Jeremy, thanks for the correction. I use LFS on a lot of Macs, but none that new. ;-)
- Jon On Apr 28, 2008, at 8:21 PM, Jeremy Huntwork wrote: > Jon Fullmer wrote: >> Does GRUB work with Open Firmware? The Mac Mini may be Intel-based, >> but it doesn't have a PC BIOS (which is what you would normally use >> with GRUB). It uses Open Firmware. I would think that you would need >> to use yaboot. > > Careful what 'facts' you spread around here. With the switch to Intel > machines, Apple also changed their firmware and boot manager. If your > mac is intel it uses EFI, not Open Firmware. Yaboot is not the answer. > > Also note that he already tested grub on the machine using ubuntu and > claims that it does work with their version. > > Andreas, you may want to try to track down what differences there are > between Ubuntu's grub and what LFS installs. Or, you could consider > using Lilo instead. :) I use Lilo on my Intel macs (mostly because I > build a 64-bit system) and it works great. Also, if you ever feel like > dual (or triple booting) your mac with OS X check out > http://refit.sourceforge.net. It's a really useful tool. > > -- > JH > -- > http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support > FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html > Unsubscribe: See the above information page -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
