Apple use a boot mechanism called EFI. Linux support for EFI is patchy (at
least when last I checked). Apple's Bootcamp utility installs an MBR and the
various bits required to boot non-EFI systems such as Windows and Linux.
The rEFIt utility also has tools for setting up an MBR and booting non-EFI
systems. It's probably the way to go.
http://refit.sourceforge.net
Both need to be installed from within OSX.
On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 3:07 PM, Conor Mac Aoidh <conor at macaoidh.name>wrote:
> Hi,
>> I just tried to install Fedora 10 on my macbook. I wiped everything during
> the installation and chose all the default installation options. When the
> installer was complete I rebooted and was greeted by a warning: "Missing
> Operating System". I thought that there might have been a problem in my
> installation so I did it again and was greeted by the same error
> afterwards.
>> I am using a MacBook 1.83 ghz, 2gb ram. Does anyone else have any
> experience
> installing Fedora on a macbook or can you tell me what could be wrong?
>> Thanks
> ---
> Conor
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