[Grml] grml and mactel

[Chaitat Piriyastit]

Regarding this:

> Maybe you could test the stick on a non-mac computer, just to be sure
> that it is working? And that this issue is (or is not) related to e.g.
> GPT-Issues.

I will use grml2hd to do a fresh install to my usb drive through my macmini
and then I will boot this usb drive from a PC.

[I am using grml on another 8GB usb drive on PC]

--
Chaitat Piriyasatit

... waking up to pee and see whats up online




On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 9:29 PM, Chaitat Piriyastit <chaitatp at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi OJ,
>
> I am sorry I did not attach the exact error message.  I did not have
> computer access at the time.
>
> Here comes the exact error message:
>
> -- begin: error message --
>
>   rEFIt - Booting Legacy OS
>
> Starting legacy loader
> Using load options 'USB'
> Error: Not Found returned from legacy loader
> Error: Not Found from LocateDevicePath
> Error: Not Found from LocateDevicePath
> Error: Not Found from LocateDevicePath
> Error: Not Found from LocateDevicePath
> Error: Not Found from LocateDevicePath
> Error: Not Found from LocateDevicePath
> Error: Not Found from LocateDevicePath
> Error: Not Found from LocateDevicePath
> Error: Not Found from LocateDevicePath
> Error: Not Found from LocateDevicePath
> Error: Not Found from LocateDevicePath
> Error: Load Error while (re)opening our installation volume
>
> The firmware refused to boot from the selcted volume. Note that external
> hard drives are not well-supported by Apple's firmware for legacy OS
> booting.
>
> * Hit any key to continue *
>
> -- end: error message --
>
> --
> Chaitat Piriyasatit
>
> ... waking up to pee and see whats up online
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 12:36 AM, Johannes Kastl <ojkastl at gmx.de> wrote:
>
>> On 2/28/09 1:16 PM Chaitat Piriyasatit wrote:
>> > I booted grml from the live cd on macmini.  I plugged an 8GB usb
>> > flash drive into the macmini.  I used grml2hd to install onto my
>> > flash drive.
>>
>> OK so far.
>>
>> > I then rebooted macmini while the flash was plugged.  Refit saw my
>> > flash drive with a linux icon.
>>
>> Good.
>>
>> > I chose to boot from that.  I failed.
>>
>> Not good.
>>
>> > The error message was something like cannot find OS to be loaded.
>>
>> Sorry to say that, but without a crystal ball no one will be able to
>> help. Maybe you should tell the *exact* error message?
>>
>> Maybe you could test the stick on a non-mac computer, just to be sure
>> that it is working? And that this issue is (or is not) related to e.g.
>> GPT-Issues.
>>
>> Regards,
>> OJ
>> --
>> `because it's taking about five hours for the public to get to their
>> gold at the moment, the goblins have thightened security so much. Two
>> days ago Arkie Philpott hat a Probity Probe stuck up his ... well, trust
>> me, this way's easier.´ (Bill Weasley in Harry Potter 6)
>>
>>
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