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On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 12:21 PM, Grant Edwards <grante@××××.com> wrote: |
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> I'm considering attempting to set up an Intel Mac Mini as a |
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> MythTV frontend. Right now I'm thinking I'll leave the |
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> internal drive alone and boot from net or from a USB flash |
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> drive. That way I can spin down the internal HD and save on |
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> power and noise (and the standard OS-X install is still there, |
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> so it can be trivially switched back to normal desktop use). |
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> I've been googling for info on running Linux on a Mac Mini, and |
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> there was fairly active discussion 3-4 years ago, but very |
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> little recent info. That leads me to either of two |
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> conclusions: |
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> 1) It can't be done and everybody gave up. |
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> 2) It's so trivial that people no longer need to ask about it. |
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> So, how hard would it be to do a USB or network-based Gentoo |
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> install for a recent Intel Mac Mini? |
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Grant, |
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I have a Myth frontend only running on the terribly underpowered |
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and vastly overpriced PPC MM. I'm sure you'll be fine on the Intel MM. |
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My input with Gentoo would be that if the CD boots it will work. |
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- Mark |
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