Does Ubuntu 5.10 work "out of the box" every time with the Mac mini? Having problems booting a new install.

[Troy Williams]

On Thu, 2005-12-08 at 17:36 -0500, Eric Dunbar wrote:
> As per the subject: does Ubuntu work flawlessly with the Mac mini out
> of the box?
> 
> The reason I ask...
> 
> I just installed Ubuntu 5.10 (from a ShipIt disk) to a 5.2 GB
> partition (first partition on the drive) and it doesn't boot properly.
> 
> It'll get to yaboot and go past a little bit but then the monitor goes
> dead and I see (and hear) no activity whatsoever from the CPU (if I
> listen really carefully and all other sources of noise are off I can
> hear the HD).
> 
> This is a bog-standard install: 1.25 GHz, upgraded to 512 MB RAM, 40
> GB HD (partitioned 35 GB OS X 10.4 and 5.2 GB partition Ubuntu 5.10),
> 17" KDS Avitron VGA-connected monitor (capable of 1280x1024, 1152*864,
> 1024*768, 832*624, 800*600, 640*480 and a variety of non-standard
> sizes).
> 
> The Mac mini booted fine with the Live CD.
> 
> Any ideas? (yes, I realise I haven't provided much info... I don't
> *have* much info ;-).
> 
> Eric.
> 

I have installed Kubuntu 5.10 on the same Mac Mini without issue,
however, I let it have the entire hard drive.  I also run 1280x1024.

Here is a nice write-up on Debian on the Mini:
http://www.sowerbutts.com/linux-mac-mini/

Also, google "Linux on Mac Mini" and you will find a fair amount of
info.

FWIW, I just installed Gentoo on another Mac Mini w/o issue (so far,
still getting it set up the way I want it).

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Troy Williams
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