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On Saturday 24 Sep 2011 17:30:54 Grant wrote: |
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> >> > I don't have a Macbook Air, but I have two iMac desktops and one |
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> >> > macbook pro laptop. The two imacs run Gentoo without any problems. I |
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> >> > installed refit to switch between Gentoo and osx. |
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> >> > |
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> >> > For the laptop, I had trouble booting from the installation cd. A few |
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> >> > days ago someone on this list suggested that I run Gentoo within a |
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> >> > virtual machine running on osx. This turned out to be a very good |
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> >> > solution, since it is very easy and works perfectly (I do have a small |
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> >> > network problem, but not serious), and allows me to use the Mac |
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> >> > software as well. I use virtualbox for the VM software. |
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> >> > |
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> >> > Best, |
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> >> > Moshe |
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> >> |
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> >> Thanks Moshe. Maybe the best thing for me to do is just install |
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> >> Gentoo on the thing and see what happens. Restoring OSX should be |
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> >> easy with the included USB key. I think that's the best way to figure |
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> >> out if there are any quirks. Just follow the regular install method, |
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> >> right? |
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> > |
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> > Yes, except you should install refit (http://refit.sf.net) first. refit |
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> > is a boot loader for mac. Maybe there is a way to avoid it, but |
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> > installing refit is very easy, and I had no problems with it. Also, I |
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> > was planning in advance to make the computers dual boot, so I |
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> > partitioned accordingly. If you have just one partition, I think it is |
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> > best to re-partition using osx. |
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> > |
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> > Best, |
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> > Moshe |
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> Thanks for your help with this guys. I've finally convinced her to |
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> return the Macbook Air. My life just got easier. |
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You can always install Hackintosh or similar in a VM if she's pining for an |
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applemac. |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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