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. -- Regards, Mick
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