Ubuntu 9.04 x64 livecd boots on macbook without changes.

[Stephen]

Well finally had a shot at installing and it installed just fine. the
only thing it didn't do was install the 3d accelerated drivers fro the
gpu.

On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 10:14 AM, Bob Elzer<bob.elzer at gmail.com> wrote:
> If you're talking about odds, that means it's a gamble. lol
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
>> [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