Need some help plz

[andrix10]

K i partitioned my hdd to 1g and 15g, installed refit, got the newest ubuntu version, burned it to a cd with lowest speed possible, tried to install it and it failed

it says, unable to find a medium containing a live file system

maybe because i have windows installed too?

macbook pro 8.1, late 2011

[andrix10]

k so i tried booting it from the cd, same thing happened

[allebone]

What does your partition layout look like? Screenshot (From booted livecd installer)

pete

[andrix10]

i kinda restored them back because i have to reinstall windows, and i cant because it needs a whole mac partition

and my previous windows wouldnt show up in refit for some reason after i tried installing ubuntu

[allebone]

It would be difficult to help you without more information regarding the partition layout.

[mlentink]

i partitioned my hdd to 1g and 15g

If you have windows too, you certainly did not partition to 1G and 15G. Neither OSX nor Windows would fit in 1G.
So what does your partition layout look like?

A quick look at the website (i had never heard of refit and don use macs) tells me that it lacks partioning tools. I use GParted (on the Ubuntu Live CD).

[andrix10]

K I used bootcamp for my windows partition of 120g, for Ubuntu I used disk utility, comes with Mac os

[allebone]

K I used bootcamp for my windows partition of 120g, for Ubuntu I used disk utility, comes with Mac os

This is not helpful information. You have not provided a way for us to know your current partition layout via a screenshot or somesuch.

Pete

[andrix10]

This is not helpful information. You have not provided a way for us to know your current partition layout via a screenshot or somesuch.

Pete
Maybe I can find the info in the logs in the partition program that came with refit, if I do ill post it

But shouldn't it load off the cd when I just wanna try it even without partitions?

[allebone]

Maybe I can find the info in the logs in the partition program that came with refit, if I do ill post it

But shouldn't it load off the cd when I just wanna try it even without partitions?

It depends on the installation cd you are using.

[andrix10]

I just dled the ISO and used Nero to burn it to a cd

[allebone]

I don't feel that you are providing enough verbose information for me to adequately help you with this issue. Unfortunately I will no longer monitor or reply to this thread. Hopefully someone else with more patience will attempt to help you. Sorry it didn't install or work out.

Kind regards
Pete

[andrix10]

dont know wat u men by wat kind of cd im using

[andrix10]

*** Report for internal hard disk ***

Current GPT partition table:
# Start LBA End LBA Type
1 40 409639 EFI System (FAT)
2 409640 721112743 Mac OS X HFS+
3 721112744 722382279 Mac OS X Boot
4 722382848 976773119 Basic Data

Current MBR partition table:
# A Start LBA End LBA Type
1 1 409639 ee EFI Protective
2 409640 721112743 af Mac OS X HFS+
3 721112744 722382279 ab Mac OS X Boot
4 * 722382848 976773119 07 NTFS/HPFS

MBR contents:
Boot Code: Unknown, but bootable

Partition at LBA 40:
Boot Code: None (Non-system disk message)
File System: FAT32
Listed in GPT as partition 1, type EFI System (FAT)

Partition at LBA 409640:
Boot Code: None
File System: HFS Extended (HFS+)
Listed in GPT as partition 2, type Mac OS X HFS+
Listed in MBR as partition 2, type af Mac OS X HFS+

Partition at LBA 721112744:
Boot Code: None
File System: HFS Extended (HFS+)
Listed in GPT as partition 3, type Mac OS X Boot
Listed in MBR as partition 3, type ab Mac OS X Boot

Partition at LBA 722382848:
Boot Code: Windows BOOTMGR (Vista)
File System: NTFS
Listed in GPT as partition 4, type Basic Data
Listed in MBR as partition 4, type 07 NTFS/HPFS, active

thats wat it says right now