[gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo on MacBook

[Moshe Kamensky <moshe.kamensky@googlemail.com>]

* covici@ccs.covici.com <covici@ccs.covici.com> [09/09/11 02:15]:
> Moshe Kamensky <moshe.kamensky@googlemail.com> wrote:
> 
> > * Moshe Kamensky <moshe.kamensky@googlemail.com> [08/09/11 23:30]:
> > > * covici@ccs.covici.com <covici@ccs.covici.com> [08/09/11 23:18]:
> > > > Moshe Kamensky <moshe.kamensky@googlemail.com> 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?

Thanks,
Moshe