[bug #42954] chainloading OS X bootloader fails

[Chris Murphy]

URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?42954>

                 Summary: chainloading OS X bootloader fails
                 Project: GNU GRUB
            Submitted by: chrismurphy
            Submitted on: Sat 09 Aug 2014 05:17:42 PM GMT
                Category: Booting
                Severity: Major
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Software Error
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: 
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 
                 Release: 2.02~beta1
         Reproducibility: Every Time
         Planned Release: None

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Details:

Description of problem: Using GRUB to chainload the OS X bootloader doesn't
work.


Version:
grub2-2.02-0.6.fc21

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. GRUB command line
2. chainloader <pathtoboot.efi>
3. boot

Actual results:

I briefly see the display change to the graphical boot screen with an Apple
logo in it; drops back to the grub text screen with various messages (see
photo).

Mach-O file has bad magic number
Error loading kernel 'mach_kernel'

Also filed as:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1128374



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