Intel Mac (Mactel) FAQ

[guja_nebeska]

I hope this is appropriate thread to ask.

Is it possible to install Ubuntu on Macbook (I have 2,1 Macbook, I think, 2.1Core2Duo, Intel, black, 1G RAM, bought in summer 2007) without installing OS X?

As far as I figured out, EFI partition is something that must exist, but still don't get all things.

Thank You in advance for any kind of answer.

[cyberdork33]

I hope this is appropriate thread to ask.

Is it possible to install Ubuntu on Macbook (I have 2,1 Macbook, I think, 2.1Core2Duo, Intel, black, 1G RAM, bought in summer 2007) without installing OS X?

As far as I figured out, EFI partition is something that must exist, but still don't get all things.

Thank You in advance for any kind of answer.

You do not have to have a GPT formatted disk. (i.e. don't have to have the EFI partition.)

The second topic in the FAQ deals with how you can install:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Ma...elInstallation

[guja_nebeska]

I have managed to install only Ubuntu on macbook. Problem was that I was constantly trying to install Ubuntu on some partition scheme that wasn't good. Then I made new partition scheme by selecting msdos type, and then normally made partitions from installer, and everything works like a charm.

There's, dough, that problem with ~30 sec grey screen before GRUB shows up when booting system, but I can live with that.

[cyberdork33]

There's, dough, that problem with ~30 sec grey screen before GRUB shows up when booting system, but I can live with that.

There is also a question about that. You need to bless the Ubuntu partition.

[guja_nebeska]

How do you mean "bless it"? Bring a priest? Kidding, of course. Any tutorial how to do that, maybe?

[cyberdork33]

How do you mean "bless it"? Bring a priest? Kidding, of course. Any tutorial how to do that, maybe?

See the first post of this FAQ.

[davidgalbe]

Hi, I have an Imac 24 intel core two duo already running both Mac Os and Windows 7 ultimate, with bootcamp. I want to to try ubuntu. Id like to have the three of them at start up. I got lost with the instruction and dont know what method i should use. Can i just make a 3rd partition and install ubuntu from the cd?....please help.

David Galbe

[cyberdork33]

Hi, I have an Imac 24 intel core two duo already running both Mac Os and Windows 7 ultimate, with bootcamp. I want to to try ubuntu. Id like to have the three of them at start up. I got lost with the instruction and dont know what method i should use. Can i just make a 3rd partition and install ubuntu from the cd?....please help.

David Galbe

please read the installation wiki:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Ma...elInstallation

I don't know how it will interact with Windows 7 since it is still a beta OS

[noice742]

Hi

I have installed ubuntu 9.04 on my "top of the line" new iMac 24" , I dualboot it with Mac OSX. It runs fine. But i dont know how to make the sound to work.
Can anyone help me, please?

Thanks,

Elin

[cyberdork33]

Hi

I have installed ubuntu 9.04 on my "top of the line" new iMac 24" , I dualboot it with Mac OSX. It runs fine. But i dont know how to make the sound to work.
Can anyone help me, please?

Thanks,

Elin

you should start a thread for this.