[ubuntu] Ubuntu on Macbook 2,1 boot problems
Hey guys, I'm trying to boot Ubuntu's live CD on my Mid 2007 MacBook 2,1. I'm using rEFInd. I've tried the 32bit i386 ubuntu 12.10 iso. rEFInd sees it, but it won't boot. I've tried the AMD64 version...
View Article[ubuntu] ubuntu studio on mac pro 2006
Hi, I want to install ubuntu studio on a mac pro 2006. The machine does not have apple os on it and I cannot boot the 64 bit cd due to the mac pro efi being 32 bit. I have installed the 32 bit version...
View Article[PPC] "iMac G3 for Dummies"
This post is for users struggling to get Ubuntu/Lubuntu/Xubuntu/Kubuntu working with an iMac G3. For more detailed information see here https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCFAQ#Troubleshooting . 1. Download...
View Article[all variants] Booting intel Apple hardware from external disk
Maybe the following hints will be of interest or even use to someone out there. I see questions about similar topics in the forum quite a lot, so I wanted to summarize my experience. I have an iMac...
View Article[PPC] "iMac G4 700/800 for Dummies"
This post is for nVidia users who can't get the nouveau driver working. Early iMac G4 users typically seem to fall into this bracket. For more detailed information see here...
View Article[lubuntu] iMac G4 700 MHz questions on configuring Nvidia graphics
Hello, Any help for a Linux noob would be greatly appreciated. I have installed Lubuntu 12.04 (alternate .iso) on an iMac G4 (aka ilamp, aka snowball) 700Mhz with an Nvidia graphics chip. Upon boot, I...
View Article[ubuntu] Ubuntu USB not booting on MBP5.1
Hello, I've been trying to install Ubuntu 12.10 in the last 6 hours straight, I was trying to install it using the USB method which is guided by the official guide of Ubuntu. I've followed every step...
View Article[ubuntu] Unknown symbols while booting from LiveCD, MBP5.1
Hello, I'm trying to install Ubuntu on my MBP, I'm using MacBook Pro "15 Late 2008; 5,1. I tried a lot of times to install it with so many different ways with so many different versions, I've installed...
View Article[all variants] ubuntu or linux on iBook G4?
hello world from the north :) i have over the years aquiered several old macbooks that i hope to resurect/ swich over to linux, the most promising of them is an old ibook g4 A154 with PPC processor @...
View Article[ubuntu] rEFIT + Partitioning
Hey guys, need some advice from some of you OS X experts....Basically, I want to run a triple boot setup (OS X, Windows 7, and linux). To do so, I know I need to partition my HDD and that is my 1st...
View Article[kubuntu] MacBook Air 5,2: 2012, screen power management, shuts LCD off...
Running Kubuntu 12.04 64 bit. Everything works BUT if I let the LCD screen go to sleep, it goes black and no key or mouse movement wakes it back up. In strong light at an angle, I can see my screen...
View Article[ubuntu] Macbook Pro, booting
Hello I have a macbook pro that was dual booted with a verision of ubuntu called Jolicloud and Mac OS x yesterday when I deleted the Jolicloud partition from my harddrive the grub bootloaded took over...
View Article[ubuntu] Initial boot goes to the "question folder"
Hello, this is my first time entering the ubuntu world and my first post on this forum. I just installed ubuntu 12.10 on a Macbook 1,1 as a single OS. However, every time I start the laptop it goes to...
View Article[other_os] Why does cursor move erratically & erase data? (LM13)
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=129344 Folks: I've had this thread posted on the LM forum for several weeks with little offered for solutions, let alone comment on the problem. I...
View Article[all variants] minimal install ISO vs netboot mini.iso
Is there a difference from mini.iso found under minimalCD install downloads and the mini.iso found under netboot downloads? Thanks
View Article[lubuntu] airport not working Kernal error?
hello world from the north :) just recently installed ubuntu PPC 12.04 on an old iBook G4, its a slot loading modle with 512 MB of ram and a 1Ghz processor with airport card, the install went fine and...
View Article[ubuntu] MacBookPro5,3 "Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal machine check on...
Hi, i've spent a few days downloading and trying to install via USB (because my SuperDrive is broken), but I always get Kernel Panic message when I choose "Try Ubuntu without installing" in the GRUB...
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[ubuntu] Fan Control on MacBookPro4,1 (temp appear to high but it's not)
Hi. I have the following problem. I installed ubuntu 12.04 on my MacBook Pro 4,1. The problem that I have is that both fans are always running at 6000rpm. As you can see in the screeshot I take, there...
View Article[lubuntu] 12.04 ppc. G4 sawtooth with dreaded agp rage 128. Tried heaps of...
I have done a great deal of reading on this topic, and alas have had no luck so far in getting 12.04 to install on a sawtooth. To cut a long boring story short, as I am a relative newcomer to the linux...
View Article[ubuntu] Triple boot with Ubuntu in external Hard Drive
Hi guys! I have a problem... and I hope someone can help me out here.. I had Ubuntu running on an external hard drive, and booting from my MacBook (with Lion) using refit was not problem at all. I had...
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