If you're talking about odds, that means it's a gamble. lol > -----Original Message----- > From: plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On > Behalf Of Stephen > Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 8:06 AM > To: Main PLUG discussion list > Subject: Re: Ubuntu 9.04 x64 livecd boots on macbook without changes. > > 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 > --------------------------------------------------- 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