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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user]  Gentoo on Intel Mac Mini?
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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.