Moshe Kamensky <moshe.kamen...@googlemail.com> wrote:

> * Moshe Kamensky <moshe.kamen...@googlemail.com> [08/09/11 23:30]:
> > * cov...@ccs.covici.com <cov...@ccs.covici.com> [08/09/11 23:18]:
> > > Moshe Kamensky <moshe.kamen...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Hi There,
> > > > 
> > > > I am trying to install Gentoo dual boot on a MacBook Pro (17 inch). I 
> > > > have refit installed, but the problem is that I cannot boot from the CD 
> > > > (the option is not available in the menu). I was wondering if someone 
> > > > knows how to do it.
> > > 
> > > What happens if you hold the c key  when you hear the chime -- keep
> > > holding for a minute or so and it should boot from the cd.
> > > 
> > 
> > That helped, thanks!
> > 
> 
> I was happy to soon... It now boots, but after asking me about keyboard 
> layout, it tries to find the cdrom and fails, with messages like:
> 
> Looking for CDROM
> 
> Attempting to mount media /dev/sda1
> Attempting to mount media /dev/sda2
> Attempting to mount media /dev/sda3
> Attempting to mount media /dev/sda4
> Media not found
> Determining root device...
> Could not find the root block device in .
> Please specify another value or: press Enter for the same, type "shell 
> for a shell, or "q" to skip
> 
> (The /dev/sda* are partitions on my HD).

Why not install it as a virtual machine under the OSX?  Much easier and
you can have both working at once and the performance is not bad at all.

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         cov...@ccs.covici.com

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