They boot the LiveCD, but will they install as a dual boot properly without that other software? That's not the same question. BTW, I really don't care, but wanted to clarify the distinction. On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Stephen wrote: > Agreed. but it was worth noting. > > On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 10:30 AM, Michael Butash > wrote: > > I'd rather stick with my dell's for half/quarter the price of the apple > > tax, boots everything happily including osx (well, hacked installs at > > least) without dealing with efi, and doesn't insult my intelligence > > calling my ubuntu cd windoze... > > > > -mb > > > > > > On Wed, 2009-08-12 at 08:25 -0700, Stephen wrote: > >> nope. and both fedora11 and ubuntu 9.04 find all the hardware... its > >> rather amusing. > >> > >> at least i know what i can do if ever stuck with a mac :-) > >> > >> On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 10:52 PM, Lisa Kachold > wrote: > >> > Shirley you jest? > >> > > >> > On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 10:59 AM, Stephen > wrote: > >> >> I was fooling about and it appears that 9.04 will boot on a macbook > >> >> pro natively without installing refit or anythign else. just holding > >> >> the option key. > >> >> > >> >> Interestingly it detects the cd as "windows" > >> >> > >> >> also fedora 11 livecd seems to work as well > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you > from > >> >> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. > >> >> > >> >> Stephen > >> >> --------------------------------------------------- > >> >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > http://linuxgazette.net/165/kachold.html > >> > (623)239-3392 > >> > (503)754-4452 www.obnosis.com > >> > --------------------------------------------------- > >> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> > > >> > >> > >> > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > -- > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from > rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. > > Stephen > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive. - Thomas Jefferson