From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LdDgF-0005DI-D1 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sat, 28 Feb 2009 01:07:51 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 612A2E01FA; Sat, 28 Feb 2009 01:07:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from rv-out-0708.google.com (rv-out-0708.google.com [209.85.198.241]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 36445E01FA for ; Sat, 28 Feb 2009 01:07:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: by rv-out-0708.google.com with SMTP id f25so1332223rvb.46 for ; Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:07:49 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:from:to :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:mime-version :subject:date:references:x-mailer; bh=CC4czWoHMycvv5v94UTT9ShduMGrpM/+P7y3J4++NwM=; b=XvHrQXngVsdEfX8Mf+we1D4jhyBtLQ9hWN5GUvkNpYamMRLUbOUNdER4XWLlabMDa7 ddZcU6sZChPuJKh7R/FB+sTGQFPqfyzZ4PfqnOQoMmyXlHAlwMmpTn/m8vfd+nNnsvrw FPqu5m0NCrcpUoDunXbaRFUEmXvQeSe8OuAEA= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:from:to:in-reply-to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:mime-version:subject:date:references :x-mailer; b=WuWFj1HB0EodmaeK4Z1fZ5keYniulnPcrUh/6JP9pbfdoEqR3OGgGDv/tQbkFboIkE tERKPDCTkXodZiS7vQb7hojgj6bUxsKHEx0P/7BTkRcdxaeJKZhNtvZykEzrkIJqnGtH rXMVuUU3nMb14DaqpoEyq9McpNBw/freh14Gw= Received: by 10.141.162.19 with SMTP id p19mr1469056rvo.245.1235783269768; Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:07:49 -0800 (PST) Received: from ?192.168.1.104? ([119.95.248.225]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id g22sm2352971rvb.0.2009.02.27.17.07.47 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:07:49 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <4C34E8E2-E0EE-498D-8327-8608DBE8B998@gmail.com> From: Cocoy Dayao To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <51BA6C46-F59E-45B5-A187-13EAF4FB5480@stellar.eclipse.co.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v930.3) Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo on Intel Mac Mini? Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 09:07:44 +0800 References: <51BA6C46-F59E-45B5-A187-13EAF4FB5480@stellar.eclipse.co.uk> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.930.3) X-Archives-Salt: 969b9163-f166-4fb2-b029-786296f47c6e X-Archives-Hash: 2fd1540f948d0e6531fbf8d83b97fbc2 i used gentoo to run off vmware fusion on an intel mac. saved me a lot of headache. it works. i use it as a development/test bed. On 02 28, 09, at 5:41 AM, Stroller wrote: > > On 27 Feb 2009, at 20:21, Grant Edwards wrote: >> ... >> I've been googling for info on running Linux on a Mac Mini, and >> there was fairly active discussion 3-4 years ago, but very >> little recent info. That leads me to either of two >> conclusions: >> >> 1) It can't be done and everybody gave up. >> >> 2) It's so trivial that people no longer need to ask about it. >> >> So, how hard would it be to do a USB or network-based Gentoo >> install for a recent Intel Mac Mini? > > I don't know why your searches are coming up blank, but the Mac Mini > is a very popular choice for MythTV frontends. > > Try the MythTV-users list: > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/ > > Stroller. > > Cocoy www.twitter.com/cocoy "People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware" -- Alan Kay