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EFI Modifications Leaves iMac Unbootable?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the casualties-of-hardwar dept.

jerbare writes "In attempting to run Linux and Windows on the new iMac Core Duo, people experimenting with configuring the EFI Console/Boot loader have found they can no longer boot the machine at all. Dave Schroeder of appleintelfaq.com comments, 'We have already irreversibly lost a couple of iMacs trying to load various EFI modules'. Instructions for breaking the iMac's are presently located at the bottom of the comments."

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  1. Re:Unofficial Moderation by Doctor+Memory · · Score: 1, Troll

    Pffft. I'd support "balls" or "choice use of guts in a support role", but it's barely hardware hacking (unless the chips weren't socketed, and I'm sure they were).

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    Just junk food for thought...
  2. What am I missing? by keepingmyheaddown · · Score: 0, Troll

    Why the heck would anyone buy grossly over priced Apple hardware to run Linux and Windows?

    P.S. my posting security image word was "beaver", do I win a prize?