Package: linux-2.6
Severity: wishlist
Tags: d-i

Please consider activating EFI support for i386, which is needed for D-I 
to support installation on Intel-based MacBook Pro systems.

This would allow usage of elilo as bootloader.
See also: http://bugs.debian.org/381584

The pseudo patch below gives an idea of the required config changes (all 
under "Processor type and features").

@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@
 # Firmware Drivers
 #
 CONFIG_EDD=m
+CONFIG_EFI_VARS=m
 CONFIG_DELL_RBU=m
 CONFIG_DCDBAS=m
 # CONFIG_NOHIGHMEM is not set
@@ -185,7 +186,8 @@
 # CONFIG_HIGHPTE is not set
 # CONFIG_MATH_EMULATION is not set
 CONFIG_MTRR=y
-# CONFIG_EFI is not set
+CONFIG_EFI=y
+CONFIG_BOOT_IOREMAP=y
 # CONFIG_REGPARM is not set
 # CONFIG_SECCOMP is not set
 # CONFIG_HZ_100 is not set

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