On Monday 13 November 2006 13:40, Micha Feigin wrote: > On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 22:54:34 +0100 > > David Moerike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What is to do when I want to run Debian 4.0 on the new Apple Macintosh > > machines with Intel processors, especially the Xserve Server machine? > > Does Debian for PowerPC work, or Debian for i386, or none? > > AFAIK the new intel based macs are just standard intel PCs except for a drm > chips that is supposed to allow OsX to install only on "licensed" PCs. > Considering OsX for them has been hacked to install on any old PC I guess > it should also work the other way around, which means i386. > > > If none, will Debian be ported to that architecture? > > > > Will it be possible to make a dual boot installation (OS X / Debian) on > > such a machine? > > If it installs properly, then my guess is you should be able to install > grub which should be able to boot osX (you may need to hack to variables). > Maybe the mac program to dual boot windows will also work here.
See http://refit.sourceforge.net/ I have a friend running OS X, Ubuntu, and Win XP all on his Mac laptop, and all three work well. j -- Joshua Kugler Lead System Admin -- Senior Programmer http://www.eeinternet.com PGP Key: http://pgp.mit.edu/ ID 0xDB26D7CE PO Box 80086 -- Fairbanks, AK 99708 -- Ph: 907-456-5581 Fax: 907-456-3111 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
