successful 14.04 dual boot on a 2006 Macbook [10.6]

had a bit of a freak-out when i tried to start the Mac partition as it would not start so i hit F2 when hovering on the Mac symbol at startup and it did give me choices i picked Safe Mode it did some corrections and now all good i also tried verbose but now it starts ace on both so all good



Good info here http://www.howtogeek.com/187410/how-...inux-on-a-mac/

STEP 1


was not too hard had to burn the 32-bit iso from Ubuntu,com to a DVD since larger then 900 MB, 64-bit no doubt ok on newer models


http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop


OK




STEP2


To install refind to help with install and then to choose OS at startup


http://sourceforge.net/projects/refi...atest/download


download it / unzip it / open folder/ find install.sh file/ do apple/space and enter terminal / drag install.sh into terminal and enter you now have refind installed.


STEP3


create space open disk utility/click on hard drive and create blank space




STEP4


Shutdown/ start computer and immediately hold Alt/Option key use right arrow to go to where Efi is and enter




Ubuntu now loads up you can try it or install on blank space you have created
It will find it automatically Process takes about 20 mn depending on speed of internet