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 1LdCAj-0005ID-2u for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:31:13 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 02639E0268; Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:31:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wf-out-1314.google.com (wf-out-1314.google.com [209.85.200.175]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C601FE0268 for ; Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:31:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wf-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id 29so1450473wff.10 for ; Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:31:10 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=hQxrEpgxJmFKIycCBT9Sz7OFHZcgAJvWH2pBdMkjeEg=; b=T+DD2B4rejrr8xWJbBO6NAU2oHBgSh9HgWxmnOasmSaY2Jhwo5PNkFRs1RVpxUvM8l 5h78afFjSbEPYafercIs6BbIlEZKhS1hn67OFcqyJSj862ukuSAz+bWocBmlABH4lZTu zCOdNG/k9dUqI0PAX6Vy4FKS3xEsv1L0qeVNg= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=dwEaboeJy2r8A0Eoe47G315YUzCms3K9k5zwWuCSt+Fvj1OZEP6IzQOyP0RUSXW7c7 ktB8UgkU5Ldz07djUKUjBfvo6g8jd2vV3jRmntAKst4gbQRMKdN2qynErtbzyXMbOJ+x GyKbA39BmDHdBMMj4q3FTgaW6MgJn9AOPFTCU= 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 Received: by 10.142.70.16 with SMTP id s16mr1531511wfa.151.1235777470349; Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:31:10 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:31:10 -0800 Message-ID: <5bdc1c8b0902271531y224ca4a7n25109458a9942753@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo on Intel Mac Mini? From: Mark Knecht To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: 01b378f4-df84-4c9b-88a1-fde0266fc128 X-Archives-Hash: 76399c5ae88a0ea5a3da275a9436e3e4 On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 12:21 PM, Grant Edwards wrote: > I'm considering attempting to set up an Intel Mac Mini as a > MythTV frontend. =C2=A0Right now I'm thinking I'll leave the > internal drive alone and boot from net or from a USB flash > drive. =C2=A0That way I can spin down the internal HD and save on > power and noise (and the standard OS-X install is still there, > so it can be trivially switched back to normal desktop use). > > 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. =C2=A0That leads me to either of two > conclusions: > > =C2=A01) It can't be done and everybody gave up. > > =C2=A02) 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? > Grant, I have a Myth frontend only running on the terribly underpowered and vastly overpriced PPC MM. I'm sure you'll be fine on the Intel MM. My input with Gentoo would be that if the CD boots it will work. - Mark