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==EFI support in 4.1.2 VirtualBox for OSX==
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:'''Note this is not fully working (Display is 1920x1200-U ONLY)-Please help if you have the inclination.'''
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*Fedora 16 RC (DVD and netinstall only)
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::http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/16-Beta.RC4/
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:Setting up EFI: http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch03.html#efi
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:'''Go to Settings/System/motherboard before booting'''
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::[x] Enable EFI (Special OSes Only)
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'''INSTALL'''
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get message " grub1 conflicts 1:grub2-1.99-5.fc16.x86-64"
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install anyway
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Installs Minimal system (302 pkgs) No package selection available
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........
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Boot from HD
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Boots HD to EFI Shell
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........
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exit (shell)
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.........
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Boot Maintenance Manager
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boot from file/ enter/ <efi> redhat grub.efi
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Boots to console
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root/password starts correctly
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yum cannot retrieve repo data... (no Networking)
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Expected results:
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Boot to Gnome
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Additional info:
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get message " grub1 conflicts 1:grub2-1.99-5.fc16.x86-64"
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install anyway
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* More Information
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:https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/EFI
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:http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/15/html/Installation_Guide/Making_Minimal_Boot_Media.html
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:https://gitorious.org/tianocore_uefi_duet_builds/pages/Linux_Windows_BIOS_UEFI_boot_USB
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:Display settings: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/devel/2009-December/042925.html
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::https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFIBooting
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::https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFIBooting#Configuring_X.org