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Hello, |
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Since a few weeks I am using Gentoo Linux. |
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I have used Debian for something like 12 years and now decided to |
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switch. So far I really enjoy the learning experience with Gentoo. |
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Up to know I have it only installed on an old Notebook, to play around |
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with it. |
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However I use it way too seldom and thus want to install it on my main |
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machine which is MacbookPro Retina. |
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I read the Gentoo wiki article and several blog posts, however some |
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instructions heavily differ, and I am not sure if the wiki is up to |
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date. There seem to be minor problems but maybe they already have been |
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fixed. |
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No idea whether battery life, backlight usage, wifi and such things work |
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properly. And I have heart that the high resolution causes some |
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problems, but I dont understand why exactly. I would very much |
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appreciate if someone could explain the _why_ to me :-) |
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So I wonder if someone here has some experience, and could tell me what |
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works and what doesn't. |
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Furthermore I would greatly appreciate all kinds of advice and hints |
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before I try to install it myself, maybe someone even can share his |
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kernel config and other important config files which will make the |
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Macbook usable. As a start for me to customize it more to my needs. |
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Finally some information about my model. |
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Name: MacbookPro Retina 15 inch mid 2012 |
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Identifier: MacBookPro10,1 |
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Model Number: A1398 |
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Intel i7 |
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dmesg: http://bpaste.net/show/xjfOdm8fRiL4QRNFw2pO/ |
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lsmod: http://bpaste.net/show/6zwQsWDpRPkO2pJyaF5K/ |
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lspci: http://bpaste.net/show/gik2ckJL3EiE7T2hGraO/ |
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lsusb: http://bpaste.net/show/xTPd9BScPXlWOdKl7jcU/ |
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Maybe I should add that I use a USB-To-Ethernet adapter from |
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CableMatters which uses ASIX AX88179. |
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I already booted succesfully with SystemRescueCD, from which I read |
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lsmod and the other commands. Afterwards I installed refind UEFI |
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bootloader, since many people seem to use it, but I am not sure whether |
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it's better than Grub. |
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And I have heard that because it's UEFI I need to use GPT partition tables. |
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My primary goal is to get Gentoo running on this machine, so I can use |
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it everyday and learn more about it on the go. However I also would |
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appreciate every background information about configuring it, what |
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problems can occur and why, to understand the whole matter. |
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Thanks in advance |
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regards |
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Michael |
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PS: I might not be able to check mails (and thus reply) until next Tuesday.. |
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