Installing Fedora Core 6 on Duo Core Mac

That worked. It took a few tries to get the Mac to boot to the DVD, but I
did install Fedora.

My only problem now is that I don't know how to get it to boot into Linux.
It keeps booting into OS X. Any idea how to change the operating system on
boot?

Thanks,
JM

"Markku Kolkka" <markku.kolkka RemoveThis @iki.fi> wrote in message
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> Joe Murphy wrote:
>
>> I repartitioned the HDD on my Mac Mini (Intel DuoCore) and downloaed
>> Fedora Core 6. What do I need to put on a DVD to make it bootable for
>> the Mac?
>
> Download the DVD .iso image, and burn it using a program that can create
> disks from .iso image files. The resulting DVD should have several
> files and subdirectories on it, not a copy of the .iso file.
>
> --
> Markku Kolkka
> markku.kolkka RemoveThis @iki.fi

In article <nNOdnS5kQ9wplNPYnZ2dnUVZ_uWdnZ2d.RemoveThis@rcn.net>,
"Joe Murphy" <nobody.RemoveThis@nowhere.com> wrote:

> That worked. It took a few tries to get the Mac to boot to the DVD, but I
> did install Fedora.
>
> My only problem now is that I don't know how to get it to boot into Linux.
> It keeps booting into OS X. Any idea how to change the operating system on
> boot?

Take a look at these virtualization products:

http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/

http://www.parallels.com/

If you are installing onto a Mac with Intel processors, there is a
minimal performance hit, and the convenience of instant switching
between Linux, OS X, and (if needed) Windows, is a major advantage.
Most of the geeks I know are recommending VMWare Fusion. It has been
tested on Red Hat and several other Linux flavors, and a lot of people
are successfully running them.

I have seen reports that it is possible to boot Linux using Apple's Boot
Camp, which allows direct booting into a non-Mac OS. But Boot Camp was
primarily designed to run Windows on Mac, so this approach is riskier,
and probably not supported by anyone.

http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/

http://www.helium.com/items/421906-while-apples-intention-releasing

There may be other schemes for configuring a Mac to direct boot into
Linux, but I am a Linux noob, and cannot advise on that.

--
Julian Vrieslander