[Bug 546393] Re: MacBook Pro 5, 1 / 5, 2 / 5, 3 / 5, 5 fails to boot into 10.04 beta1 desktop

[Cor Driehuis]

** Description changed:

- MacBook Pro 5,2 (that's the current model from mid-2009) is unable to boot into the Ubuntu 10.04 beta1 Live-CD.
+ Unable to boot into the Ubuntu 10.04 beta1 Live-CD. Therefore also
+ unable to install the OS
+ 
+ 1. When nothing is set in the modes menu and no button is pressed then
+ one can't even see the new Ubuntu Plymouth theme. The only thing one
+ sees is a blinking cursor and it doesn't boot at all.
+ 
+ 2. If one presses F6 in the options menu and choose "nomodeset" then one
+ does see the Ubuntu Plymouth theme but the laptop fails to boot and
+ stops at the point there the b43 Wireless module gets loaded. The
+ Wireless module seem not to be suppoted nativley. This would not be such
+ a Critical issue HOWEVER only in this case the boot process HALTS. There
+ is at this moment no know way to resume the boot to contine with the
+ install. The option noload=b43 does not give any different solace.
+ 
+ We repeated this procedure and the point where it stops is always the
+ same.
+ 
+ "b43-phy0 ERROR: FOUND UNSUPPORTED PHY (Analog 8, Type 4, Revision4)"
+ 
+ Also using various boot options like: acpi=off noapic nolapic gave no
+ different behaviour.
+ 
+ Attached are two 2 screenshots and a movie (post #3 and post #12)
+ demonstrating the problem.
+ 
+ Hardware used:
+ 
+ MacBook Pro 5,2 (that's the current model from mid-2009)
  I use the 17-inch version, specs can be found here: http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/specs-17inch.html
  -128GB SSD
  -4GB RAM
  -9400M + 9600M GT graphics card
  -Intel Core 2 Duo T9900 at 3.06GHz
  
- 1. When nothing is set in the modes menu and no button is pressed then I
- can't even see the new Ubuntu Plymouth theme. The only thing I see is a
- blinking cursor and it doesn't boot at all.
+ and
  
- 2. If I press F6 in the options menu and choose "nomodeset" then I see
- the Ubuntu Plymouth theme but the laptop fails to boot and stops at a
- specific point. I repeated this procedure and the point where it stops
- is always the same.
+ MacBook Pro 5,2 (that's the current model from mid-2009)
+ 17-inch version
+ -500GB Harddisk
+ -8GB RAM
+ -9400M + 9600M GT graphics card
+ -Intel Core 2 Duo T9900 at 3.06GHz
+ -Installed rEFIt 0.14 http://refit.sourceforge.net/
  
- I attached 2 screenshots and a movie (post #3 and post #12)
- demonstrating the problem.
+ and 5,5 and 5,1 MacBookPro, details unknown.
+ 
+ Sidenotes: 
+ Ubuntu Karmic Koala CAN be installed and after tweaking the OS runs flawlessly on the SAME hardware
+ rEFIt works flawless
+ OSX 1.6.3 runs perfect
+ Win7 Ultimate 64Bit runs flawless

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MacBook Pro 5,1 / 5,2 / 5,3 / 5,5 fails to boot into 10.04 beta1 desktop
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