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==Description==
==Description==
The Apple MacMini (Intel) is a very energy efficient hardware-platform and uses the new Intel EFI technology as bootprom, which is not compatible with the standard grub boot-loader. So no standard Linux distribution would start on the MacMini. You have to replace grub with the older lilo bootloader.
The Apple MacMini (Intel) is a very energy efficient hardware-platform and uses the new Intel EFI technology as bootprom, which is not compatible with the standard grub boot-loader. So no standard Linux distribution would start on the MacMini. You have to replace grub with the older lilo bootloader.
Change your SME install cd with the burned lilo bootloader cd and give the following commands:
Change your SME install cd with the burned lilo bootloader cd and give the following commands:
# mkdir mnt/source
# mkdir mnt/source
# mnt/sysimage/bin/mount /mnt/sysimage/dev/cdrom /mnt/source
# mount /mnt/sysimage/dev/cdrom /mnt/source
# cd /mnt/sysimage
# cd /mnt/sysimage
# rpm -Uvh --root=/mnt/sysimage /mnt/source/lilo/lilo*
# rpm -Uvh --root=/mnt/sysimage /mnt/source/lilo/lilo*
Delete the 2 lines with 'read-only' in it with 'dd-command', save your lilo.conf with ':wq' and type:
Delete the 2 lines with 'read-only' in it with 'dd-command', save your lilo.conf with ':wq' and type:
# lilo -r /mnt/sysimage
# lilo -r /mnt/sysimage
Reboot your MacMini. The standard lilo bootloader starts your server as usual.
Reboot your MacMini and finish your installation with the initial configuration. The standard lilo bootloader starts your server as usual.
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[[Category: Howto]]
