Comments on: Boot an Intel Mac with Linux http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8535 p2pnet.net offers not-your-lamescream news on movies music digital media P2P peer-to-peer TV television file sharing freedom of speech open source product news Wifi mobiles company Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:56:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8535#comment-138556 Reader's Write Tue, 22 May 2007 02:55:43 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8535#comment-138556 A Macbook handles a live cd ok A Macbook handles a live cd ok

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8535#comment-38293 Reader's Write Mon, 17 Apr 2006 02:25:56 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8535#comment-38293 Only in Vista 64 bit... get YOUR facts straight. Only in Vista 64 bit… get YOUR facts straight.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8535#comment-38286 Reader's Write Sun, 16 Apr 2006 19:55:54 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8535#comment-38286 Vista will support EFI. Get your facts straight. Vista will support EFI. Get your facts straight.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8535#comment-38285 Reader's Write Sun, 16 Apr 2006 14:40:44 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8535#comment-38285 mac = 0 brain required, linux = brain required - problem! mac = 0 brain required, linux = brain required - problem!

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8535#comment-38281 Reader's Write Sun, 16 Apr 2006 11:02:12 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8535#comment-38281 Linux supports booting off EFI natively anyhow... Gotta remember that they had Linux going on Macintel's long before Windows. [ ] Boot from EFI support x This enables the the kernel to boot on EFI platforms using x x system configuration information passed to it from the firmware. x x This also enables the kernel to use any EFI runtime services that are x x available (such as the EFI variable services). x x x x This option is only useful on systems that have EFI firmware x x and will result in a kernel image that is ~8k larger. In addition, x x you must use the latest ELILO loader available at x x <http://elilo.sourceforge.net> in order to take advantage of x x kernel initialization using EFI information (neither GRUB nor LILO know x x anything about EFI). However, even with this option, the resultant x x kernel should continue to boot on existing non-EFI platforms. Linux supports booting off EFI natively anyhow…

Gotta remember that they had Linux going on Macintel’s long before Windows.

[ ] Boot from EFI support

x This enables the the kernel to boot on EFI platforms using x
x system configuration information passed to it from the firmware. x
x This also enables the kernel to use any EFI runtime services that are x
x available (such as the EFI variable services). x
x x
x This option is only useful on systems that have EFI firmware x
x and will result in a kernel image that is ~8k larger. In addition, x
x you must use the latest ELILO loader available at x
x <http://elilo.sourceforge.net> in order to take advantage of x
x kernel initialization using EFI information (neither GRUB nor LILO know x
x anything about EFI). However, even with this option, the resultant x
x kernel should continue to boot on existing non-EFI platforms.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8535#comment-38269 Reader's Write Sun, 16 Apr 2006 07:15:59 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8535#comment-38269 I suspect that it's due to the EFI system that the intel macs use in place of the older BIOS, that all other pc's use. Essentially that cd somehow provides xp with a way of booting up using the EFI rather than a bios. Once distro makers can get their hands on EFI based systems they'll be able to figure out how to provide native support for them and you wouldn't need the boot cd anymore. Vista was meant to support EFI natively by the way, but for some reason that was dropped. Way to NOT develop an OS billy the pie and stevie the chair! I suspect that it’s due to the EFI system that the intel macs use in place of the older BIOS, that all other pc’s use. Essentially that cd somehow provides xp with a way of booting up using the EFI rather than a bios.

Once distro makers can get their hands on EFI based systems they’ll be able to figure out how to provide native support for them and you wouldn’t need the boot cd anymore.

Vista was meant to support EFI natively by the way, but for some reason that was dropped. Way to NOT develop an OS billy the pie and stevie the chair!

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8535#comment-38268 Reader's Write Sun, 16 Apr 2006 06:37:37 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8535#comment-38268 I guess I don't understand why you would need an expee disk to install linux. That's like neediing a chevy engine to install a supercharger on your dodge. I guess I don’t understand why you would need an expee disk to install linux. That’s like neediing a chevy engine to install a supercharger on your dodge.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8535#comment-38257 Reader's Write Sat, 15 Apr 2006 23:32:44 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8535#comment-38257 ]]>