On Fri, Oct 12, 2012, at 01:22 PM, Trent W. Buck wrote: > [email protected] writes: > > > [...] I want to install Gentoo Linux on the Macbook. [...] The main > > gaps in my knowledge with doing this install surround Grub and > > partitioning. [...] I don't want to dual boot, I just want a pure > > Gentoo MacBook. > > Have you already read http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Apple_Macbook ? > It was the first hit when searching for "gentoo macbook". > > One thing there that catches my eye is it says to install refit or > bootcamp -- which you may need to do *before* you blow away the working > OS X image. > > I lost interest in macs when they stopped being PowerPC, but $coworker > is an Apple weenie and IIRC he had to use refit even when logic > suggested that it was not necessary (i.e. single boot Linux). > > Good luck. >
I can't comment on Gentoo on a Macbook, but I have installed Debian on Intel Mac Minis. I have always gone with the refit approach, retaining a small Mac OS X partition, as it allows you to easily install Apple firmware updates in the future. Regards Graeme _______________________________________________ luv-main mailing list [email protected] http://lists.luv.asn.au/listinfo/luv-main
