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I've set this MacbookPro to triple boot 3 OSs, OSX.7.3 (Lion), Windows8 (Preview), and Ubuntu 12.04 (beta LTS) (Pangolin). Basic process is to install rEFIt, a boot manager, then to split the Mac drive into three partitions, I used Disk Utility but any partitioner would be OK, reducing the size of the MacOS Extended partition, and creating two new MSDOS partitions, one for Windows and one for Linux. Alas Lion also has one of those 'recovery' partitions, which causes some problems. Boot camp is only used to obtain drivers (Windows7 drivers), burnt to a CD. The Mac is then booted using the Windows install DVD. I used Windows 8 (preview), and Windows installed in the second partition. Initially only partially working (no wifi, no sound), after several reboots including the install of the W7 drivers, it was finally working OK. Then the Mac was booted using the Ubuntu DVD, and Ubuntu installed normally (although the boot files were added to the third partition, not the first partition). Also this created a problem, too many partitions. The fix was to create a hybrid MBR table, which conceals the EFI and the Lion recovery partitions. Now its possible to boot any of the three OSs. Linux can see all three partitions, MacOS can see two OSs itself and Windows, only itself.
Lion works well, usual Apple excellent user experience, and as one would expect it is well integrated with the hardware.
Also my first experience of the MS Metro interface in Win8. Its sort of cute but childish, and having metro and a windows desktop results in a peculiar combination of two cut down interfaces (presumably the idea is to make it easier for very naive users). Inn effect a tablet interface, and a simplified version a Windows desktop. I think this actually means the user interface is highly inconsistent (which almost certainly makes it harder for users).
Pangolin is coming on nicely, but I'm afraid I cannot stand the Unity interface, and after struggling with it for an hour went back to gnome panel.
On the Ubuntu install, which is not supported by drivers from Apple, unlike Windows, there is a problem with wifi, which is solvable with some work (but still has some minor problems, e.g. the dual band wifi card only picks up one band). Most of the rest is straightforward to fix.
the first beta of google chrome. despite it being windows-only for now, it runs on linux using Wine (http://www.winehq.org). the howto is available (for Ubuntu, but on my Gentoo system it worked fine) at ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=5719331&postcount=45
impressions? under Wine it feels slow (probably Wine's fault, not Chrome), and feature-wise, I can't find anything seriously wonderful. also I hate that the user interface (the real "chrome") is a horrible vista-like custom mockup, instead of using the window manager theme. brrr.
quite disappointed, but let's wait the native Linux version...
It's best at full size.
I bought myself a Wacom Bamboo Tablet with amazon.com gift certificates. Got the drivers installed on the PC ok, then tackled the Linux. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, I mostly followed the directions here but I used version v. 0.7.8-3 instead of 0.7.9-4 and on step 12 I used 2.6.19 instead of 2.6.22. I'm on ubuntu 7.10.
I'm not quite sure why it worked, but it worked, and I'm happy. :)
Now to get ArtRage running through wine...
(doodle made in InkScape)
I discovered a post at ubuntuforums.org by "
1branchonthevine" that mentions removing one of the two bars to open the case. I simply used a skinny phillips head screw driver that barely fit into the opening of the rod, then a gently applied pressure and slowly extracted it far enough to grab it with a pair of pliers, which allowed me to remove the bar the rest of the way. It is not difficult at all.
DamnSmallLinux , in its Embedded incarnation, running in a little qemu virtual machine on my Ubuntudesktop. Much love to #ubuntuforums in the background. Oh, yeah, and a random video playing in MPlayer...just because I can.
GTK Theme: Human-Clearlooks (edited to be lighter)
Emerald: Pixmap (Edited to be lighter and included Slickness buttons)
Wallpaper: The City LINK
Custom Conky Scripts:
- Weather
- Date/Time
- RSS
- RememberTheMilk
- Rhythmbox current song
Conky scripts can be found:LINK
Dock: Avant Window Manager
Dock Icons: Reflections Dock (Light) LINK
Other Icons: Mashup-4 LINK
Full-size Version @ DeviantArt: LINK
this howto worked for me, which means... i've got soundstorm on ubuntu on my media center! (which means i have *hardware* dolby digital encoding... on linux!) better yet, there's a very strange 9" monitor in my modded Mac SE and on windows i never got it passed 800x600, but... on Ubuntu and with the exact refreshrates... I managed to get it to an ultrasharp (for such a small monitor) 1024x768 and the TV-out (to my ancient video projection system) is working too (in colour no less! ;-))... sooooo I'm a happy camper now... watching movies on my ubuntu media center, with a proper image and sound.
byyyyeeeee vista ;-)
Awww, yeah, a different wallpaper for every desktop. See: ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=17359
Also- I have a 5 sided cube. :)
I had problems getting Xgl working on my box at work (ATI) but sure enough my dual 733 at home with an Nvidia works like a champ. This forum thread got me going.
This is the alt-tab behavior. F12 also behaves like exposse. All of these effects definitely give the experience a lot more polish. I can't wait until all this stuff is mainstream and enabled by default (Dapper + 1 I hope).
A new LCD patch for xft+cairo, which makes fonts looks really sharp! See www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=235526
After fighting my way through many threads on the topic, and following pathways of advice in replies to them, such as those found here, and here, with complicated options ranging from UNetbootin, through making a persistent, bootable USB thumbdrive (cool, but overkill), I gave up, cracked open the case of my new Shuttle KPC finally, and looked around for a way to install an internal drive.
All I wanted was to install Ubuntu Studio over top of the very nice, but ill-fit (for me) default Foresight Linux install. As you can see, not much room in this tiny toaster. After having both thumbdrive methods, and external USB DVD drive methods fail me (with discs made on Ubuntu Gutsy, and Windows XP - none of which worked), my last hope was an internal drive, or to figure out a more complicated option, like the UNetbootin, which I didn't like, as it required partitioning the drive, and installing from one partition to another.
How do I get my applications to go to the bottom bar on GNOME? More info on problem at ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=834949
Apparently this could be worked around by installing linux-backport-modules and blacklisting ath_hal and ath_pci modules. Why can't this work out of the box...
The recipe for this was taken from ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=998269&highlight=ub... . : )
I added sesame seeds to it. Adds a kind of nutty flavour.
Enjoying the taste. Much fun!
If you look at www.ubuntuforums.org in the place highlighted in this photo you will see that there is a slight mess-up on blending the title image with the rest of the top bar. THIS ANNOYS ME...