On 01/18/2013 01:50 PM, Martín Cigorraga wrote: > On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 2:03 PM, D. Can Celasun <dcela...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Brainless software engineer here. I'm using Arch on an iMac 27" + 27" >> Cinema Display at work and I couldn't be happier. Sure, it took an >> extra 15 minutes to set it up (compared to a PC) >> > > > A bit OT here. > D.: is there any remarkable difference worth noting between running Arch on > PC and on a Mac? > I'm thinking in something like heat or some part of the HW not being fully > supported like the keyboard or anything else. There's no doubt Apple > products stands out because the excellent hardware, one of the main reasons > one would argue to install GNU/Linux on them, but as I never tried this and > I'm a bit reluctant to mess with HW glitches I would love to hear from an > archer running his system on Mac. > > Regards. >
When I first got this one in October 2011 the wireless card wasn't yet supported in the latest kernel, so I tried to keep up with the rc releases for a couple of months. I don't usually have a problem working the processor with kernel compiles and virtual machines, so I have noticed a bit of heat (I actually assume that's what caused a screen problem last week). It seems to be running 10 - 15 C cooler now... I don't know if switching to grub-efi from grub-legacy has anything to do with that. - Bryan
