Ubuntu Installation :: Can't Install Regular Osx On A Non-apple Computer?
Feb 3, 2010
i am trying to triple boot xp, osx and Ubuntu. Here is my set up:
hd(0,0) windows xp
hd(0,3) ubuntu
hd(1,1) osx
I am trying this on a dell precision workstation 530. (yes i know that i can't install regular osx on a non-apple computer, but this is patched and works fine)
My problem: I am using grub to boot everything. I have added osx to the list by this: title mac osx tiger root hd(0,3) kernel boot/boot_v10 when i press this, i get: error 17 can't mount partition.
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Aug 15, 2010
I made a usb install drive on a mac by following the instructions on the ubuntu download page, but had problems getting the GRUB loader to run the USB at boot on the DreamLinux PC i wanted to install it on, so I have now sorted access to a CD writer to make a liveCD.
However I need to convert the USB FDD back to just a regular FDD for my mother to use. I am not at all familiar with Macs, or the terminal utilities (though I am able to use the terminal to some degree) so would appreciate help with this procedure or a pointer to some steps to do it.
Currently the drive is named Ubuntu 10.04 LTS when it mounts on mac, before the img write it was just untitled, I cannot delete the ubuntu files from it or write new ones, and I don't know how to do a reformat on a mac.
I need he drive to be able to work again with windows and mac... so will need to reformat to FAT32 I guess?
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Jul 21, 2010
Got it on a CD and was using it as "Try Ubuntu" instead of installing it for good (I still wanted to see if there were memory issues or HDD issues with my desktop, before I installed it for good).Anyway, I would shut down the pc after about 2 or 3 days and redo the CD install (try ubuntu option) again and add all the plugins etc.Kids used this for playing some games on friv or nickjr.The real issue - of late, when I try to start the PC and boot from the CD, I am getting a LOGIN screen instead of the regular option to install from CD or Try the Ubuntu.
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I have Ubuntu 10.04 installed on my G4 mirror tower. I have two DVD burners in my G4. When I go to open the DVD tray by pressing the eject key on my Apple keyboard, the tray opens and closes. It doesn't stay open. When I insert a CD or DVD, it doesn't show up on my computer. i have to restart my computer for it to show up in the Computer window. Also, when i eject a CD or DVD, I still see the contents of it on my computer even though the disk has been ejected. I pressed reload under the view menu and it still displays the contents.
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I just had to have my MacBook Pro 5,5 replaced, and they replaced it with the brand new 8,1. This is nice, except for the fact that I have now learned that I can't get the video or wireless drivers for this computer. I do not have any access to ethernet, and USB internet does not seem to work. Right now I have Ubuntu 10.04 32bit installed. The installation went fine, but I can't get any drivers. Is there any fix for this? Here are the specs for this laptop:
Intel i5 Sandy Bridge 2.3GHz
320Gig HDD partitioned
Intel HD Graphics 3000 GPU
Airport Extreme Broadcom BCM43xx
-NetXtreme BCM57765
-Broadcam Corporation Device 4331
Perhaps there's another distro I can use, or maybe another release that works somewhat?
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Jul 8, 2010
Is it advisable to buy all-in-one pc whose features looks similar to a laptop?does it give same trouble as the laptop when linux is installed?
I have debian lenny running on dell laptop with intel core i3 processor after one week of trouble installing the graphics driver. for installing the graphics driver i upgraded the kernel,upgraded many xserver packages, updated udev package and finally installed the graphics driver. on rebooting the system graphics worked good but webcam,cdrom,card reader all stopped working.
Similar situation happened with core i5 desktop but sorted it out by putting a cheap nvidia graphics card
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I am trying to connect to an apple computer wirelessly to get access to the internet.. If no encryption is used on the network (gateway?) set up by the apple computer I can connect just fine and browse the internet.
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-I have tried both WEP 128 passphrase and WEP 40/128 key... -Have tried the WEP passphrase being both just numbers in case that mattered.
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Sep 1, 2011
I turned on my computer and selected Ubuntu with Linux 2.6.38-8-generic and press enter, the screen goes black and my computer starts beeping
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Is the OEM install included on the regular CD or the alternate install CD?
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Jan 9, 2010
I currently have an old powermac 7220/200 with all ehe origanl stuff except for the hard drive which is now a slightly larger one. I was wondering if it was possible to set up a ubuntu installation on it using a 20g hard drive (I have got one of these going on a 486 running win98, just) and be able to run mac os as a dual boot system, possibly with 9.1 and the origanal mac os that come with it? Unfortunantly I cannot connect this computer to any internet even if I had a card that was compatible with mac os.
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Jun 10, 2011
I have headphones plugged into the computer but the sound is still coming through the speakers.
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Feb 6, 2010
i want to install xp on a computer running ubuntu; is that possible?
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Jan 5, 2011
I installed 10.10 on my laptop with little problems. I abootm now trying to do the same on my desktop.First, my hard drive has Windows Vista installed, but it won't load the OS so I figured I could load ubuntu from the DVD and install that instead.When I first load, after my HP splash screen, I get a quick linux v. number and then load to a purple ubuntu splash screen. If I don't hit enter on this screen, it will go to a blinking cursor shortly after.
If I do hit enter, it asks my language and then gives me the options to try ubuntu, install ubuntu, check disk, check memory, boot from HD. and then the F key options at the bottom.I cannot load any of these options, it just moves to a blinking cursor. However, I was able to remove the quiet splash and get some code.It was much easier for me to take pictures of the code. So here it is. This is the code that scrolls down pretty fast after selecting install ubuntu.
I then tried the try ubuntu without installing option, and I recieved the same code.I tried the check CD utility, and it froze also. I took this picture of the last lines of code i could see.It's weird that this DVD worked to install on my laptop but not on the desktop.
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Jan 14, 2010
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It sucks having this netbook remix setup, not able to do much is there a we=ay to install the regular gnome desktop? I can add the regular menu but what happens when i delete the menu for unr
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I installed Ubuntu 10.10 last night by USB Drive, It worked for about 10 minutes, then shut down. After I rebooted, it stays on for somewhere near 3 minutes.
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Jan 13, 2011
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Jan 30, 2011
I've been using a wubi install of Ubuntu 10.10 for the past few months on my girlfriend's laptop, which has less hardware issues than my more recent laptop. Now that I'm a little more versed in Ubuntu, I'd like to transfer my Wubi install onto an actual partition on my laptop drive for a traditional dual boot.
Is this possible, and if anyone's done this before, would you be able to spare a few minutes and outline the process? I wouldn't know where to start and how to do things since I'm dealing more or less with a file system acting like a partition than an actual one.
I found the steps of migrating a Wubi install to partion via the Wubi Guide, but it seems those are steps for migrating a wubi install to a new partition on the same computer.
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I have installed ubuntu desktop on my computer using wubi and its running great but I am about to get a new computer and I dont want to reinstall, reconfig and setup everything again.. the steps of moving my wubi install to the new computer
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Apr 30, 2011
I tried installing the g95 compiler like this...
edward@edward:~/Desktop$ tar -zxvf g95-x86-linux.tgz
g95-install/
g95-install/INSTALL
g95-install/G95Manual.pdf
g95-install/bin/
g95-install/bin/i686-pc-linux-gnu-g95
g95-install/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.0.3/
g95-install/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.0.3/f951
g95-install/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.0.3/cc1
g95-install/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.0.3/crtbegin.o
g95-install/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.0.3/crtbeginS.o
g95-install/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.0.3/crtbeginT.o
g95-install/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.0.3/crtend.o
g95-install/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.0.3/crtendS.o
g95-install/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.0.3/libgcc.a
g95-install/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.0.3/libgcc_eh.a
g95-install/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.0.3/libgcc_s.so
g95-install/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.0.3/libgcc_s.so.1
g95-install/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.0.3/libf95.a
edward@edward:~/Desktop$ ls
g95-install g95-x86-linux.tgz
edward@edward:~/Desktop$ ln -s $PWD/g95-install/bin/*g95* ~/bin/g95
ln: creating symbolic link `/home/edward/bin/g95': No such file or directory
I don't understand what I am doing wrong, I tried using the Sudo command as well.
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Jun 30, 2010
so here's my problem. I am trying to install windows xp on my computer in virtual machine so i can watch netflix on my computer. The disk will not start up, if I restart and try to boot from load i just sits there and says boot from cd. The disk drive plays music cd's fine, so i dont really know what the issue is.
I dont know that much aboutut ubuntu. a tech friend put it on hard drive he gave me after mine crashed. also i should ad that i took the disk to someone else's house that haswidnows installed and the disk worked just fine, so its not a disk problem
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Feb 19, 2011
I trying to re-install ubuntu on my computer. I'm currently on 10.10 (upgraded from 10.04) but live cd doesn't work with my hardware! I'm on asus G60Jx laptop with nvidia gts 360m. I'm not the only one to have this problem. It's my third message on this forum about this because no one answering me after 5 bump. I ask for help in ask ubuntu. I got "install ubuntu 10.04 and upgrade it, it don't take so much time" ok, I'll do that, but for 11.04, can I expect to be able to use the liveCD installation or I will install 10.04 to upgrade it after? I know that I can't change nothing for 10.10 but a bug is bug, and I wish that my computer will be more supported, thank to all. And this time, answering to me please and show me how can I report this. I know that I can use ubuntu-bug but I didn't found the fine section.
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