I've decided to install Ubuntu 11.10 on my Late 2008 Macbook Pro (model 5,1), but when attempting to boot from the live cd, all I get is the main boot menu, then I briefly get a grey screen with a blinking white cursor, then the screen just goes black. The computer is still running, and I can still hear the cd drive, but I have no video. I've seen the tutorials for installing ubuntu on macbook pro, and I know it's been done successfully with no mention of such issues.
I used disk utility to make 2 partitions and rEFIT to boot.
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