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Four GUIs off USB Boot

I am booting Ubuntu on a mac off of a USB drive. When I start it up there is a black screen giving me the options to try Ubuntu, install Ubuntu, or 2 other options. I select try Ubuntu and four GUIs ...
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How to boot from secondary internal disk on mac by using mac default bootloader? [closed]

I installed Ubuntu on that disk, but I cant boot it anymore, but the the auto-booting after the installation. Does anyone have idea how to fix it please?
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iMac (4,2) won't recognize Ubuntu cd

I've recently recieved an old iMac from a friend (model: iMac 4,2). As I enjoy fiddling around with pc's I decided to install Ubuntu on it to relieve some of the pressure the current OS (Mac 10.4.11) ...
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Finished Install 13.04 on my Mac but can't boot on it

After installing the ubuntu 13.04 on my macbook air(with usb disk), I press my power key on my mac an hold on the "option" button an comes out only the "Macintosh HD" and "Windows"(and i didn't setup ...
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Installing Ubuntu on a powerbook G4 667- unable to boot

First of all, thanks for your time. I see that every time this question was asked, the thread was closed before it got an answer. so please, can you at least point me in that right direction? When ...
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Unable to boot to live DVD on Mac PowerBook G4

My mac is really old. The hardware sucks, but so does the software. I want to install Ubuntu 12.04 32-bit PowerPC on it, but whenever I try to boot to the live DVD, by either holding C' or ...
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Replace ubuntu boot menu (iMac)

I have a 21.5" iMac (Intel based), and I recently installed Ubuntu on a 90GB partition. After I installed Ubuntu, I noticed that whenever i boot my machine I get GRUB where I can select my OS (Mac or ...
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Booting Linux from a Mac

I have an external hard drive (usb) connected to my Windows pc with Ubuntu 12.04 (32 bit). When I want to boot Linux, I modify the BIOS to first look for a bootable drive on the usb ports. I have a ...
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Reinstalling Leopard on Mac [Running Ubuntu]

So I was stuck with the Prohibitary sign on my Mac... I gave up trying to reinstall Leopard as I didn't have the recovery disk I ended up burning Ubuntu to a CD and installing it I have no problems ...
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Mac boot from Ubuntu installed on a USB drive

I have a USB drive with Ubuntu installed on it (on a Live USB, it actually has Ubuntu installed on it), and it works seamlessly when I try to boot my PC from it. When I try to boot my mac (Mac Book ...
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Making bootable usb in Mac OS 9?

So I have an old G3 imac with mac os 9.2 and mac os 10.1.5 installed on it. I would like to use this computer to make a bootable ubuntu usb stick. However when I followed the instructions for using ...
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Why can't I get Ubuntu to work on my G5 Powermac?

I've been trying to get Ubuntu to work for literally days now on my new G5 Powermac. I've read up on some things but I'm new to Macs. I've downloaded the ISO file and burned it to a CD using ...
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Bootable Ubuntu USB Stick just not possible on Macbook

In case someone else attempts this they should not try any of the following routes when attempting to make a bootable installation or live ubuntu CD. Basically, nothing works and Ubuntu should ...
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Boot my Mac into External USB Ubuntu Server 12.10

I recently downloaded ubuntu server 12.10 and created an install disk. I then proceeded to boot into the disk and install the server onto an external usb flash drive. After the installation was ...
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The latest kernel update broke my Macbook Air; how can I fix it?

I installed 12.10 on my 11-inch mid-'11 Air without a hitch. I removed Unity and installed Cinnamon in its place. I purged every Unity-related package from the system. Today, the kernel updated and ...
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Bootable Ubuntu Studio USB flash drive is reported to be not readable on Mac OS X

I'm running Mac OS X 10.6.8 and I'm trying to set up my computer to dual boot with Ubuntu Studio. In order to create a bootable USB flash drive with the installer, I followed the steps from this ...
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How can i safely remove extra GRUB installs?

I am using a Macbook Pro 6.2. I installed Ubuntu 12.04 and it was working fine. I Re-sized my partitions (to make more space for Linux) and of course messed up GRUB. This is fine. I corrected the ...
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Create bootable flash drive on mac for PC

I've got a PC with a crashed HD, which I am replacing with a new HD. I want to create a bootable flash drive ubuntu to install ubuntu on that PC. Obviously I can't do that on the dead PC and the only ...
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Mac Mini 2011, black screen on CD/USB Ubuntu 12.10 [closed]

Ive got a MAc Mini 2011 that Im trying to install Ubuntu 12.10 onto. I cant proceed since, whenever I press alt to load the startup manager and select to boot either from the CD or the USB, it just ...
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Boot with Radeon 9600

I'm trying to boot in to the live environment but i get a odd cloud of colour. I'm guessing There is something up with the graphics card. I've tried video=ofonly. I managed to get to the command line ...
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Single yellow characters on Mac when Ubuntu is booting

I have burned a Ubuntu disk and am booting from it on my Mac. However, it keeps going to a black screen with a single yellow character on a burgundy background. Usually an S and a weird ñ. When ...
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How to install-and boot-Ubuntu on my MacPro Tower?

I'm running Mac OSX 10.6.8, have NO intention of moving to 10.7 or 10.8, since Apple is turning the platform into a "toy" system with too many restrictions. So, for the past 8 months or so, I've ...
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I have installed Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS on an external drive from a CD but it will not boot. iMac 2011, OSX 10.7.4 [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to boot Ubuntu from EFI/UEFI? I have followed all installation instructions and partitioned the drive as follows: 475 GB for Ubuntu and its files 25 GB of swap ...
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1answer
617 views

Ubuntu on Macbook pro fails to boot: timer doesn't work through interrupt-remapped io-apic

After I was installed Ubuntu on my Macbook Pro using Wubi in Windows 7 Professional 32-bit and restarted my PC to boot from Ubuntu, I got that message: Kernel panic not syncing : timer doesn't work ...
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Not a valid ELF image

After installing 12.04.01 LTS on a iMac G5, at the boot prompt, the message not a valid ELF image prevents me from booting. Please help.
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153 views

How long does it take Ubuntu to boot on a mac? [closed]

I went through all the rigamarole of partitioning and the incredibly slow process of launching Ubuntu from CD and then using gparted to partition yet again. Then when I finally was able to launch ...
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How to avoid shutdown freeze on a MAc with Ubuntu 12.04?

I just installed my old MacBook white with a fresh Ubuntu 12.04 as single OS on the machine, all runs pretty good, but every time I shut it down or restart the machine gets stuck in the "ubuntu ....." ...
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Strange startup behaviour Ubuntu on iMac

I have Ubuntu 12.04 installed on my Intel iMac. Except the keyboard everything is working fine out of the box. There is however one thing I like to be solved, that is strange startup behaviour. When I ...
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Gparted moved Linux partition — no longer boots

I have a MacBook Pro with Mac OSX installed and Ubuntu 12.04. I wanted to resize my Ubuntu partition, so I booted to a 10.04 liveCD and used GParted to "move/resize" my Ubuntu partition. ...
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262 views

Installing on a mac without a CD burner or USB boot

I am new to Ubuntu, i installed it in an old PC and now it works GREAT!!! My Macbook pro has a glitch and refuses to run Mac OS X, so i installed Windows, and i really want Ubuntu since Windows is not ...
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Imac g5 with no OS nor CD drive

What I want: Ubuntu on a g5 Imac. What I have: An empty PC (Intel g5 17" Imac) with broken CD drive. Its model is A1173. This PC with Ubuntu 12.04 and an old Vista partition. a usb flash drive. ...
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Boot Ubuntu on USB flash drive in Mac OS X 10.4… and Ubuntu

I would like to create an OS-agnostic installation of Ubuntu on a flash drive, that boots under Ubuntu and under Mac OS X. Ideally the process would look like: Install Ubuntu 11.10 (or 12.04 if ...
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“Missing Operating System” after installing Ubuntu 12.04 from a CD on a Macbook Pro

I followed this guide to install Ubuntu 12.04 on my Macbook Pro 8,2 (late 2011): https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MactelSupportTeam/AppleIntelInstallation I used a CD. I synced the partition table ...
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USB: Missing Operating System - MAC

Have installed Ubuntu 11.10 on USB using Live CD. Followed the steps as provided in below link https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MactelSupportTeam/AppleIntelInstallation After installation is ...
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Primary HDD not visible on installation of Ubuntu [closed]

I recently tried to install ubuntu on my mac, and all went well until I tried to boot up again. It only shows the one hardrive (windows) and the primary hardrive (Macintosh HD) will not show up when ...
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Program of Choice for Making Mac OS X bootable USB?

I've tried to use UNetBootin for it but Sometimes UNetBootin doesn't exactly work right and I run into issues with the BIOS recognizing the bootloader on the USB. Can anyone recommend programs for ...
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Wanting to Dual Boot to Mac OS X as my second boot, Ubuntu as my first - How do I restore single boot to Ubuntu?

I'm thinking about making a partition to test out Mac OS X on my own computer hard drive and don't think it would suffice if I used it through VM. So how would I go about returning to single boot ...
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Can't make a boot disk

...For the newest version of Ubuntu. Am using a Macbook, have tried both USB and CD instructions down to a T with no luck. On my mac, with both the cd and USB I get the error 'failed to read media' ...
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Boot problem in dual-boot iMac

I know there are too many booting problem posts in geek forums, but none of them could help me so i decided to ask here. I have been using my iMac with Ubuntu 10.04 for almost 1 year. It was perfect ...
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Triple boot Windows XP, Ubuntu, & Mac on Acer z5g notebook

I'm planning to install Mac OS X using these instructions http://basshead.wordpress.com/2010/04/04/snow-leopard-on-acer-aspire-one-aoa150zg5/ on my Acer z5g notebook I have Windows XP & Ubuntu ...