Wes James wrote: > On Sun, Nov 24, 2013 at 5:59 PM, Philip Manuel <phil at zomojo.com> wrote: >> From: "Wes James" <comptekki at 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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! mark