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Ravernomina
August 23rd, 2009, 10:56 AM
Alright i have a MacBook Pro 15" mid 2009 model. The reason why im not gonna be using Ubuntu is because i try so hard and cannot get sound. I rather stay with Ubuntu but it looks like i must leave.... well for this laptop that is.

Does Any one know a distro that will support my Macbook Pro?

I heard Maybe gentoo... But i do not know how it will react... I Rather not use Fedora... And i Fail at setting arch up xD
Muppeteer
August 23rd, 2009, 11:43 AM
Why do you fail at setting up arch? Just follow the guide and it's pretty straightforward :)
bodyharvester
August 23rd, 2009, 11:47 AM
have you thought of Macpup?
Ravernomina
August 23rd, 2009, 12:22 PM
any 1 got any more ideas? i wana find a good one im still a bit of a Linux newbi so... :p. Well it really does look like no ubuntu for my laptop though the sound will just not run :( I think not even the grace of god will get it to work
ryantriplett
August 23rd, 2009, 12:38 PM
Ravernomina, have you tried Linux Mint?
http://www.linuxmint.com/

Perhaps Sabayon? They have Gnome and KDE flavors:
http://www.sabayonlinux.org/
Ravernomina
August 23rd, 2009, 12:44 PM
ill probably try anything....

Thats why i have over 300 Blank CD's :)

Please remember that this is for A MacBook Pro Mid 2009 Model 15"
BackwardsDown
August 23rd, 2009, 12:48 PM
Why not ask it in the Ubuntu Apple Users subforum?

http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=328

There is also a nice Sticky FAQ
ryantriplett
August 23rd, 2009, 12:48 PM
Since your MacBook is an Intel-based processor, shouldn't be a problem.
Ravernomina
August 23rd, 2009, 01:00 PM
trust me i tried look at my thread

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1247474
binbash
August 23rd, 2009, 02:20 PM
If you fail at arch setup, you can't set up gentoo.

I would go for PcLinux OS Zen Gnome Mini.

But i am sure there is a way to get sound working.
exploder
August 23rd, 2009, 02:27 PM
Mepis might be worth a try too. The Mepis community will do everything they possibly can to help you get your sound working. It's worth a try.
Ravernomina
August 23rd, 2009, 02:29 PM
i tired everything it will just not work. I almost punched a whole in the wall after my 20th failed attempted.
Ravernomina
August 23rd, 2009, 02:37 PM
Mepis might be worth a try too. The Mepis community will do everything they possibly can to help you get your sound working. It's worth a try.

are they really that dedicated?