Hello,
the svn is updated,
and you should have a look into the archive list.
Otherwise,
it sounds to me that your question are very machine specific.
You may specify the computer you have in mind.
Jerome
Ananda Samaddar wrote:
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find on the 'net was about six months out of date so I thought I'd post a topic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
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