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Why not format the drive as exFAT? You can read/write from both systems and it doesn't have the 4GB file size limit that FAT32 does.

Honestly, I don't see a difference in the clarity. Could be a difference between Safari and Firefox.

I had a similar problem a few years back. Using "dd" to clone your drive should work. You'll then need to use Gparted to expand your partitions. I wrote a blog post so I wouldn't forget how I did it....

I just installed sicvolo's fix and can confirm it works very well. Fn works. Two-finger right-click works. Two-finger scrolling works.

Some of the keymappings are off (the tilde key actually...

HermanAB is correct. Install Ubuntu to another USB. I have mine booting off a 32GB MicroSD Card.

I had no problems installing Natty on my MBP 5,1. Follow the instructions on my blog. You shouldn't have any problems. Note that the tutorial was written to install Linux Mint 9. The process is...

Don't change anything. Try it again. Except when you get to the "Try Ubuntu..." screen, press F6, scroll down and put an "X" next to "nomodeset" (you do this by pressing Enter or the SpaceBar). ...

I completely agree with you, unagimiyagi. OS X is my main system. Ubuntu is for screwing around and learning. Handy has a very valid point about the Finder. Hopefully Lion will fix that. Ubuntu...

Maybe I've misunderstood this; please excuse me if I have.

I've done this a few times. Insert the Install DVD that came with your Mac. Boot from it. Format the hard drive. Install Mac OS X. ...

fat32 is your EFI partition. It's part of Mac OS X. Don't mess with it.

Use gparted to create your partitions BEFORE you install Ubuntu. For you, just make two partitions. One for ubuntu and...

I am no expert but don't you have to run


sudo update-grub

After you do all of this?

Before selecting "Try Ubunut..." press "F6", scroll down to "nomodeset", press enter to put an "X" next to it. Press "Esc"

THEN select "Try Ubunut." That is what worked for me.

nomodeset worked for me. Boot from live cd. You'll see a pic at the bottom of your screen showing a keyboard and a man. Press any key.

You'll see the options to try ubuntu, install ubuntu, etc....

I'm running Natty 64-bit on my MacBook Pro 5,1. When I run Ubuntu, it is slightly warmer than OS X but not "hot." Fan speeds have also not been an issue for me as well.

You should definitely...

Touche.

(For the record, that is NOT douche! I don't know how to type an "e" with an accent!) :D

Actually, it will work. Slimathron's advice is correct. Press "F6" select "nomodeset" and "Try Ubuntu..." Did it last night and install went perfectly. I'm posting from my MBP 5,1 running 11.04...

andresimi, I just installed 11.04 64-bit on my MacBook Pro 5,1. When you boot from the LiveCD and get to the point where you are given the option to "Try Ubuntu, install, etc." Press F6, arrow down...

Hi Ron.

Do the permissions differ between the directories/files that transferred ok and those that didn't? I suspect that may be the problem.

You could try changing the permissions to the...

I had the same problem as you. First time I installed Lucid I shose /dev/sda and nuked my hard drive. Decided to try a different distro because I was so pissed at Ubuntu.

I did a full write up...

Here is how I normally uninstall. This is the nuclear option but it works:

1. Remove rEFIt as outlined in the instructions above.
2. Make a clone of your hard drive using SuperDuper! or...

Exact same specs; exact same issue. Drives me crazy. Unfortunately I don't know how to change pommed.conf. Can you post a tutorial.

I prefer standard function keys (F1 - F12) while using "fn"...

I'm assuming you DO NOT have a backup. If you do, I would boot from your backup, reformat and repartition using disk utility and then clone from your backup.

Have you tried booting while holding...

Just want to report that the softpedia link mentioned earlier in the thread worked PERFECTLY!

A few additional pieces of information that may be helpful to others:

You need to determine which...

System -> Preferences -> Keyboard Shortcuts

I used CMD+3 for "Take Screenshot"

I used Alt+CMD+3 for "Take Screenshot of a Window"

CMD key will actually say "Mod4" in the shortcut.

This is awesome! Looking forward to it!

Might I recommend a post on the Ubuntu User News RSS feed. I subscribe to it (and a few other Ubuntu related feeds and this is the first I've heard of...