* Grant <[email protected]> [16/09/11 13:21]: > > Hi, > > > > I don't have a Macbook Air, but I have two iMac desktops and one macbook > > pro laptop. The two imacs run Gentoo without any problems. I installed > > refit to switch between Gentoo and osx. > > > > For the laptop, I had trouble booting from the installation cd. A few > > days ago someone on this list suggested that I run Gentoo within a > > virtual machine running on osx. This turned out to be a very good > > solution, since it is very easy and works perfectly (I do have a small > > network problem, but not serious), and allows me to use the Mac software > > as well. I use virtualbox for the VM software. > > > > Best, > > Moshe > > Thanks Moshe. Maybe the best thing for me to do is just install > Gentoo on the thing and see what happens. Restoring OSX should be > easy with the included USB key. I think that's the best way to figure > out if there are any quirks. Just follow the regular install method, > right? >
Yes, except you should install refit (http://refit.sf.net) first. refit is a boot loader for mac. Maybe there is a way to avoid it, but installing refit is very easy, and I had no problems with it. Also, I was planning in advance to make the computers dual boot, so I partitioned accordingly. If you have just one partition, I think it is best to re-partition using osx. Best, Moshe
