Have you tried connecting it as an external HD to another Mac in order to complete erase it?
On Friday, June 3, 2016, Patrick Moore <[email protected]> wrote: > I've got an old 2008/2009 Macbook with the latest OS X that I'd like to > convert to Ubuntu. I want to get rid of all Mac files entirely, and use > Ubuntu as the sole OS, and use only Ubuntu applications -- nothing Mac at > all. > > 8 years ago, when I swapped Windows for Ubuntu, the process was very > straightforward: IIRC, I just downloaded the Ubuntu installation files and > clicked the right buttons, and it overwrote Windows with the Ubuntu suite > of the time. > > With this Mac, nothing I can do seems to work, and I've tried 3-4 times. > > Can anyone give me idiot proof instructions about what to do? > > This MB has DVD/CD and USB flash drive capacities, but if I can avoid > having to buy a new, blank CD, I'd be happy. > > Thanks, Patric > > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten > ************************************************************************** > ************** > *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a > circumference on the contours of which all conditions, distinctions, and > individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu > > *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the > world revolves.) *Carthusian motto > > *It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart > > *Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) *Aristotle > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]');> > . > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
