UbuntuUEFI

Revision 19 as of 2011-01-23 22:50:11

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Install and Firmware Testing

Natty

Release

UEFI Version

CD-ROM Install

USB Install

Firmware Tesing

Notes

Server Alpha1 01/19

2.3

works

works

Results

Bug #702707 fixes grub-installer issues. Installed on WD 2.5Tb 4K sector HDD

Desktop Alpha1 01/21

2.3

untested

works

Results

Chose option - install updates while installing. Installed on WD 2.5Tb 4K sector HDD. Takes a while to boot from USB stick, pink screen with no progress indicator, then Ubuntu logo appears. No mouse control in installer.

Server Alpha1 01/19

2.1

works

works

Results

Bug #702707 fixes grub-installer issues.Installed on WD 2.5Tb 4K sector HDD

Desktop Alpha1 01/21

2.1

untested

failed

NA

Installed on 2.5TB drive ok, this drive was previously installed (ie GPT was created), installation went ok without problem, on reboot, I got a grub rescue prompt. Installing on 3TB drive failed. Ubiquity crashed, problem has been reported Bug #706113

Read/Write Testing - HDD Larger then 2.2TB

Natty

Release

UEFI Version

HDD Type

Kernel Version

Read/Write Stats

Server Alpha1 01/19

2.3

WD 3Tb, 4K sectors

2.6.37-12-server #26-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jan 5 19:49:56 UTC 2011 x86_64

19uefi23hddread.png 19uefi23hddwrite.png

Server Alpha1 01/19

2.1

WD 3Tb, 4K sectors

2.6.37-12-server #26-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jan 5 19:49:56 UTC 2011 x86_64

alpha121read.jpg alpha121write.jpg

Desktop Alpha1 01/21

2.3

WD 3TB, 4K sectors

2.6.37-12-generic #26-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jan 5 18:35:17 UTC 2011 x86_64

Alpha123desktopreads.jpg Alpha123desktopwrites.jpg