* [gentoo-user] Gentoo on a Macbook Air
@ 2011-09-14 20:29 Grant
2011-09-15 23:48 ` [gentoo-user] " Moshe Kamensky
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From: Grant @ 2011-09-14 20:29 UTC (permalink / raw
To: Gentoo mailing list
My wife can't stand the OS on her Macbook Air any more and has asked
me to install Gentoo. I did some research and it looks like there are
some hidden pitfalls. It seems to depend on which version of the
Macbook Air you have (my wife's is the version right before the new
backlit keyboard version) but at least some versions require that you
first boot into Mac OSX and then reboot into Linux, and there appear
to be a myriad of other gotchas. Does anyone know more about this?
- Grant
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* [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo on a Macbook Air
2011-09-14 20:29 [gentoo-user] Gentoo on a Macbook Air Grant
@ 2011-09-15 23:48 ` Moshe Kamensky
2011-09-16 17:16 ` Grant
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From: Moshe Kamensky @ 2011-09-15 23:48 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
Hi,
I don't have a Macbook Air, but I have two iMac desktops and one macbook
pro laptop. The two imacs run Gentoo without any problems. I installed
refit to switch between Gentoo and osx.
For the laptop, I had trouble booting from the installation cd. A few
days ago someone on this list suggested that I run Gentoo within a
virtual machine running on osx. This turned out to be a very good
solution, since it is very easy and works perfectly (I do have a small
network problem, but not serious), and allows me to use the Mac software
as well. I use virtualbox for the VM software.
Best,
Moshe
* Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com> [14/09/11 16:33]:
> My wife can't stand the OS on her Macbook Air any more and has asked
> me to install Gentoo. I did some research and it looks like there are
> some hidden pitfalls. It seems to depend on which version of the
> Macbook Air you have (my wife's is the version right before the new
> backlit keyboard version) but at least some versions require that you
> first boot into Mac OSX and then reboot into Linux, and there appear
> to be a myriad of other gotchas. Does anyone know more about this?
>
> - Grant
>
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* Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo on a Macbook Air
2011-09-15 23:48 ` [gentoo-user] " Moshe Kamensky
@ 2011-09-16 17:16 ` Grant
2011-09-16 23:51 ` Moshe Kamensky
0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Grant @ 2011-09-16 17:16 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
> Hi,
>
> I don't have a Macbook Air, but I have two iMac desktops and one macbook
> pro laptop. The two imacs run Gentoo without any problems. I installed
> refit to switch between Gentoo and osx.
>
> For the laptop, I had trouble booting from the installation cd. A few
> days ago someone on this list suggested that I run Gentoo within a
> virtual machine running on osx. This turned out to be a very good
> solution, since it is very easy and works perfectly (I do have a small
> network problem, but not serious), and allows me to use the Mac software
> as well. I use virtualbox for the VM software.
>
> Best,
> Moshe
Thanks Moshe. Maybe the best thing for me to do is just install
Gentoo on the thing and see what happens. Restoring OSX should be
easy with the included USB key. I think that's the best way to figure
out if there are any quirks. Just follow the regular install method,
right?
- Grant
>> My wife can't stand the OS on her Macbook Air any more and has asked
>> me to install Gentoo. I did some research and it looks like there are
>> some hidden pitfalls. It seems to depend on which version of the
>> Macbook Air you have (my wife's is the version right before the new
>> backlit keyboard version) but at least some versions require that you
>> first boot into Mac OSX and then reboot into Linux, and there appear
>> to be a myriad of other gotchas. Does anyone know more about this?
>>
>> - Grant
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* [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo on a Macbook Air
2011-09-16 17:16 ` Grant
@ 2011-09-16 23:51 ` Moshe Kamensky
2011-09-24 16:30 ` Grant
0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Moshe Kamensky @ 2011-09-16 23:51 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
* Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com> [16/09/11 13:21]:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I don't have a Macbook Air, but I have two iMac desktops and one macbook
> > pro laptop. The two imacs run Gentoo without any problems. I installed
> > refit to switch between Gentoo and osx.
> >
> > For the laptop, I had trouble booting from the installation cd. A few
> > days ago someone on this list suggested that I run Gentoo within a
> > virtual machine running on osx. This turned out to be a very good
> > solution, since it is very easy and works perfectly (I do have a small
> > network problem, but not serious), and allows me to use the Mac software
> > as well. I use virtualbox for the VM software.
> >
> > Best,
> > Moshe
>
> Thanks Moshe. Maybe the best thing for me to do is just install
> Gentoo on the thing and see what happens. Restoring OSX should be
> easy with the included USB key. I think that's the best way to figure
> out if there are any quirks. Just follow the regular install method,
> right?
>
Yes, except you should install refit (http://refit.sf.net) first. refit
is a boot loader for mac. Maybe there is a way to avoid it, but
installing refit is very easy, and I had no problems with it. Also, I
was planning in advance to make the computers dual boot, so I
partitioned accordingly. If you have just one partition, I think it is
best to re-partition using osx.
Best,
Moshe
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* Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo on a Macbook Air
2011-09-16 23:51 ` Moshe Kamensky
@ 2011-09-24 16:30 ` Grant
2011-09-24 17:13 ` Mick
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From: Grant @ 2011-09-24 16:30 UTC (permalink / raw
To: Gentoo mailing list
>> > I don't have a Macbook Air, but I have two iMac desktops and one macbook
>> > pro laptop. The two imacs run Gentoo without any problems. I installed
>> > refit to switch between Gentoo and osx.
>> >
>> > For the laptop, I had trouble booting from the installation cd. A few
>> > days ago someone on this list suggested that I run Gentoo within a
>> > virtual machine running on osx. This turned out to be a very good
>> > solution, since it is very easy and works perfectly (I do have a small
>> > network problem, but not serious), and allows me to use the Mac software
>> > as well. I use virtualbox for the VM software.
>> >
>> > Best,
>> > Moshe
>>
>> Thanks Moshe. Maybe the best thing for me to do is just install
>> Gentoo on the thing and see what happens. Restoring OSX should be
>> easy with the included USB key. I think that's the best way to figure
>> out if there are any quirks. Just follow the regular install method,
>> right?
>>
>
> Yes, except you should install refit (http://refit.sf.net) first. refit
> is a boot loader for mac. Maybe there is a way to avoid it, but
> installing refit is very easy, and I had no problems with it. Also, I
> was planning in advance to make the computers dual boot, so I
> partitioned accordingly. If you have just one partition, I think it is
> best to re-partition using osx.
>
> Best,
> Moshe
Thanks for your help with this guys. I've finally convinced her to
return the Macbook Air. My life just got easier.
- Grant
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* Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo on a Macbook Air
2011-09-24 16:30 ` Grant
@ 2011-09-24 17:13 ` Mick
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From: Mick @ 2011-09-24 17:13 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
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On Saturday 24 Sep 2011 17:30:54 Grant wrote:
> >> > I don't have a Macbook Air, but I have two iMac desktops and one
> >> > macbook pro laptop. The two imacs run Gentoo without any problems. I
> >> > installed refit to switch between Gentoo and osx.
> >> >
> >> > For the laptop, I had trouble booting from the installation cd. A few
> >> > days ago someone on this list suggested that I run Gentoo within a
> >> > virtual machine running on osx. This turned out to be a very good
> >> > solution, since it is very easy and works perfectly (I do have a small
> >> > network problem, but not serious), and allows me to use the Mac
> >> > software as well. I use virtualbox for the VM software.
> >> >
> >> > Best,
> >> > Moshe
> >>
> >> Thanks Moshe. Maybe the best thing for me to do is just install
> >> Gentoo on the thing and see what happens. Restoring OSX should be
> >> easy with the included USB key. I think that's the best way to figure
> >> out if there are any quirks. Just follow the regular install method,
> >> right?
> >
> > Yes, except you should install refit (http://refit.sf.net) first. refit
> > is a boot loader for mac. Maybe there is a way to avoid it, but
> > installing refit is very easy, and I had no problems with it. Also, I
> > was planning in advance to make the computers dual boot, so I
> > partitioned accordingly. If you have just one partition, I think it is
> > best to re-partition using osx.
> >
> > Best,
> > Moshe
>
> Thanks for your help with this guys. I've finally convinced her to
> return the Macbook Air. My life just got easier.
You can always install Hackintosh or similar in a VM if she's pining for an
applemac.
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Regards,
Mick
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