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vvd

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Registered: 2008-08-07

Posts: 20

[solved] macbook won't boot

hey there,

just installed 2008.06 ftp. everything went smooth. booting the new system fails though. the line where it stops reads something like
  ata_piix ... [ P1 P2 P3 P4 ]
the cursor blinks on the next line and the cpu just idles around. nothing else. ")

the macbook is an early 2008 (mb404) model.

any ideas/hints? thank you.

...i solved this. ")
i tried different init ramdisks and those that where created with an empty BASE="" are working.

vvd

Last edited by vvd (2008-08-07 22:48:43)

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ricardoduarte

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Registered: 2008-09-03

Posts: 7

Re: [solved] macbook won't boot

hey there,

just installed 2008.06 ftp. everything went smooth. booting the new system fails though. the line where it stops reads something like
  ata_piix ... [ P1 P2 P3 P4 ]
the cursor blinks on the next line and the cpu just idles around. nothing else. ")

the macbook is an early 2008 (mb404) model.

any ideas/hints? thank you.

...i solved this. ")
i tried different init ramdisks and those that where created with an empty BASE="" are working.

vvd

hello i'm having the same problem with my macbook it hangs on that same line if my charger it's unplugged but it will work fine if its plugged i saw some patches and fixes for it, on internet with other macbooks but i don't understand them, could you explain me how did u fixed yours?
regards

vvd

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Registered: 2008-08-07

Posts: 20

Re: [solved] macbook won't boot

hey ricardo,

basically I just created a different initrd (initial ram disk).
arch linux has a config file and a creation tool to automate the creation of a custom initrd.

so what you have to do is:

    1. edit the config file for the initrd creation tool in archlinux
    2. run the initrd creation tool
    3. reboot (done)

inside the config file change the line that reads

    BASE="some modules ata_piix some more modules"
to just
    BASE=""

I am not running a dualboot configuration on my macbook anymore so i cannot tell you any details (like the exact location of the config file or the name of the initrd-creation tool). but the setup (archsetuo IIRC) includes an option to customize the initrd (the setup tool that you have used to install archlinux), so you could use just that as well.

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