I'm back after finally getting past this “ACPI: Unable to locate RSDP” error message after reading through the first thread that Eric Kirby so kindly aggregated in the above.
I'm going to spell out how I got it to work real clearly for anyone who found this thread via Google (like I did) and is trying to get Ubuntu 7.04 up and running with Parallels build 3188. * In Parallels, go to "Edit -> Virtual Machine..." * Change the OS Type from Linux to “Solaris” & “Other Linux Kernel 2.6″ to “Solaris (Other)” * Start Parallels by pressing the Green Play/Run button * Instead of hitting "Enter" at the next boot screen, interrupt the boot startup sequence by hitting "function key (fn) + F4" keys. (Hitting just F4 on a MacBook Pro will just lower the volume) * When you get the "boot:" prompt, then type in "live vga=790" in order to start Ubuntu in safe graphics mode * Then hit enter in order to start the Ubuntu install process You should be able to get the gist for what to do next from the other instructions located here: http://www.simplehelp.net/2006/09/18/how-to-install-ubuntu-in-os-x-using-parallels-a-complete-walkthrough/ A big thanks to Eric Kerby for giving me hope that a workaround actually existed, and I got the ultimate answers from this thread: http://forums.parallels.com/thread10625.html -- Parallels Desktop for Mac Optical Drive not recognized https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95830 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
