>> > 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
Thanks for your help with this guys. I've finally convinced her to return the Macbook Air. My life just got easier. - Grant
