[gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo on MacBook
* Stroller strol...@stellar.eclipse.co.uk [09/09/11 12:27]: On 9 September 2011, at 04:50, Moshe Kamensky wrote: ... 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). What CD are you trying to boot? I would try different LiveCDs until you find one that works. The Gentoo wiki suggests that an older version of the Gentoo Minimal CD might work (2008.0 or earlier), otherwise try SystemRescueCD, Knoppix, Ubuntu and others. Thanks for the help. I was using the latest LiveCD version (Sep 8, I believe). I also tried a recent grml, no luck. I could probably make it work, but I have no time right now. I am now running Gentoo within VirtualBox, which works fine and is actually better, because some people are using the osx. Anyway, thank for the help. Moshe
[gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo on MacBook
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. I didn't consider it, since I don't really need the OSX, but I might give it a try. Is there a particular VM you recommend? Vmware fusion is good, and I have heard good things about parallells. Also remember they use a different BIOS on the MAC and this may be part of the problem you are having. Thanks for the suggestion. As I wrote in the other post, I started using VirtualBox, and it works perfectly, and is actually better than the dual boot option. Thanks, Moshe
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo on MacBook
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. -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici cov...@ccs.covici.com
[gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo on MacBook
* cov...@ccs.covici.com cov...@ccs.covici.com [09/09/11 02:15]: 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. I didn't consider it, since I don't really need the OSX, but I might give it a try. Is there a particular VM you recommend? Thanks, Moshe
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo on MacBook
Moshe Kamensky moshe.kamen...@googlemail.com wrote: * cov...@ccs.covici.com cov...@ccs.covici.com [09/09/11 02:15]: 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. I didn't consider it, since I don't really need the OSX, but I might give it a try. Is there a particular VM you recommend? Vmware fusion is good, and I have heard good things about parallells. Also remember they use a different BIOS on the MAC and this may be part of the problem you are having. -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici cov...@ccs.covici.com
[gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo on MacBook
* 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! Moshe
[gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo on MacBook
* 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). Thanks, Moshe
