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1. .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
   August 03, 2009 11:47am

   Hello!
   I find 64-bit grub2. But now new problem appears.
   Grub2 boots. It can detected my Fedora Live CD, but it show this and freeze:
   ROM image present.
     [Linux-bzImage, setup=0x3400, size=0x2f5db01]
   Video mode: 1024X768-32@60
   Display controller: 1:0.0
   Device id: 72871002
   VMEM(0): 0x80000000
   NMIO(2): 0x90b20000
   Frame buffer base: 0x80010000
   Video line length:4096
     [Initrd, addr=0x5dcb3000, size=0x4f0f20]

   Do you have idea why it can continue loading?

2. .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
   August 03, 2009 8:52pm

   Hello ksenks ksenks

   For the xserve2.1 you need an other configuration. (other settings for grub2) The best place to start is: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Xserve2-1 and than http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=995704

   On the ubuntuforums.org forum you will find the 64bit grub efi compiled. (read from http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=995704&page=76 they attached a 64bit version….)

   Hope this helped.
   Regards
   4elements

3. drew rosen
   August 05, 2009 6:29am

   Hi Martijn,

   This is an excellent guide and it appears to have gotten us on the road to success.

   However, we are only seeing 1.9gb of ram where we should have 4gb. Any ideas? Did you use the newer patch from the grub2 guys that fixes the ram address issue?

   Thanks for your hard work…

4. Martijn Broeders
   August 05, 2009 8:27am

   Hello drew,
   What kind of intel xserve do you use? (1,1 2,1 or 3,1)

   While my Xserve has 8GB and full available.. The 32BIT efi has been compiled for unlimited RAM…

   Please let me know.
   (you may contact me directly on info@4elements.com if you like)

5. .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
   August 08, 2009 8:10am

   Hi Again…
   We’re seeing a huge delay in boot up with the following:
   HDIO Identity failure

   And we’re having a fun time with the classic fedora NetworkManager issues.

6. martijn Broeders
   August 08, 2009 11:35am

   @Drew

   I am working on that, the HDIO.
   HDIO_GET_IDENTITY = get IDE identification info
   Give me a day or so…

   NetworkManager: solving it by NOT using DHCP, enter your network info by hand.

7. Digit Oktavianto
   November 17, 2009 10:21am

   Hai, can u give an example for ubuntu? i cant find the right config in grub.cfg, just got into the busybox. :(

   I write this :

   menuentry “Ubuntu” {
         fakebios
         search—set /casper/vmlinuz
         linux /casper/vmlinuz video=efifb
         initrd /casper/initrd.gz
   }

   I am using ubuntu karmic koala. And always get into the busybox only. Not o dekstop. Can u give me some example for grub.cfg for ubuntu Live CD?

8. Martijn Broeders
   November 17, 2009 10:30am

   Hello Digit,

   Depending on your kind of mac. (what mac do you use?)
   You can try 2 options:

   1 - Instead of search—set use “root=cd0” (without the “”)

   2 - menuentry “Ubuntu” {
   fakebios
   search—set -f /casper/vmlinuz
   linux /casper/vmlinuz boot=casper video=efifb nomodeset
   initrd /casper/initrd.gz
   }

9. Digit Oktavianto
   November 17, 2009 10:39am

   Oh i forget to mention it. im using Xserve 1.1. Oke i’ll try right now. Thx very much Martijn

10. .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
    November 17, 2009 10:57am

    Ah the one I am using.

    I found it really easy to install Ubuntu.
    Give me a sec.

    Try: Booting from CD like;

    menuentry “Ubuntu” {
    fakebios
    root=cd0
    linux /casper/vmlinuz nomodeset
    initrd /casper/initrd.gz
    }

    If you want to install 64Bit you need the fakebios. Otherwise you can leave the fakebios away…

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