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[Michael Titke <michael.tiedtke@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 13/06/2015 22:06, Christopher M. Penalver wrote:
> Michael Titke:
>
>> "- It's referred as a MacBook4,2..."
> Not according to your bug description.

True. It really says 4,1


>
> Despite this, just to clarify, when I say install successfully I mean it
> installs, one reboots at the end of the install, and one gets a working
> OS that you could log into successfully without any manual
> modifications.

After the reboot I ended up with a gray screen of EFI death. Only after 
the manual boot intervention with the live system kernel from the DVD 
and a loopback thingy I was able to see a working OS with a functional & 
fashionable login screen.


>
> As per
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1464831/comments/5
> this is not the case. Hence, let this bug report be scoped to this,
> versus any sort of speculation, initial thoughts, etc.
>
> With this in mind, could you please test for the post install issue via
> http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/ and advise to the results?

They want to make me pay 15,- € for 500 MB by now and last time I tried 
I wanted to have a hourly salary 120,- €.
I'm sorry but right now I'm glad to have working system with automatic 
boot. I don't think my results would be to trustworthy anyway w/o any 
f2f contact. There are many heads on the Internet


>
> ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
>     Importance: Low => High
>
> ** Description changed:
>
> - Please make Ubuntu Install default to using sane EFI compatible
> - partitioning scheme and boot loader installation.
> + What is expected to happen is when one installs Ubuntu, and reboots from
> + this initial install, one may login to a working OS.
>    
> - Full Install
> + What happens instead is it doesn't.
>    
> - Partition Table: GPT
> -
> - First Partition: Boot / ESP Label: EFI (VFAT/FAT32 with GPT boot flag enabled - see Mange Flags in gparted)
> -  On my Mac which has never seen BIOS and never will I need a EFI compliant boot setup for the firmware to recognize for example an external hard drive as a boot option: put the corresponding boot image (probably grub.efi) into the root of this boot partition with the name "boot.efi" or it won't show up on startup (using the alt key on a Mac)
> -
> - Swap: I still prefer to use two times the size of the RAM for this.
> - Root: I prefer to limit this to 150GB and leave some 300GB for further experimenting but it really should be as big as possible.
> -
> -
> - Please check the grub setup: the current configuration file as created by the installation is too complicated / Debian's handling of the Grub configuration is not user friendly because this. My simple counter example:
> -
> - grub.cfg
> -
> - # Boot automatically after 30 secs.
> - set timeout=3
> -
> - # By default, boot the GNU/Linux
> - set default=ubuntu
> -
> - # Fallback to GNU/Hurd.
> - #set fallback=gnuhurd
> -
> - # For booting GNU/Linux
> - menuentry "Ubuntu (EFI)" --id ubuntu {
> -         set root=(hd0,gpt3)
> -         linux /vmlinuz root=/dev/sda3 splash quiet
> -         initrd /initrd.img
> - }
> -
> - ...
> -
> -
> - (The next one is just a guess as I yet have to recompile the kernel myself to check it myself)
> - Please check the EFI kernel support configuration (with correctly configured EFI support it might even be possible to distinguish EFI and non-EFI systems during install)
> -
> - efivars is built-in to the kernel image but it depends on efi-pstore
> - which is to be built as a module??? That misconfiguration of the kernel
> - sources might be the reason for the missing EFI support. Someone "over
> - at Debian" made that change a long time ago for no good reason.
> -
> - Perhaps I will add additional information regarding this issue in a
> - comment.
> -
> - With working EFI support you could as well add a new boot entry in the
> - firmware for the Ubuntu Installation during install.
> -
> - Thank you!
> -
> + WORKAROUND: I renamed grub.efi to boot.efi and moved it into the root folder of the EFI partition.
> +
>    ProblemType: Bug
>    DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
>    Package: linux-image-3.19.0-15-generic 3.19.0-15.15 [modified: boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-15-generic]
>    ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-15.15-generic 3.19.3
>    Uname: Linux 3.19.0-15-generic x86_64
>    NonfreeKernelModules: wl
>    ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1
>    Architecture: amd64
>    AudioDevicesInUse:
> -  USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
> -  /dev/snd/controlC0:  mt         1448 F.... pulseaudio
> +  USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
> +  /dev/snd/controlC0:  mt         1448 F.... pulseaudio
>    CurrentDesktop: Unity
>    Date: Sat Jun 13 07:53:30 2015
>    HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=df8c609c-a8cf-4e53-ae6d-c754aa1ead9b
>    InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-06-08 (4 days ago)
>    InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
>    MachineType: Apple Inc. MacBook4,1
>    ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
>    ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda3 splash quiet
>    RelatedPackageVersions:
> -  linux-restricted-modules-3.19.0-15-generic N/A
> -  linux-backports-modules-3.19.0-15-generic  N/A
> -  linux-firmware                             1.143
> +  linux-restricted-modules-3.19.0-15-generic N/A
> +  linux-backports-modules-3.19.0-15-generic  N/A
> +  linux-firmware                             1.143
>    SourcePackage: linux
>    UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev'
>    UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>    dmi.bios.date: 02/09/08
>    dmi.bios.vendor: Apple Inc.
>    dmi.bios.version: MB41.88Z.00C1.B00.0802091535
>    dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
>    dmi.board.name: Mac-F22788A9
>    dmi.board.vendor: Apple Inc.
>    dmi.board.version: PVT
>    dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset Tag#
>    dmi.chassis.type: 2
>    dmi.chassis.vendor: Apple Inc.
>    dmi.chassis.version: Mac-F22788A9
>    dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAppleInc.:bvrMB41.88Z.00C1.B00.0802091535:bd02/09/08:svnAppleInc.:pnMacBook4,1:pvr1.0:rvnAppleInc.:rnMac-F22788A9:rvrPVT:cvnAppleInc.:ct2:cvrMac-F22788A9:
>    dmi.product.name: MacBook4,1
>    dmi.product.version: 1.0
>    dmi.sys.vendor: Apple Inc.
>
> ** Summary changed:
>
> - Ubuntu should default to an EFI compatible install
> + [MacBook4,1] Doesn't boot after install
>

I don't accept that change as it doesn't reflect my initial intention of 
improving the Ubuntu installation routine by sharing a working scheme.

Is you support only guy? Can you please do this or that? Am I working 
for you? What is that anyway ...

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Title:
  [MacBook4,1] Doesn't boot after install

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  What is expected to happen is when one installs Ubuntu, and reboots
  from this initial install, one may login to a working OS.

  What happens instead is it doesn't.

  WORKAROUND: I renamed grub.efi to boot.efi and moved it into the root folder of the EFI partition.
   
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
  Package: linux-image-3.19.0-15-generic 3.19.0-15.15 [modified: boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-15-generic]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-15.15-generic 3.19.3
  Uname: Linux 3.19.0-15-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  mt         1448 F.... pulseaudio
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Sat Jun 13 07:53:30 2015
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=df8c609c-a8cf-4e53-ae6d-c754aa1ead9b
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-06-08 (4 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
  MachineType: Apple Inc. MacBook4,1
  ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda3 splash quiet
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.19.0-15-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.19.0-15-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                             1.143
  SourcePackage: linux
  UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev'
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 02/09/08
  dmi.bios.vendor: Apple Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: MB41.88Z.00C1.B00.0802091535
  dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
  dmi.board.name: Mac-F22788A9
  dmi.board.vendor: Apple Inc.
  dmi.board.version: PVT
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset Tag#
  dmi.chassis.type: 2
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Apple Inc.
  dmi.chassis.version: Mac-F22788A9
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAppleInc.:bvrMB41.88Z.00C1.B00.0802091535:bd02/09/08:svnAppleInc.:pnMacBook4,1:pvr1.0:rvnAppleInc.:rnMac-F22788A9:rvrPVT:cvnAppleInc.:ct2:cvrMac-F22788A9:
  dmi.product.name: MacBook4,1
  dmi.product.version: 1.0
  dmi.sys.vendor: Apple Inc.

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