[opensuse] opensuse on a macbook
What version do I download? Any? Is it the same procedure as on a pc? I don't want to keep any partitions on the faulty hard disk. I want to install onto an external usb drive. I can do it easily on a windoze box. Is the method the same for a mac? Thanks. L x -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Am 28.04.11, 12:00 +0200 schrieb lynn:
What version do I download? Any? Is it the same procedure as on a pc? I don't want to keep any partitions on the faulty hard disk. I want to install onto an external usb drive.
I can do it easily on a windoze box. Is the method the same for a mac?
I can only report about a MacBookAir (2.1). Handling depends much on your hardware. You need a Apple DVD-ROM drive to boot the DVD/CD. Apple had crippled the firmware of MacBookAir to make live very hard for multiple boot and together with stock PC hardware. I heard firewire hard disks work nicely as external drives. USB booting is disabled for MacBookAir, not sure for others. Booting is generally a game of luck with the linux kernel regardless of any distribution flawour. Best is to ask a friend for backing up the disk and let you testing what you want, or go to a Apple shop and convince them to test your stuff on a exhibition model. http://www.behrmann.name/wind/hardware/mba_100323.html Some more links are can be searched through the web. kind regards Kai-Uwe Behrmann -- developing for colour management www.behrmann.name + www.oyranos.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 07:06, Kai-Uwe Behrmann
Am 28.04.11, 12:00 +0200 schrieb lynn:
What version do I download? Any? Is it the same procedure as on a pc? I don't want to keep any partitions on the faulty hard disk. I want to install onto an external usb drive.
I can do it easily on a windoze box. Is the method the same for a mac?
I can only report about a MacBookAir (2.1).
Handling depends much on your hardware. You need a Apple DVD-ROM drive to boot the DVD/CD. Apple had crippled the firmware of MacBookAir to make live very hard for multiple boot and together with stock PC hardware. I heard firewire hard disks work nicely as external drives. USB booting is disabled for MacBookAir, not sure for others. Booting is generally a game of luck with the linux kernel regardless of any distribution flawour.
Best is to ask a friend for backing up the disk and let you testing what you want, or go to a Apple shop and convince them to test your stuff on a exhibition model.
All recent Apple machines support USB booting, that's not an issue. The issue is MacOS uses EFI, not BIOS. The EFI emulates BIOS for BootCamp for when it's needed. So if OpenSUSE are not using EFI then you will not be able to boot from a USB device. With that said I am not sure why post-KDE4 you would want to use Linux on Apple hardware. For daily use MacOS is better IMO. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Thursday 28 Apr 2011 11:00:28 lynn wrote:
What version do I download? Any? Is it the same procedure as on a pc? I don't want to keep any partitions on the faulty hard disk. I want to install onto an external usb drive.
I can do it easily on a windoze box. Is the method the same for a mac?
Thanks. L x
Just use the normal download, it works fine. See http://old- en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_on_a_Mac for general advice on installing on a Mac. John. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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