Re: Debian mactel linux support?

["Gustavo Franco" <gustavorfranco@gmail.com>]

On 6/29/06, Junichi Uekawa <dancer@netfort.gr.jp> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I've got hold of an intel mac that I'm interested in getting Debian
> running.  I've seen quite a few folks running Debian on MacBook Pro at
> Debconf in Mexico, and I'm surprised that there aren't Debian
> packages.
>
> The things I'm planning on doing are follows:
>
> Code packages
>         fix gnu-efi (bug: #376000)
>         fix elilo (bug: #376002)
>         ITP rEFIt (bug: #375999)
> (I've filed bugs to track their progress)
>
> Debian-installer:
>         elilo-installer is not built for ia32 (http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2006/06/msg00185.html)
>
>         erfit-installer ?
>
>
> Anyone already working on these stuff?
>
> I don't quite grok how I can make erfit be the default bootloader
> without access to MacOSX command-line to 'bless', I hope I can find
> out as I delve deeper.

Hi Junichi,

Just to put on your radar:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-kernel/2006/06/msg00210.html

thanks,
-- stratus