Re: [Mactel-linux-users] Got my macbook pro today

[Geoffrey <li...@se...>]

Nick Hoffman wrote:
> hi Geoffrey.
> 
>> Okay, so got my macbook pro today.  I'm looking at using rEFit to enable
>>  me to boot Linux and bootcamp to enable me to repartition my drive.  A
>>  couple of questions.  Be kind, as this is my first mac.
> 
> you don't need to use BootCamp. just remove all of the partitions,
> repartition your drive as desired, and install Mac OS X, GNU/Linux,
> etc on distinct partitions. doing this enables you to resize the Mac
> partition easily, as well as choose to not install a lot of crap that
> comes with Mac OS X (eg: Garage Band, iMovie, iDVD, 3GB of printer
> drivers, etc).

I'm not exactly sure how I would get to the Linux install process.

>>  I've downloaded and run the install for rEFit.  The docs say to 'select
>>  your Mac OS X installation as the destination volume.'  The installation
>>  never prompted for me to do this.  Is there a program I run?  I rebooted
>>  after installing and did not see a menu, normal reboot.  What am I missing?
> 
> sometimes when installing Mac software, each available partition is
> listed, and the user is asked which partition they want to install
> onto. if you weren't asked, don't worry.

Well, it apparently did install properly, but I'm having a heck of a 
time getting any Linux variant install:

1. Red Hat Enterprise 5 DVD - boots but the logs indicate it's unable to 
mount the dvd. (tried this twice once with a DVD burned with K3B, second 
time with a DVD burned on Mac)

2. Red Hat Enterprise 5 CD - same as above.

3. Mandriva, got to the point of setting the root password and 
everything was locked up.  Mouse, keyboard, had to power off.

4. Trying Fedora 8 DVD now, gotten further then Red Hat.  Installing 
software now.

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey

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