rEFIt is a boot menu and maintenance toolkit for EFI-based machines like the Intel Macs.
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How can I create a live USB with persistant storage that will run on a Macbook Air without using rEFIt?
Sometimes I have to use a MacBook Air (2,1) at work. I'd like to be able to have an Ubuntu USB stick with persistent storage space for it, that does not require any modification of the machine's ...
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Remove osx partition
I triple boot OSx, Windows 8, and Ubuntu on an Imac. I rarely use the OSx and only boot into Windows to play some video games on occasion. my question is what is the process for removing OSx and ...
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How to dual boot Mac OS X and Ubuntu without rEFIt
I want to install Ubuntu on my Mac but I don't want have to use rEFIt. Can I do that? Can I just hold the option key on startup and use that to pick what I startup with? And if so would I install ...
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Booting Ubuntu with ReFIT fails
I have, for quite some time, a dual boot setup on my MacBook Pro with MacOS X (minimal setup for emergencies) and Ubuntu (the system I use daily). I have ReFIT 0.14 installed. I am running this setup ...
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Macbook Pro 8,2 Graphics switching - Ubuntu 12.04
I've been reading docs and various pages for a few hours now and can't seem to put all of the pieces together on this. Basically I am trying to get 12.04 installed on my MBP 8,2 with graphics card ...
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Change GRUB2 boot device
I have a MacBook Pro, and I use rEFIned to dual-boot Ubuntu and Mac OS X. In case I ever messed anything up, I installed Ubuntu on an external hard drive. However, I messed up the setup so I installed ...
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Do I really need both bootloaders? It really slow down the actual boot up time
Dear Readers of this question
I'm a beginning learner in the wonderful of Linux. Its great, but I got to solve the problem by myserlf so please help me!
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Macbook Pro 8,1, rEFit, GRUB2,
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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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How do I get 10.04 to load with rEFIt?
I installed 10.04LTS on my 2007 iMac (which already has BootCamp and Windows XP) according to the instruction listed: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MactelSupportTeam/AppleIntelInstallation
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Trying to dual boot 12.04 on Mac from DVD but rEFIt only gives “boot from osx” option. How to fix?
I'm trying to dual boot Ubuntu 12.04 on my MacBook (which is a Mid 2007 model with Intel Core 2 dual and currently running Lion).
I've burned the Ubuntu desktop ISO file to a 4.7GB DVD, installed ...
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Do I need to use rEFIt if I want to install ubuntu on a MacBook Pro?
I am considering getting the new MacBook Pro and dual-booting OS X and Ubuntu. All the help pages I found say I need to use rEFIt but is that really necessary? Can't I just use the default OS choose ...
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Tripple booting with Refit
I am currently working on a MAC that is dual booting Ubuntu 10.04 32-bit with MAC OS X (Lion I think) 64-bit via Refit; I never use the OS X partition because I can't stand the UI on Macs, my question ...
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Trouble with Mac OSX Dual Boot (option key at startup not working)
I'm new to Linux, and I've spent most of the day trying to install to install Ubuntu on my 2010 MacBook alongside OSX 10.6.8, but just when I thought I had it I can't seem to access Ubuntu anymore.
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Xubuntu 12.04 hangs at start-up
I have just completed an installation of Xubuntu 12.04 from an Alternate-Install on a MacBook Pro. reEFIt and GRUB etc. are all fine. But Xubuntu hangs at the splash screen with the progress bar. I am ...
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Can't boot into operating system after battery died
After my battery died today, I went to charge my laptop. It's a MacBook Pro and I run a dual boot of Mac OS 10.3 and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. After booting into refit, and selecting Linux, I get a black ...
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Mounting Ubuntu to usb on Mac OSX Lion
I am having an issue involving a Lexar USB device. When I attempt to Execute step 8
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Execute sudo dd if=/path/to/downloaded.img of=/dev/rdiskN bs=1m (replace /path/to/downloaded.img with the path ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 wont install on Macbook
I've installed Ubuntu on my Macbook before but something went wrong with the updater. So, I had to backup my HDD and format it and reinstall OS X Lion.
But here's the thing: Ever since I re-installed ...
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EFI Booting Ubuntu on a MacBook Pro
Currently trying to dual boot an EFI Ubuntu 12.04 on my Mac.
Using these instructions, I did every step and didn't run into any problems until steps 13 & 18 of "Fixing the Installation".
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