Greetings All....:-) I had earlier promised to post the procedure I used to get Ubuntu Linux running on the Quad MacPro (the desktop, not the MacBook). Work has gotten rather busy of late so I must apologize and post what I have so far. It should be mentioned that I am not running Windows, so I have room for a swap partition rather than a swap file. I also do not use BootCamp for the same reason. I understand that there may be a few different configurations for the MacPro (ex. I have the Sony DW-D150A dvd drive and the NVidia GeForce 7300) so your results may be different. I also do not use OS X, so I have kept only a very minimal system in case I need to get firmware updates. This procedure is adapted from a number of different procedures for the MacBook. I should note that many of these were incorrect in that they were showing lilo being installed to the MBR of the disk. On a MacPro, this will destroy the EFI partitioning, so make sure you use the "-b" switch to place lilo at the start of your Linux partition, and not on the MBR for the drive.
Here is a very quick rundown on what I did to get Ubuntu Linux running on the MacPro. Constructive commentary would be most appreciated. I can dress this up and clarify it later if there is enough interest. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # get refit-bin-0.8.tar.gz from http://refit.sourceforge.net/ # boot from the OSX install disk # erase and partition the disk with a single OSX partition using the disk utility on the OS X install disk # install a minimal OS X # open an OSX terminal sudo su - # unpack refit-bin-0.8.tar.gz cp -ri refit-bin-0.8/efi / cd /efi/refit ./enable.sh diskutil list # allows 5G for OS X and the rest for Linux, including a swap partition diskutil resizeVolume disk0s2 5G Swap Swap 2G Linux linux 225G # reboot # insert Ubuntu Linux live CD and restart # at Apple boot chime, hold down "c" key # press F6 - other options # specify irqpoll option # hit enter to begin install # double click the installer icon on the desktop and fill out the form presented # do not erase the EFI 200Mb partition # select manual partitioning # set mount points as follows : # /dev/sda3 => swap # /dev/sda4 => / # grub install fails (click past this) # open terminal to be used for chroot (application/Accessories/terminal) sudo su - passwd cp /etc/apt/sources.list /target/etc/apt mkdir /mnt/ubuntu mount /dev/sda4 /mnt/ubuntu mount -t proc none /mnt/ubuntu/proc mount -o bind /dev /mnt/ubuntu/dev chroot /mnt/ubuntu /bin/bash ifconfig eth0 <ip address> route add default gw <gateway ip address> # edit /etc/resolv.conf and add name servers as needed apt-get install lilo lilo-doc # edit /etc/lilo.conf and enter the following: boot=/dev/sda4 default=linux map=/boot/map delay=20 image=/vmlinuz initrd=/initrd.img root=/dev/sda4 label=linux append="irqpoll" read-only # open another seperate terminal (no chroot, application/Accessories/terminal) sudo su - parted print set 4 boot on print quit # in chrooted terminal lilo -b /dev/sda4 # warning/error messages may occur # if warning/errors occur, try this { lilo -b /dev/sda4 -P fix reboot synch the MBR via rEFIt partition tool # should report success # reboot # } # synch MBR via rEFIt partition tool # should report tables are already synchronized, no need to sync # # select linux from rEFI screen # penguin splash screen displayed # it should boot from the hard drive now ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Mactel-linux-users mailing list Mactel-linux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mactel-linux-users
