User:Keichwa/Installation on iMac

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openSUSE 10.3 on an Apple iMac

This article is WIP; backup your data before trying this installation! See Installation on MacBook for more information.

iMac 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with Mac OS X 10.5.1.

1. To make space for openSUSE shrink the Mac partition using the "Disk Utility" coming with Mac OS:
   1. In Finder click "Applications" -> "Disk Utility".
   2. Click the whole disk in the left pane, then "Partition" label in the dialog frame.
   3. Drag the volume ("Macintosh HD") to shrink it and click "Apply".
2. Install rEFIt as a Bootmanager
   1. In Mac OS X download the rEFIt disk image file (.dmg) from http://refit.sourceforge.net/
   2. Install rEFIt as described at http://refit.sourceforge.net/
   3. Shut down and restart. From the rEFIt screen select "Start Partitioning Tool" and update (sync) the MBR partition table if needed.
   4. Boot into Mac OS X.
3. Start openSUSE Installation
   1. Insert the openSUSE DVD or CD-ROM installation medium and shut down and restart the iMac.
   2. In rEFIt after restarting you should now see the Tux penguin symbolizing the openSUSE installation medium. Select the openSUSE installation medium and boot for the installation.
4. openSUSE Installation
   1. Proceed with the installation as described in the manual (language and timezone, software selection, etc.). The installation work-flow is very similar to the work-flow on other hardware; here we just describe the differences.
   2. You must change the partitioning. ... Keep GPT partition table if YaST wants you to change it.
5. Location of the Bootloader
   1. This is very important! The bootloader must NOT be installed in the MBR. Install it in the Linux partition (e.g., /dev/sda4)! To be sure check the "Expert" tab in the Installation Overview dialog in the Bootloader section for correct settings.