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On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 4:36 PM, Valmor de Almeida <val.gentoo@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Hello, |
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> I would like to experiment with Gentoo on a Mac but I don't seem to |
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> get past step 0, namely, booting from a gentoo usb stick |
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> (systemrescuecd). The Mac does not recognize the usb stick. I don't |
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> know much about Macs and searching the web has not been fruitful. In |
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> other computers without a Mac bios, it is a matter of changing the |
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> boot device order to the usb port. I don't know if such a thing exists |
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> in a Mac. If you have a gentoo mac I would appreciate inputs. |
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I have never used a MacBook, and haven't used any Mac since they had |
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black & white screens, but I believe the problem is that its firmware |
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uses EFI for booting, and not the usual BIOS/MBR boot like a normal PC |
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would use. and your system rescue CD probably doesn't have the |
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necessary files. If you google "macbook efi linux usb boot" or |
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something, maybe there will be more specific info about how to solve |
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it. |
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There are some tools that may help, for example take a look at: |
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http://refit.sourceforge.net/ |
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I seem to recall reading that booting from USB flash drive/external |
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hdd is not normally supported on a Mac, but it may be possible to make |
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it work. |
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good luck :) |
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