* Re: [gentoo-user] OT: installing Gentoo on a 2007 Macbook
@ 2013-08-19 23:19 99% ` Marc A. Kastner
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From: Marc A. Kastner @ 2013-08-19 23:19 UTC (permalink / raw
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I used Linux on a couple of different MacBooks. Usually I had the best
experience not using rEFInd as an intermediate layer, but as the EFI
boot loader loading the kernel file directly. My setup is based on the
ArchLinux Wiki article about it. Every time you update your kernel, you
just need to copy the vmlinuz to your EFI partition in the right folder.
http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/EFI_stub_kernel
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/UEFI_Bootloaders#Using_rEFInd
When using EFI mode, I had a couple of problems, which I haven't had in
BIOS mode. Depending on your model, it might not be possible to use
brightness settings of your graphics card or using the integrated
graphics card (if your model has a discrete one) anymore.
Another hint for Linux on MBP: For Wifi, you should use the broadcom-sta
Version 6.x which is still masked in portage. Older versions had a lot
of latency, performance and disconnect issues on my systems.
--
Marc Aurel Kastner
Computer Science graduate student
http://www.marc-kastner.com
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