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 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 wrote: >> >> Agreed. but it was worth noting. >> >> On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 10:30 AM, Michael Butash >> 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 >> >> wrote: >> >> > Shirley you jest? >> >> > >> >> > On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 10:59 AM, Stephen >> >> > 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 >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> >> >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > http://linuxgazette.net/165/kachold.html >> >> > (623)239-3392 >> >> > (503)754-4452 www.obnosis.com >> >> > --------------------------------------------------- >> >> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> >> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> >> > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------- >> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> 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 >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > -- > Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry > > The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, > that I wish it always to be kept alive. >  - Thomas Jefferson > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- 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 --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss