tester/enthusiast. I don't know the Xserve but some previous reports in this list of people getting grub.efi to boot on Xserve, and if so it will boot hd/usb linux on other Apple intel Macs with varying results . There are some grub.efi 64/32 bit test packages on ub

Re: [PATCH] bug fix for x86_64 efi

2009-02-20 Thread Drew Rosen
Hi Peter / phcoder / all other grub gurus, I've joined the grub-devel mail list while attempting to get MacIntel Xserves to boot linux. I work with a 3d Movie Effects company that has 25 MacIntel Xserves that are becoming close to as useful as paperweights because they can't run Maya at 64b

Re: [PATCH] bug fix for x86_64 efi

2009-02-20 Thread Peter Cros
Tested the patch applied to rev 1996 for grub.efi 64 bit and 32 bit, on Imac81 (4GB ram), MacBookPro41 (4GB and 2GB ram) MacBook21 (i386) with Macosx 10.4 10.5, ubuntu810. All good. 64bit Macs have other ongoing EFI problems with linux kernel initializtion and keyboard. On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at

[PATCH] bug fix for x86_64 efi

2009-02-19 Thread Bean
Hi, This patch contains several important update for x86_64 efi: 1, Support memory larger than 2G. 2, Fix a bug in efi_call_6 that could cause chainloadering osx to fail. 3, Improve the method to detect frame buffer address and line length in linux loader. 2009-02-19 Bean * configure