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Tadpole
February 19th, 2007, 08:46 PM
I see that people have managed to get K/Ubuntu dual-booting on intel macs, but what about the LiveCDs? Would the i386 LiveCDs work properly on my mac mini core solo?

Thanks.
Tadpole
February 19th, 2007, 08:47 PM
Oh, I just found a thread where someone says that this is possible:

For your MacBook you need the CD for the Intel processor -- the same CD I believe you would use for any x86 PC.
Tadpole
February 20th, 2007, 02:13 AM
Okay I successfully ran Kubuntu on my mac mini via a LiveCD. However, I can't connect to my WPA-encrypted wireless, even though the "wpasupplicant" is installed. It is able to detect my router, though, so I don't think it's a hardware driver issue. If anyone has tips, please let me know.

Thanks!
Gen2ly
February 21st, 2007, 01:50 AM
if its a new mac mini it uses anew airport which isn't supported yet. you'll need to use an NDIS wrapper.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MacBook?highlight=%28macbook%29
http://wiki.debian.org/MacBook
Tadpole
February 22nd, 2007, 04:10 PM
if its a new mac mini it uses anew airport which isn't supported yet. you'll need to use an NDIS wrapper.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MacBook?highlight=%28macbook%29
http://wiki.debian.org/MacBook

By "new," do you mean any intel mac mini? I got mine in March of last year, right when the intel mac mini was first announced, so it's almost a year old.
Tadpole
February 22nd, 2007, 06:37 PM
I just downloaded Ubuntu Edgy Eft and my WPA2 wireless doesn't work with that either. Is there something special I have to do to get it to work?
Gen2ly
February 24th, 2007, 04:55 AM
I just downloaded Ubuntu Edgy Eft and my WPA2 wireless doesn't work with that either. Is there something special I have to do to get it to work?

Thats Strange. If your Mac was rolled off the line in March you should have no problem with the wireless. I'm assuming you're using your airport? Is WPA2 your router? You'll need to be more specific.
cbrain
February 24th, 2007, 06:29 PM
I believe WPA2 is a type of network encryption, like WEP.
dominik.margraf
February 24th, 2007, 10:57 PM
Have you tried the Feisty LiveCD (Herd-4 onwards)? It is the first Ubuntu release which has automated GUI support for WPA2 and detection / choosing of wireless network.