Ubuntu 10.10"desktop" not rebooting in MacOSX 10

[MESA62606]

Ive just downloaded Ubuntu 10.10 Desktop to my Mac OSX 10.5.8. Im new to ubuntu & fairly new to mac osx, & barely crawling wen it comes to things like "development", "java", "hosting", etc. I downloaded ubuntu 10.10 desktop from ubuntu web site, & thot i followed all the steps that were stated, including the burning to disc, but it wont reboot into Ubuntu. I hav 2 manually choose mac hd even tho it also givs me the option to open with windows or windows disc. But everytime i do n e thing besides "mac hd" it freezes up. BUT...i also am NO pro @ this stuff. N e help is always much obliged. I will also show attachment of the things ive dun, downloaded, installed, burned, etc, etc..for this project. It may help u 2 determine bettr my main problem

[nevius]

There is a different procedure for installing ubuntu on a mac. See the following guide:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MactelSupportTeam/AppleIntelInstallation#Dual-Boot: Mac OSX and Ubuntu

[handy]

Ive just downloaded Ubuntu 10.10 Desktop to my Mac OSX 10.5.8. Im new to ubuntu & fairly new to mac osx, & barely crawling wen it comes to things like "development", "java", "hosting", etc. I downloaded ubuntu 10.10 desktop from ubuntu web site, & thot i followed all the steps that were stated, including the burning to disc, but it wont reboot into Ubuntu. I hav 2 manually choose mac hd even tho it also givs me the option to open with windows or windows disc. But everytime i do n e thing besides "mac hd" it freezes up. BUT...i also am NO pro @ this stuff. N e help is always much obliged. I will also show attachment of the things ive dun, downloaded, installed, burned, etc, etc..for this project. It may help u 2 determine bettr my main problem

You may find the following gets you a bootable Ubuntu disk:

http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20060619181010389

Also, to get the disk to boot you need to be holding down the "c" key when your OS X, machine is starting up.


You may also find the following linked to page very helpful, it is a perfect sitter for printing out for future reference:

http://www.danrodney.com/mac/

Good luck with it. I found after about 3 months I was perfectly at home with Linux. OS X, was much quicker to get used to. :)