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Ubuntu installed GRUB over rEFIt

I had my Mac set up with rEFIt and installed Ubuntu 13.04, unfortunately GRUB was installed over rEFIt. I was not expecting this and have since found out that I have no idea where my installation disk ...
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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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Installing Leopard on a PowerBook G4 using Ubuntu [closed]

So I stupidly bought a USB on eBay with leopard on it to install on my PowerBook G4. Finding out afterward that I can't boot to a usb on this 12" 1.5Ghz 512MB with combo drive PowerBook G4. So I ...
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error loading operating system, 12.04 installed on usb from OSX

I've installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS onto an 8gb flash drive just to experiment with Ubuntu. I installed it with a 64 bit live cd on a macbook pro 4,1 with OSX 10.6.8 and I'm attempting to boot to the usb ...
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Bootable USB from Macbook Issues

I'm having a hard time understanding what this is supposed to mean. Note: OS X tends to put the .dmg ending on the output file automatically. I've tried to use the .dmg file but my ...
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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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on VM on OSX stuck on booting Ubuntu 12.10 [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it? I just tried to install Ubuntu 12.10 on VM Fusion on OSX iMac. All went well, VM tools installed ...
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How to finish setting up to boot from LiveUSB?

Katies-iMac:~ KatieBaer$ sudo dd if=/Users/KatieBaer/Downloads/ubuntu-12.04.1-desktop-i386.dmg of=/dev/rdisk4 bs=1M WARNING: Improper use of the sudo command could lead to data loss or the deletion ...
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How to make Ubuntu ISO bootable on a USB stick with OSX?

I have a Macbookpro and I'm planning to create a multiple boot. I've already created the necessary partitions and downloaded image file (i386) When I try to create a bootable USB stick from the ISO ...
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How to launch Ubuntu without pressing F1 in Macbook 4.1

I am using a Macbook4.1. WHen I use sudo lshw -C disk this pops up: *-cdrom description: DVD writer product: DVD-R UJ-867 vendor: MATSHITA physical ...
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Unable to start GRUB2 on Triple boot Macbook Pro with OS X Lion, Windows 7 and Ubuntu

I installed Windows 7 using Bootcamp. Then I created a partition from the empty space in the Windows partition and another 4GB partition for the linux swap using GParted. I installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ...
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Early 2011 MacBook Pro 13" Ubuntu Does Not Boot

Just a little info on my computer: I have the early 2011 MacBook Pro 13" with Intel HD 3000 graphics. On my internal HDD, I have OSX and a small partition of Windows 7 that I dual boot with. I have an ...
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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 ...