On Fri, Oct 12, 2012, at 01:22 PM, Trent W. Buck wrote:
brettawiggins@tpg.com.au writes:
[...] I want to install Gentoo Linux on the Macbook. [...] The main gaps in my knowledge with doing this install surround Grub and partitioning. [...] I don't want to dual boot, I just want a pure Gentoo MacBook.
Have you already read http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Apple_Macbook ? It was the first hit when searching for "gentoo macbook".
One thing there that catches my eye is it says to install refit or bootcamp -- which you may need to do *before* you blow away the working OS X image.
I lost interest in macs when they stopped being PowerPC, but $coworker is an Apple weenie and IIRC he had to use refit even when logic suggested that it was not necessary (i.e. single boot Linux).
Good luck.
I can't comment on Gentoo on a Macbook, but I have installed Debian on Intel Mac Minis. I have always gone with the refit approach, retaining a small Mac OS X partition, as it allows you to easily install Apple firmware updates in the future. Regards Graeme