Ubuntu 9.04 x64 livecd boots on macbook without changes.

[Stephen]

With those two distributions if the livecd runs and detects the
ahrdware it has very good odds of working.

On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 12:01 AM, Dazed_75<lthielster at gmail.com> wrote:
> They boot the LiveCD, but will they install as a dual boot properly without
> that other software? That's not the same question.  BTW, I really don't
> care, but wanted to clarify the distinction.
>
> On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Stephen <cryptworks at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Agreed. but it was worth noting.
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 10:30 AM, Michael Butash<michael at butash.net>
>> wrote:
>> > I'd rather stick with my dell's for half/quarter the price of the apple
>> > tax, boots everything happily including osx (well, hacked installs at
>> > least) without dealing with efi, and doesn't insult my intelligence
>> > calling my ubuntu cd windoze...
>> >
>> > -mb
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, 2009-08-12 at 08:25 -0700, Stephen wrote:
>> >> nope. and both fedora11 and ubuntu 9.04 find all the hardware... its
>> >> rather amusing.
>> >>
>> >> at least i know what i can do if ever stuck with a mac :-)
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 10:52 PM, Lisa Kachold<lisakachold at obnosis.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > Shirley you jest?
>> >> >
>> >> > On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 10:59 AM, Stephen<cryptworks at gmail.com>
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >> I was fooling about and it appears that 9.04 will boot on a macbook
>> >> >> pro natively without installing refit or anythign else. just holding
>> >> >> the option key.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Interestingly it detects the cd as "windows"
>> >> >>
>> >> >> also fedora 11 livecd seems to work as well
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you
>> >> >> from
>> >> >> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze
>> >> >> button.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Stephen
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>> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.
>>
>> Stephen
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-- 
A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from
rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.

Stephen