Macbook

Henk Koster H.A.J.Koster at xs4all.nl
Sun Oct 15 10:49:19 UTC 2006


On Sat, 14 Oct 2006 12:37:32 -0400, Felipe Alfaro Solana wrote:

> Yes, you can use use GRUB with Apple BootCamp and rEFIt. I know
> because that's what I'm using right now to boot up Edgy on the MacBook
> Pro. Previously, GRUB made some BIOS calls that upset BootCamp, but
> they recently fixed this. Also, probably version 1.1.1 of BootCamp
> could probably help in dealing with those issues.
>
>> The ath0 wireless interface is very difficult to bring up, caused
>> by the new madwifi-ng drivers (in restricted modules), you may have
>> try several times (cycling "sudo ifup/ifdown ath0" commands).
> 
> Are you sure? I haven't had a single problem with the Wireless on
> Edgy. I use the machine every single day, a it works like a charm.

Glad to hear that, a lot can change in five weeks... I'll try it out 
when Edgy goes official.






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