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    Can't start mac OSX after ubuntu 11.10 installation om macbookpro

    Hi
    I Have some trouble getting dual booting working on my macbook pro late 2011 model with ssd.

    I installed rEFIT. And made a live usb fromubuntu-11.10-dvd-amd64.iso . However I didn't use the +mac version that found later on.

    I made a 2gb swap partition and 35gb / partition after the mac partitions on the ssd.

    Basicly the installation went well, but after restarting I came to grub menu and not as I expected the rEFIT menu. From the grub menu I cant seem to boot into OSX The screen just goes black.

    I can however boot into Ubuntu.

    Any suggestions how to fix this?

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    Re: Can't start mac OSX after ubuntu 11.10 installation om macbookpro

    download and burn rEFIt-cd --> reboot with alt-key --> now you can start osx with rEFIt-cd. After that you just need to reinstall rEFIt in osx.

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    Re: Can't start mac OSX after ubuntu 11.10 installation om macbookpro

    Quote Originally Posted by eufrat View Post
    download and burn rEFIt-cd --> reboot with alt-key --> now you can start osx with rEFIt-cd. After that you just need to reinstall rEFIt in osx.
    Thank you that worke great.

    Now I'll try getting wifi, backlit keyboard and everything else working. Any pointers to were I can find the info for that?

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    Re: Can't start mac OSX after ubuntu 11.10 installation om macbookpro

    I have macbook pro 8,2 (early 2011)

    for backlit keyboard and fn-keys latest kernel --> http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa...2-rc2-oneiric/

    and wifi --> http://homepage.uibk.ac.at/~c705283/..._81/index.html

    I had some problems to make compat-wireless. Here is solution --> http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.lin....general/78707

    Wifi works on boot but after suspend can't get connection..

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    Re: Can't start mac OSX after ubuntu 11.10 installation om macbookpro

    Quote Originally Posted by eufrat View Post
    I have macbook pro 8,2 (early 2011)

    for backlit keyboard and fn-keys latest kernel --> http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.2-rc2-oneiric/

    and wifi --> http://homepage.uibk.ac.at/~c705283/archives/2011/09/04/linux_support_for_broadcom_4331_wireless_chip_macb ook_pro_81/index.html

    I had some problems to make compat-wireless. Here is solution --> http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.lin....general/78707

    Wifi works on boot but after suspend can't get connection..
    Thanks! I'm new to this so I need to look into how to patch the kernel. Does it matter that I didn't use the iso designed directly for mac? Should I reinstall ubuntu using that instead? I made a usb with ubuntu-mac-iso but it says it's not bootable (and yes I made it bootable using the startup disk manager.

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    Re: Can't start mac OSX after ubuntu 11.10 installation om macbookpro

    no need to patch kernel and no need to reinstall.

    for latest kernel just download deb-packages and install.

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    Re: Can't start mac OSX after ubuntu 11.10 installation om macbookpro

    Quote Originally Posted by eufrat View Post
    no need to patch kernel and no need to reinstall.

    for latest kernel just download deb-packages and install.
    deb-package? Isn't that cheating? Thanks I'll try it the simple ubuntu way then. Thanks again for your help!

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    Re: Can't start mac OSX after ubuntu 11.10 installation om macbookpro

    Quote Originally Posted by eufrat View Post
    I have macbook pro 8,2 (early 2011)

    for backlit keyboard and fn-keys latest kernel --> http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa...2-rc2-oneiric/

    and wifi --> http://homepage.uibk.ac.at/~c705283/..._81/index.html

    I had some problems to make compat-wireless. Here is solution --> http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.lin....general/78707

    Wifi works on boot but after suspend can't get connection..
    My backlight and fn keys worked with the default kernel. I have an 8.2 macbook pro. Is there any reason to use this new Kernel?

    Here is my uname -a
    Linux 3.0.0-12-generic #20-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 7 14:56:25 UTC 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
    Constant development is the law of life, and a man who always tries to maintain his dogmas in order to appear consistent drives himself into a false position - Mahatma Gandhi

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    Re: Can't start mac OSX after ubuntu 11.10 installation om macbookpro

    i don't know..? I'n my macbook pro 8,2 no backlight or fn-keys with stock oneiric kernel. I will test more after weekend..

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    Re: Can't start mac OSX after ubuntu 11.10 installation om macbookpro

    Quote Originally Posted by eufrat View Post
    i don't know..? I'n my macbook pro 8,2 no backlight or fn-keys with stock oneiric kernel. I will test more after weekend..
    install pommed.

    sudo apt-get install pommed
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