EFI Boot Linux image on Apple Xserve
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Got this piece of shit that was about to be trashed. It's from 2009, has OS X 10.5 installed. Had to hunt down a Mini-DVI adapter just to get video out, even with a video card installed. Currently trying to install some flavor of Linux onto it, but it doesn't boot like most computers - it uses EFI which is a bitch to get just right. Rather than fucking around and using up all my disks burning multiple attempts, I am trying to find a disk image for some flavor of Linux that is already configured for EFI booting. My Linux knowledge is pretty rusty, so I looking for the easiest solution. Any suggestions?
>PPC Xserve
That's clearly not from 2009.
>>52163121
2008, my bad.
>>52163139
Oh boy, this just keeps getting better! It's the 2006 variety judging from the RAM speed.
>>52163068
>using anything apple
>expect it to not be shit
>>52163068
>Any suggestions?
>>52163068
Are you retarded or something?
>>52163314
Not sure why you think I expect it to be anything other than shit. What I didn't expect was how old it really was.
Also, still looking for a EFI boot solution...
debian or some shit
hell maybe you should consider suicide like ian
>>52163314
Will he execute politicians who he deems to be controlled by Alwaleed?
Does he realize being president doesn't give you full authority over the country?
>>52163431
go to bed mohammed
It probably uses Apple's bullshit 32-bit UEFI system. It's not gonna be so simple to install GRUB and expect it to work.
I'd recommend trying to get rEFInd installed onto it. That usually has good results on Apple hardware.
That all said, the server is probably a big power waste. PPC had huge power consumption back then, and I can't imagine it's worth even half that now. You'd probably be better off taking a few hundred bucks and build (or buy a cheap used) home server.
Can it boot from USB or DVD? Mint/*buntu images can boot from EFI. If you boot the media via EFI, it will always try to do an EFI install onto whatever HDD you install it to.
>>52163068
Look up rod smith. Has a great website. Look into refit.
>>52163511 here
Looks like >>52163482 beat me to it. But use, refind sounds closer to what I meant. Here's Rod's webpage. He is a great writer.
http://www.rodsbooks.com/
>>52163485
It can boot from DVD, not sure about USB. The manual way to boot only lists devices that are already configured to EFI, and the manual method of selecting a boot device is done via button presses and front LED lights - no USB option from there.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-XServe-2-2-66-GHz-Intel-Dual-Core-Xeon-2006-4-Core-4-GB-RAM-NO-HD-1AC-/272089981164
lol 40 of these for $1000?!? seems oddly cheap as shit
>>52163660
>Cheap as shit
>Is shit
You're surprised?
>>52163685
$25 for a server tho? the case is probably worth that much empty
>>52163731
I read the ad as saying that they have 40 available. Still $1000/server.
