Re: [gentoo-user] Re: EFI-based bootloader for BIOS-based computers (?)

2014-02-22 Thread Mick
On Thursday 20 Feb 2014 01:22:24 eroen wrote: On Wed, 19 Feb 2014 15:39:51 -0800, walt w41...@gmail.com wrote: I just spotted that phrase in the sourceforge newsletter: http://sourceforge.net/projects/cloverefiboot/ and it seems to me like an oxymoron. If that phrase makes logical

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: EFI-based bootloader for BIOS-based computers (?)

2014-02-22 Thread Poison BL.
On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 8:00 AM, Mick michaelkintz...@gmail.com wrote: On Thursday 20 Feb 2014 01:22:24 eroen wrote: On Wed, 19 Feb 2014 15:39:51 -0800, walt w41...@gmail.com wrote: I just spotted that phrase in the sourceforge newsletter:

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: EFI-based bootloader for BIOS-based computers (?)

2014-02-22 Thread Michael Hampicke
Am 22.02.2014 16:56, schrieb Poison BL.: On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 8:00 AM, Mick michaelkintz...@gmail.com wrote: Last I did much research on it, the only semi-working implementation of OSX in a VM required VMware Workstation as the host, involved booting a hacked together boot cd image, and

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: EFI-based bootloader for BIOS-based computers (?)

2014-02-22 Thread Tanstaafl
On 2014-02-22 8:00 AM, Mick michaelkintz...@gmail.com wrote: BTW, has anyone tried hackintosh in a VM? I am thinking of using AppleMac's Mail program, when I can no longer run the legacy kmail application. A bit drastic to have to load a whole VM just for mail, but I can't find another client

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: EFI-based bootloader for BIOS-based computers (?)

2014-02-22 Thread Mick
On Saturday 22 Feb 2014 16:26:49 Michael Hampicke wrote: Am 22.02.2014 16:56, schrieb Poison BL.: On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 8:00 AM, Mick michaelkintz...@gmail.com wrote: Last I did much research on it, the only semi-working implementation of OSX in a VM required VMware Workstation as the

[gentoo-user] Re: EFI-based bootloader for BIOS-based computers (?)

2014-02-19 Thread eroen
On Wed, 19 Feb 2014 15:39:51 -0800, walt w41...@gmail.com wrote: I just spotted that phrase in the sourceforge newsletter: http://sourceforge.net/projects/cloverefiboot/ and it seems to me like an oxymoron. If that phrase makes logical sense then my definitions of 'BIOS' and 'EFI' need