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From: William Kenworthy <billk@×××××××××.au>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] grub2 on macbook pro
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:52:37
Message-Id: 50FDB86F.5030800@iinet.net.au
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] grub2 on macbook pro by Nicolai Beuermann
1 On 22/01/13 01:03, Nicolai Beuermann wrote:
2 > Am 21.01.2013 05:04, schrieb Douglas J Hunley:
3 >> I'm completely stuck on getting Grub2 to work with the EFI on a new
4 >> macbook pro. I have grub2 emerged w/o issue, and efibootmg as well.
5 >> I've looked at both the Grub2 wiki and the Macbook wiki and the
6 >> various directions are just /not/ clicking for me. Anyone have any
7 >> clue how to actually get the EFI on macbook to boot Grub from
8 >> /dev/sda1?
9 >>
10 >> --
11 >> Douglas J Hunley (doug.hunley@×××××.com)
12 >> Twitter: @hunleyd Web:
13 >> douglasjhunley.com
14 >> G+: http://goo.gl/sajR3
15 >>
16 >>
17 > Here I have two macs with linux (gentoo), both are running refit
18 > (http://refit.sourceforge.net/) to boot properly.
19 >
20 > regards
21 > Nico
22 >
23 >
24 There is a catch22 - you have to be booted via EFI to install EFI. To
25 do this, I had to boot using EFI (I think it was fedora) and use that to
26 set up with efibootmg.
27
28 BillK

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Re: [gentoo-user] grub2 on macbook pro Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>