Ubuntu on MacBook Air 3,2

[SuperDodge]

I just got one of the new MacBook Airs today and I'm trying to install Ubuntu. I've installed refit, resized the Mac Partition, created two new partitions, used dd to image a bootable USB to one of the new partitions and I'm able to boot off of it.

When booting into Ubuntu, the screen is off-center with vertical colored bars that roll on the screen. Has anyone figured out how to get around this yet?

[SuperDodge]

I've attached a picture of the screen during the installer.

[Markrtoon]

Hmm..that's an odd one...

[kosumi68]

Are you able to get to a terminal with ctrl+alt+f1? It would be great to get as much data as you can provide. For starters, files containing the output of these commands:

dmesg
sudo lsusb -vvv
sudo lspci -vvv
cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log
cat /proc/bus/input/devices

Thanks!

[kimptoc]

Hi,

FWIW, I get that too, on my MBA 11"/64gb - when using the 10.10 live cd - via an external USB cd drive (not superdrive).

It works further with Ubuntu 8 - but hesitant to install that as it may not have working wifi ...but then 10.10 may have same issue.

Thanks,
Chris

[SuperDodge]

I'm making a bootable version of the alternate installer now to see if that helps my cause any. I'll report back.

By the way kosumi68 - I like your signature. It makes me think of a guy walking in saying "Lock up your scotch, hide your women and mark your threads solved! kosumi is here!"

[SuperDodge]

No dice with the alternate installer...it can't detect the wireless card so there is no way to get access to the ubuntu servers.

[kimptoc]

The attached files have the output asked for - admitted from Ubuntu 8, which works fine... but 10.10 screen is unreadable... mmm, must try for a ctrl-alt-f1/1 terminal...

[kimptoc]

And here are the files when under 10.10 when the display is all messed up - also messed up on the non-X terminals/consoles - but just about readable.

[kimptoc]

I have just tried a 10.04.1 desktop/i386 live cd, also has the display issue.

Probably a different issue, but under 8, neither gparted nor "sudo fdisk -l" see any disks...

But I can see the SSD under 10.10

Gonna try a 9 disk...