Moshe Kamensky <[email protected]> wrote:
> * Moshe Kamensky <[email protected]> [08/09/11 23:30]:
> > * [email protected] <[email protected]> [08/09/11 23:18]:
> > > Moshe Kamensky <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi There,
> > > >
> > > > I am trying to install Gentoo dual boot on a MacBook Pro (17 inch). I
> > > > have refit installed, but the problem is that I cannot boot from the CD
> > > > (the option is not available in the menu). I was wondering if someone
> > > > knows how to do it.
> > >
> > > What happens if you hold the c key when you hear the chime -- keep
> > > holding for a minute or so and it should boot from the cd.
> > >
> >
> > That helped, thanks!
> >
>
> I was happy to soon... It now boots, but after asking me about keyboard
> layout, it tries to find the cdrom and fails, with messages like:
>
> Looking for CDROM
>
> Attempting to mount media /dev/sda1
> Attempting to mount media /dev/sda2
> Attempting to mount media /dev/sda3
> Attempting to mount media /dev/sda4
> Media not found
> Determining root device...
> Could not find the root block device in .
> Please specify another value or: press Enter for the same, type "shell
> for a shell, or "q" to skip
>
> (The /dev/sda* are partitions on my HD).
Why not install it as a virtual machine under the OSX? Much easier and
you can have both working at once and the performance is not bad at all.
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