* [email protected] <[email protected]> [09/09/11 02:15]: > 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. >
I didn't consider it, since I don't really need the OSX, but I might give it a try. Is there a particular VM you recommend? Thanks, Moshe
