OSX install

[raystilson]

I followed the instructions from help.ubuntu.com/community/MactelSupportTeam/AppleIntelInstallation to make a partition of my harddrive to install Ubuntu on Mac running latest everything. I do the partition sync from refit, start from the Ubuntu boot disk, open the install drive. Select country. Then I have to choose the partition, I do, then Ubuntu tells me that it has the wrong "root" something. There is no disk utility to format it. What format should I use if I format that partition myself?

[iMac71]

you might try to follow these steps:

• boot from Ubuntu CD;
• choose "Try Ubuntu" instead of "Install Ubuntu";
• when the Ubuntu Desktop appears, press the [SUPER] key: it's the [WINDOWS] key on Windows keyboards and the [COMMAND] key on Apple ones;
• when the Dash appears (the Dash is very similar to OS X spotlight) type "gparted" (without quotes) in the search field;
• double click on the icon of gparted to launch the application;
• when the gparted window appears, right click on the partition you created with rEFIt and choose "delete" from the contextual menu;
• in the "Edit" menu choose "Apply operations";
• wait until the partition has been deleted;

now you've got unallocated space where to install Ubuntu:

• exit from gparted;
• click on the "Install Ubuntu" icon to start the installation.