<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hello,<div><br></div><div>and thanks a lot to Seth, Joszef and Steve for their useful hints. I was astonished how quick you replied and your help is appreciated very much. Unfortunately I'm still stuck ...<div><br><div><div>Am 05.12.2009 um 18:45 schrieb Seth:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">After you boot to the CD and select your language, you have to press F6 and turn off ACPI.<br clear="all"></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Done. Ubuntu is installed but not working. When starting up the MacBook rEFIt lets me choose between MacOS and "Legacy" - choosing Legacy leads to a starting screen asking me to choose on of the follwing options :</div><div><br></div><div>Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-14-generic</div><div>Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-14-generic (recovery mode)</div><div>Memory test (memtest86+)</div><div>Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)</div><div>Mac OS X (on /dev/sda2)</div><div><br></div><div>After choosing Ubuntu or Ubuntu (recovery mode) I have a black screen with a cursor blinking some seconds before it disappears and nothing happens anymore ... choosing Mac OS X gives me a "panic" message.</div><div><br></div><div>I'd be very grateful for recommendations about how to proceed. Is there anything obvious that I just don't see ?</div><br><blockquote type="cite">Apple Computer, It just works<font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><br></font></font></blockquote><div><br></div>It does surely - as long as you don't dare to set a foot near the given path.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Ah, just one more thing ... Ubuntu was not installed on the Bootcamp partition, which I prepared - I think I've chosen a wrong option during the installation. Instead the installation took a part of the main partition I left for Mac OS (as I can see in the volumes maintenance programm) and established three hidden partitions on it. Is there a simple way to move those hidden partitions to the Bootcamp partition, or is that not necessary ?</div><div><br></div><div>I know, I know ... I'm a pampered Mac-Guy and not used to solve difiiculities.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you in advance from a newbie</div><div><br></div><div>Thomas</div></div></div></body></html>