Re: [lubuntu-users] install problem on MacBook C2D 2007

2017-11-30 Thread Israel 
Hi again.

I used to have one of those 07 MBP laptops, though I was at least the
3rd (or fourth) owner, and received it because it had some issues...
It would not boot nicely with any image, except for the Mac specific
ones, and the NVidia graphics card was most annoying (no working
nouveau, you need proprietary drivers, which are usually not as good as
nouveau is).

Here is the wiki page I wrote about it 3 years ago:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MacBookPro3-1/Trusty

It is for model number: A1229

For other models look here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MacBookPro

On 11/30/2017 09:43 AM, Fritz Hudnut wrote:
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> IIRC you need to get the Mac specific version of the ISO, the
> hybrid EFI
> in those earlier models will not work with the regular AMD64
> images and
> 17.10 does not have one for that.
>
> Here is a link for the latest LTS (16.04)
>
> 
> http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/16.04.3/release/lubuntu-16.04-desktop-amd64.iso
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I just realized my goof, that link is *NOT* the Mac specific image, sorry

*THIS LINK is:*
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/14.04/release/lubuntu-14.04-desktop-amd64+mac.iso
*
14.04* is the*last version* with a Mac specific build.

The older Macs have a strange hybrid system that is a bit troublesome. 
14.04 was the last version I was able to boot on that model.
So I simply installed it and upgraded to 16.04.  There is probably
another way you can hack the ISO image, or perhaps using rEFInd will
allow you more control of the boot process, though IIRC there were still
issues I faced trying to boot a more modern 64bit ISO.
Later Macs do NOT have this issue, regular amd64 images have the right
EFI setup on the ISO to boot them nicely.

Here is a link to rEFInd
http://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/
This is a fork of the older rEFIt.
It is a bit troublesome to setup the first time, but works well once you
get it all setup.


> Other question is, what machine and OS are you using to burn the DVD,
> as DU isn't "friendly" to ".iso" . . . whereas Brasero or some linux
> based system has no problem.  If you are using OSX to burn the DVD
> it's best to change the .iso to .dmg --then it should burn OK.
>
Yes this is very important, thanks for adding this in.
> Other question, basic question, was the file checksum number checked? 
> Generally it has to match or there will be problems along the line.
>
> F


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Re: [lubuntu-users] install problem on MacBook C2D 2007

2017-11-29 Thread Aere Greenway 

On 11/29/2017 07:07 AM, Israel wrote:

On 11/29/2017 07:45 AM, Stephen Soucy wrote:

Greetings!

I am trying to run lubuntu 17.10-desktop-amd64.iso on a 2007 MacBook, Core 2 
Duo 2 GHz processor with 1 GB of RAM. I burned a dvd on my newer MacBook, and 
when I insert it in the old MacBook, and start with the option key down, it 
presents me with a choice of my regular hard drive, which has OS X 10.6.8 
installed, or the dvd (labeled windows). I select the DVD, and after a little 
whirring, it shows a black screen as follows:

1.

2.

Select CD-ROM Boot Type :

At this point, the computer is unresponsive to any keyboard input. The computer 
eventually spins down and waits for instruction, and I am forced to shut it 
down.

I have tried to boot from a usb thumb drive, but that doesn’t seem to work on 
this older machine, though my 2010 MacBook seems to boot from them now, after 
using Mac Linux USB loader app. Is there a trick to this?

Is there something extra I need to do when I burn to disk? Look forward to your 
input. Thanks.

sjsu2




Hi,

IIRC you need to get the Mac specific version of the ISO, the hybrid EFI
in those earlier models will not work with the regular AMD64 images and
17.10 does not have one for that.

Here is a link for the latest LTS (16.04)

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/16.04.3/release/lubuntu-16.04-desktop-amd64.iso


All:

I'm pretty sure that Mac OS X 10.6.8 (and probably a 2007 MacBook) is a 
32-bit machine, so the link for the amd64.iso would be wrong.


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Re: [lubuntu-users] install problem on MacBook C2D 2007

2017-11-29 Thread Israel 
On 11/29/2017 07:45 AM, Stephen Soucy wrote:
> Greetings!
>
> I am trying to run lubuntu 17.10-desktop-amd64.iso on a 2007 MacBook, Core 2 
> Duo 2 GHz processor with 1 GB of RAM. I burned a dvd on my newer MacBook, and 
> when I insert it in the old MacBook, and start with the option key down, it 
> presents me with a choice of my regular hard drive, which has OS X 10.6.8 
> installed, or the dvd (labeled windows). I select the DVD, and after a little 
> whirring, it shows a black screen as follows:
>
>   1.
>   
>   2.
>   
>   Select CD-ROM Boot Type :
>
> At this point, the computer is unresponsive to any keyboard input. The 
> computer eventually spins down and waits for instruction, and I am forced to 
> shut it down.
>
> I have tried to boot from a usb thumb drive, but that doesn’t seem to work on 
> this older machine, though my 2010 MacBook seems to boot from them now, after 
> using Mac Linux USB loader app. Is there a trick to this? 
>
> Is there something extra I need to do when I burn to disk? Look forward to 
> your input. Thanks.
>
> sjsu2
>
>
>
Hi,

IIRC you need to get the Mac specific version of the ISO, the hybrid EFI
in those earlier models will not work with the regular AMD64 images and
17.10 does not have one for that.

Here is a link for the latest LTS (16.04)

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/16.04.3/release/lubuntu-16.04-desktop-amd64.iso

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