[Libreboot-dev] Test report: mb2,1 - 2015-12-16 (unstable)

[Albin]

Hi! Here is a macbook2,1 test report.


Release and image details
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Release
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r20150518fix-652-g48821e5

Date and time
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2015-Dec-16 01:16:45

Image
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macbook21_usqwerty_vesafb.rom


Results
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Works
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* GRUB: Reboot
* GRUB: Booting from USB key (if inserted when inside GRUB, see below).

Doesn't work / issues
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* Booting with USB key plugged in -- GRUB doesn't start. Instead the
following message is shown: "Unknown key 0xff detected" and after a
while the system reboots. Tested with and without battery.
* GRUB: Boot Operating System -- the system hangs with the libreboot
logo showing on the screen.
* GRUB: Search for GRUB configuration (grub.cfg) outside of CBDS -- it
doesn't create any new boot entries. The latest stable release, however,
generates (on my system) a "Load Config from (ahci0,1)" entry that can
be used to boot GNU/Linux.
* GRUB: Poweroff -- the screen goes blank but the system doesn't shut down.

Not tested
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* Everything else


Comparison with stable release
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The issues above are not present in the latest stable release
(2015-05-18, macbook21_usqwerty_vesafb.rom). On the other hand, here
"Unknown key 0xff detected" is shown inside GRUB and most of the time I
have to press enter to load the OS, i.e to use the first entry.


Recommendation
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This image is obviously not stable, but it's not critically flawed since
it's still possible to boot from USB and reflash to the latest stable
version, which I just did.


Regards,

Albin

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