Ubuntu 9.04 x64 livecd boots on macbook without changes.

[Bob Elzer]

If you're talking about odds, that means it's a gamble. lol
 

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> [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces at 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<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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> >> --
> >> 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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> > 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
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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
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