Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo on a Macbook Air

[Grant]

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

Thanks for your help with this guys.  I've finally convinced her to
return the Macbook Air.  My life just got easier.

- Grant