Re: Ubuntu 9.04 x64 livecd boots on macbook without changes.

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Author: Michael Butash
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To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: Ubuntu 9.04 x64 livecd boots on macbook without changes.
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
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