There's a weird hardware problem with this particular laptop and a couple others that causes the system to freeze when Linux tries to load the sdhci modules, so they have to be blacklisted before Linux will load. I'm not sure how to customize the ISO of GParted or Parted Magic to do this before burning it.

I think Chameleon would be the preferred bootloader, unless there's something shinier.

Also, is there good resource for drivers for laptops when installing OS X? I was able to get it running, but the trackpad among other bits of the laptop don't work.