Re: [gentoo-user] macbook pro boot from usb

[Valmor de Almeida <val.gentoo@gmail.com>]

On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 7:39 PM, Valmor de Almeida <val.gentoo@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 6:56 PM, Nick Gotsinas <darf@gameforce.ca> wrote:
>> I'm going to state the obvious and say did you try to hold ALT during boot?
>>
> Yes.
>
>> I made a systermrescue on USB stick and it works just fine on my MacBook.
>
> Maybe my systemrescue is old. Will update and try.

I updated systemrescuecd to version 2.3.1 on a usb stick and rebooted
holding the alt key. The only option I am given is the Macintosh HD.

Thanks,

--
Valmor
>
>>
>> I also have Gentoo installed with Bootcamp and had no issues. Just make sure you partition with Guid
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Valmor
>>
>> On 2011-08-24, at 5:36 PM, Valmor de Almeida wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I would like to experiment with Gentoo on a Mac but I don't seem to
>>> get past step 0, namely, booting from a gentoo usb stick
>>> (systemrescuecd). The Mac does not recognize the usb stick. I don't
>>> know much about Macs and searching the web has not been fruitful. In
>>> other computers without a Mac bios, it is a matter of changing the
>>> boot device order to the usb port. I don't know if such a thing exists
>>> in a Mac. If you have a gentoo mac I would appreciate inputs.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> --
>>> Valmor
>>>
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