Moshe Kamensky <[email protected]> wrote:
> * [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?
Vmware fusion is good, and I have heard good things about parallells.
Also remember they use a different BIOS on the MAC and this may be part
of the problem you are having.
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