Re: [gentoo-user] macbook pro boot from usb

2011-08-25 Thread Stroller
On 24 August 2011, at 23:33, Paul Hartman wrote: ... I have never used a MacBook, and haven't used any Mac since they had black white screens, but I believe the problem is that its firmware uses EFI for booting, and not the usual BIOS/MBR boot like a normal PC would use. and your system

Re: [gentoo-user] macbook pro boot from usb

2011-08-25 Thread Valmor de Almeida
On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 2:27 AM, Stroller strol...@stellar.eclipse.co.uk wrote: [snip] You're fundamentally right, although I would go for install linux Mac myself. The results may refer to installing other distros, such as Ubuntu, but it's surely just a matter of adapting the instructions

Re: [gentoo-user] macbook pro boot from usb

2011-08-25 Thread Valmor de Almeida
On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Valmor de Almeida val.gen...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 2:27 AM, Stroller strol...@stellar.eclipse.co.uk wrote: [snip] You're fundamentally right, although I would go for install linux Mac myself. The results may refer to installing other

[SOLVED] Re: [gentoo-user] macbook pro boot from usb

2011-08-25 Thread Valmor de Almeida
On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 12:21 PM, Valmor de Almeida val.gen...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Valmor de Almeida val.gen...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 2:27 AM, Stroller strol...@stellar.eclipse.co.uk wrote: [snip] You're fundamentally right, although I would

Re: [gentoo-user] macbook pro boot from usb

2011-08-24 Thread Paul Hartman
On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 4:36 PM, Valmor de Almeida val.gen...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, I would like to experiment with Gentoo on a Mac but I don't seem to get past step 0, namely, booting from a gentoo usb stick (systemrescuecd). The Mac does not recognize the usb stick. I don't know much

Re: [gentoo-user] macbook pro boot from usb

2011-08-24 Thread Nick Gotsinas
I'm going to state the obvious and say did you try to hold ALT during boot? I made a systermrescue on USB stick and it works just fine on my MacBook. I also have Gentoo installed with Bootcamp and had no issues. Just make sure you partition with Guid On 2011-08-24, at 5:36 PM, Valmor de

Re: [gentoo-user] macbook pro boot from usb

2011-08-24 Thread Valmor de Almeida
On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 6:56 PM, Nick Gotsinas d...@gameforce.ca wrote: I'm going to state the obvious and say did you try to hold ALT during boot? Yes. I made a systermrescue on USB stick and it works just fine on my MacBook. Maybe my systemrescue is old. Will update and try. I also have

Re: [gentoo-user] macbook pro boot from usb

2011-08-24 Thread Valmor de Almeida
On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 7:39 PM, Valmor de Almeida val.gen...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 6:56 PM, Nick Gotsinas d...@gameforce.ca wrote: I'm going to state the obvious and say did you try to hold ALT during boot? Yes. I made a systermrescue on USB stick and it works just fine