Yes I have it's ok but hasn't been updated for a while. I was hoping to bump into someone who's actually got GNU/Linux up an running on a Mactel.
regards, Ananda On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 13:59:54 +0800 Jerome BENOIT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > have you visit www.mactel-linux.org ? > > Jerome > > Ananda Samaddar wrote: > > Hello everyone, this was originally posted on the Debian forums but I > > thought I'd give the user list a try as well. > > > > I'm thinking of getting an Intel based IMac and the only information I > > could find on the 'net was about six months out of date so I thought I'd > > post a topic here. I've got a lot of questions and I don't expect to have > > them all answered but any help would be appreciated. I'm particularly > > interested in people who have successfully installed Debian or any other > > distribution on their Mactels. > > > > Here goes: > > > > 1. Does Etch support EFI GPT partitions and can I run Etch without using > > BIOS compatibility / MBR mode? > > > > 2. I've heard that the ATI drivers need access to the BIOS to be able to > > utilise 2D / 3D acceleration. Is this still true and do I have to use BIOS > > compatibility mode to use 2D / 3D acceleration? Is this only true for the > > proprietary drivers? Do the Free / Open source drivers work well in EFI > > mode? > > > > 3. Will the Airport Extreme wireless LAN card work? I'll use ndiswrapper if > > I have to. What's the native support for the Broadcom chipset (that the > > Airport extreme has, do the latest iMacs even have this chipset?) like > > currently? > > > > 4. Do the soundcard and speakers work in Etch or any other distribution? > > > > 5. I've heard that the Mactel has a 500MB EFI or something partition can > > this be safely deleted so I can have four partitions in MBR / BIOS mode? > > Are extended partitions supported in MBR / BIOS mode? > > > > 6. Are there any other issues I should be aware of when using GNU / Linux > > on a Mactel? > > > > 7. If Debian has known problems on Mactels can anyone suggest a distro that > > works? I don't really want to switch from Debian but if needs must.... > > > > 8. Is is possible to run Debian with one partition and use LVM? i.e. no > > separate /boot partition. Is is possible to reinstall Debian and keep the > > LVM info intact? The reason I am asking this is because I am going to use > > X86 Debian and then upgrade to the AMD64 version at some point in the > > future, and I'd like my /home volume kept intact if I used LVM. > > > > As I said any tips or info would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance! > > > > Ananda > > > > > > -- > Jerome BENOIT > jgmbenoit_at_mailsnare_dot_net > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
