Bug 15868

Summary:	Intel Compute Stick: failed to add partition #1 on /dev/mmcblk0
Product:	Mageia	Reporter:	Bjarne Thomsen <bjarne.thomsen>
Component:	Installer	Assignee:	Mageia Bug Squad <bugsquad>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	Normal	CC:	thierry.vignaud
Version:	Cauldron	Keywords:	NEEDINFO
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	x86_64
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Source RPM:	Mageia-5-RC-x86_64-DVD.iso	CVE:
Status comment:

Description Bjarne Thomsen 2015-05-07 00:32:50 CEST

Description of problem:
I had to try mga5 on the Intel Compute Stick with Windows 8.1

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
I first tried to install from Mageia-5-RC-x86_64-DVD.iso
but it could not understand the partition table, so I tried to clear the disk
and to make a default EFI install. But I got this message:
failed to add partition #1 on /dev/mmcblk0
Then I discovered that tbe BIOS only supported ubuntu 14.04 LTS amd64.
I then installed ubuntu 14.04.2 amd64. This worked fine apart from
There is no driver for the Wi-Fi controlle on the standard ubuntu 14.04 DVD.
This is a major problem as it does NOT have any ethernet port.
I then tried to boot Mageia-5-RC-LiveDVD-KDE4-x86_64-DVD.iso
This went well. But, as you might have guessed, there is no Wi-Fi driver found.
I could not get my hands on a stick with ubuntu pre-installed.
It is not clear to me why only ubuntu can be installed.

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Comment 1 Thierry Vignaud 2015-05-07 06:18:20 CEST

We would need you to try again and once you hit the bug please:
- plug a USB key
- go to console (alt+ctrl+F2)
- run the "bug" command
- attach (not paste) the resulting report.bug file you'll found on your USB key

For the wifi vs live issue, please attach (not paste) the output of the "lspcidrake -v" command

Keywords: (none) => NEEDINFO
CC: (none) => thierry.vignaud

Comment 2 Bjarne Thomsen 2015-05-07 12:30:32 CEST

There are actually 2 problems:
1) The Intel stick can only be booted via one of 2 "boot drivers" in firmware: one for Windows 8.1 and one for ubuntu 14.04 LTS amd64.
2) The Wi-Fi chip is not shown by lspcidrake -v in Mageia-5-RC-LiveDVD-KDE4-x86_64-DVD.iso.
Intel must be using a Wi-Fi driver not yet in current kernels.

Comment 3 Thierry Vignaud 2015-05-07 13:01:04 CEST

Please attach the requested info as requested ("lspcidrake -v" output + report.bug)

Comment 4 Bjarne Thomsen 2015-05-07 22:26:10 CEST

I am buying a 64GB MicroSD card for the installation of mga5 instead of trying to use the built-in flash memory with ubuntu LTS already installed.

Comment 5 Bjarne Thomsen 2015-05-13 11:15:22 CEST

I am closing this report. The EFI partition i write porotected on mmcblk0.

Resolution: (none) => FIXED
Status: NEW => RESOLVED