Mac EFI facts and myths

This is only a synopsis - please see the rEFIt page on Sourceforce

The list below is a starting point for my own research.

• Myth: You need Boot Camp to run Windows/Linux/...
• Myth: You need BIOS compatibility to boot Linux
• Fact: You need a MBR partition table to use LILO/GRUB
• Fact: You need BIOS compatibility for 2D/3D acceleration
• Fact: You need BIOS compatibility and a MBR partition table to boot Windows
• Myth: Mac OS X requires GPT
• Myth: Mac OS X requires a hidden EFI System Partition
• Myth: EFI requires GPT
• Myth: GRUB overwrites GPT tables;
• Myth: You need rEFIt's reiserfs driver to boot Linux from a reiserfs partition with LILO/GRUB
• Myth: You need rEFIt to install/boot Linux
• Myth: You need rEFIt's gptsync after using Boot Camp Assistant

Links:

• the rEFIt page on Sourceforce
• The rEFIt project  
• The MAC - EFI or BIOS?
• Configuring an Acer AO725 as a Hackintosh