Wes James wrote:
On Sun, Nov 24, 2013 at 5:59 PM, Philip Manuel phil@zomojo.com wrote:
From: "Wes James" comptekki@gmail.com
I've been trying several combinations of OSX, CentOS to try and get CentOS installed on an old iMac. I finally first installed OS X, then
installed
CentOS in the open space after OS X. With refit installed and selecting CentOS, it starts booting but get a screen that a boot device can't e found. So I then install Xubuntu with the option to replace OS X. After Xbuntu is installed and then do a reboot the grub screen comes up and I can now select CentOS and it will boot.
Can someone explain why this is? I can't just install CentOS on the whole disk, as I get the blinking mac disk with question mark.
this is due I believe due to the partitioning scheme of the iMac, using GPT, and as grub does not support GPT partitions. you have to use grub2. Hence, why xubuntu works.
Oh. OK. I didn't realize CentOS wasn't using grub2. Are there any plans for CentOS to move to grub2?
a) Not unless or until upstream goes that way. b) I dealt with grub2 while fighting an FC19 workstation (that I wound up moving to CentOS). *G*R*U*B*2* MUST DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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