Re: Single boot EFI Mac install

2012-04-26 Thread Carsten Mattner
On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 10:03 PM, Dan wrote: > On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 2:33 PM, Carsten Mattner > wrote: >> Has anyone successfully installed Debian as a single boot system >> on an EFI Mac? > > What is the advantage of booting Linux directly with EFI instead of > using rEfit? The performance is i

Re: Single boot EFI Mac install

2012-04-26 Thread Andreas Weber
On 2012-04-25 22:03, Dan wrote: > What is the advantage of booting Linux directly with EFI instead of > using rEfit? The performance is improved if the system is booted with > EFI? No, once running the performance is the same. > Or it is just that it will boot up faster. I do not have a mac, > bu

Re: Single boot EFI Mac install

2012-04-25 Thread Dan
On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 2:33 PM, Carsten Mattner wrote: > Has anyone successfully installed Debian as a single boot system > on an EFI Mac? > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Arch

Re: Single boot EFI Mac install

2012-03-08 Thread HP
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 07.03.2012 21:53, Carsten Mattner wrote: > On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 8:57 PM, Jan Köster wrote: >>> Some more background: Are there working and bootable EFI >>> images? rEFIt works but cannot be convinced to stop delaying >>> the boot process by ~20 s

Re: Single boot EFI Mac install

2012-03-08 Thread Carsten Mattner
On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 9:23 AM, Jan Köster wrote: > Am Mittwoch, den 07.03.2012, 21:53 +0100 schrieb Carsten Mattner: >> On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 8:57 PM, Jan Köster wrote: >> >> Some more background: >> >> Are there working and bootable EFI images? >> >> rEFIt works but cannot be convinced to stop

Re: Single boot EFI Mac install

2012-03-08 Thread Jan Köster
Am Mittwoch, den 07.03.2012, 21:53 +0100 schrieb Carsten Mattner: > On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 8:57 PM, Jan Köster wrote: > >> Some more background: > >> Are there working and bootable EFI images? > >> rEFIt works but cannot be convinced to stop delaying the boot > >> process by ~20 seconds (even afte

Re: Single boot EFI Mac install

2012-03-07 Thread Carsten Mattner
After some searching it appears that EFI boot stub in kernel images is going to be in 3.3. If and how that works with 32-bit or 64-bit Mac EFI firmware is a different question. AFAICS Mac EFI != UEFI. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscri

Re: Single boot EFI Mac install

2012-03-07 Thread Carsten Mattner
On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 8:57 PM, Jan Köster wrote: >> Some more background: >> Are there working and bootable EFI images? >> rEFIt works but cannot be convinced to stop delaying the boot >> process by ~20 seconds (even after deleting PRAM and bless'ing >> the partition). That's why I've been lookin

Re: Single boot EFI Mac install

2012-03-07 Thread Stayvoid
> I've had the same problem. But using grub2 there is no need to use rEFIt > in a single boot environment. Could you tell a little bit more? What should I do to make it work? Will it be enough to delete the partition of Mac OS X (rEFIt was installed via Mac OS X)? Should I somehow update GRUB after

Re: Single boot EFI Mac install

2012-03-07 Thread Jan Köster
> Some more background: > Are there working and bootable EFI images? > rEFIt works but cannot be convinced to stop delaying the boot > process by ~20 seconds (even after deleting PRAM and bless'ing > the partition). That's why I've been looking for native (EFI) boot options. > I've had the same pr

Re: Single boot EFI Mac install

2012-03-07 Thread Carsten Mattner
On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 8:32 PM, Stayvoid wrote: >> rEFIt works but cannot be convinced to stop delaying the boot >> process by ~20 seconds (even after deleting PRAM and bless'ing >> the partition). > I've been told that it's possible to tweak rEFIt, but I don't know how. I'm not sure there is a p

Re: Single boot EFI Mac install

2012-03-07 Thread Stayvoid
> rEFIt works but cannot be convinced to stop delaying the boot > process by ~20 seconds (even after deleting PRAM and bless'ing > the partition). I've been told that it's possible to tweak rEFIt, but I don't know how. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subj

Re: Single boot EFI Mac install

2012-03-07 Thread Carsten Mattner
Thanks everybody for the hints. Some more background: Are there working and bootable EFI images? rEFIt works but cannot be convinced to stop delaying the boot process by ~20 seconds (even after deleting PRAM and bless'ing the partition). That's why I've been looking for native (EFI) boot options.

Re: Single boot EFI Mac install

2012-03-07 Thread lina
I don't how to adjust the screen light on wheezy (with xfce4). The "light" keys not work in debian. The only way I can do is that come to Mac OS and then adjust the light and come back. anther time I found Mac OS is useful is that when CUPS and printing have problems, if I need something urgen

Re: Single boot EFI Mac install

2012-03-07 Thread Stayvoid
I forgot to mention this page: http://wiki.debian.org/MacBookPro -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/cak5fs_epa2jo1u+xmqq8kltqyhwpcz1biudwawy5qve6cgm...@m

Re: Single boot EFI Mac install

2012-03-07 Thread Stayvoid
I've successfully installed gNewSense using this guide: http://www.odi.ch/prog/macbookpro/index.php Now I have two systems installed. I don't think it'll be a problem to get rid of Mac OS X. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Troub

Re: Single boot EFI Mac install

2012-03-07 Thread Jan Köster
I have sucessfully installed Fedora 16 on two MacBooks as described here: http://www.cbjck.de/en/2011/11/linux-auf-dem-macbook-fedora-16/ Although it might not work exactly the same way with debian the description could help. Am Mittwoch, den 07.03.2012, 14:33 +0100 schrieb Carsten Mattner: > Has

Single boot EFI Mac install

2012-03-07 Thread Carsten Mattner
Has anyone successfully installed Debian as a single boot system on an EFI Mac? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/cacy+hvpktpfgohszqmn6wwmibnr7ekrvsukfz