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Can Linux boot on a Mac without BootCamp?

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Laszlo Lebrun

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Dec 1, 2011, 11:16:45 AM12/1/11
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Having a Mac with a fresh unformatted disk, is it possible to boot a
linux right from EFI?
Just wondering.
Laszlo
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Joerg Mertin

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Dec 2, 2011, 4:30:02 AM12/2/11
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On 12/01/2011 05:16 PM, Laszlo Lebrun wrote:
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> Having a Mac with a fresh unformatted disk, is it possible to boot a
> linux right from EFI?
> Just wondering.
> Laszlo


Yes it can. did that a long time ago. You may want to check my blog for
that.

http://stargate.solsys.org/mod.php?mod=blog&op=view&view=174&expand=yes

I also added a FAQ entry on my site regarding the mac mini... Did that
there.

http://stargate.solsys.org/mod.php?mod=faq&op=extlist&topicid=27&expand=yes#115

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