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sooqing
November 6th, 2007, 10:25 AM
With a MB and MBP, how easy is it to install Gutsy for single boot? Searched and found out I would need to wait a 30 second delay to start booting?
cyberdork33
November 6th, 2007, 11:17 AM
With a MB and MBP, how easy is it to install Gutsy for single boot? Searched and found out I would need to wait a 30 second delay to start booting?

Some people are getting a delay yes. Other than that, the install is pretty simple. Boot Live Cd, start installer, tell it to use entire disk.

you still have to go through the hardware configuration and such after you have finished installing to get things such as Wi-Fi working.
sooqing
November 18th, 2007, 07:55 AM
so its settled? i can just go out and buy the third gen macbook, dd the entire disk and install ubuntu?
cyberdork33
November 18th, 2007, 02:37 PM
so its settled? i can just go out and buy the third gen macbook, dd the entire disk and install ubuntu?

yea, IDK why you need to dd the entire disk, just tell Ubuntu to use the entire disk on install. There are issues with the new (SantaRosa) Macbooks though, but you should be able to install.
ronocdh
November 19th, 2007, 10:04 AM
This question is asked a lot, and while it's indeed totally possible, sometimes with boot delay, I highly recommend you install OS X on a small partition and just leave it untouched. You'll need OS X in order to obtain any future firmware updates. For instance, on the older MBPs, Apple offered G to N wireless upgrades, which certainly could not have been obtained through Ubuntu.
cleentrax
November 19th, 2007, 06:59 PM
This question is asked a lot, and while it's indeed totally possible, sometimes with boot delay, I highly recommend you install OS X on a small partition and just leave it untouched. You'll need OS X in order to obtain any future firmware updates. For instance, on the older MBPs, Apple offered G to N wireless upgrades, which certainly could not have been obtained through Ubuntu.

Not only that, but the newest MacBook came out after Gutsy, and many of its features are not yet properly supported -- especially suspend and adjustable brightness, which of course are crucial for notebook battery life.
Seamyst
November 19th, 2007, 11:32 PM
Yeah, I boot to Gutsy almost exclusively on my MB CD, but I keep a small Tiger partition just for firmware updates, managing my iPod, when I need longer battery times, and in case something goes wrong on Gutsy.