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Attention required : Ubuntu Admins : Preparing USB to boot off on a MACBOOK: No Success

Asked by k910

Hi there,
I have been experimenting with to boot off an USB drive on Macbook 4,1 and Macbook Pro 1,1 with Ubuntu 11.0.4.
But, no success so far.
When I restart the Macs , they dont see the USB at all as an option for booting.
I followed all the steps mentioned on the Ubuntu website as well as MD5 checksum but no success at all.

I am wondering , did Ubuntu Admins really tested it on any Mac machine , if yes then information on the kind of Mac machines
they used for testing will be of great help.

Please throw some light on this topic.
Thanks in advance.

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k910 (k910) said : 		#1

This is how you prepare MACBOOK to boot off an USB with linux.

1. Find a windows machine. I used XP sp3.
2. Install Pendrive Linux on it.
3. Now install the Ubuntu version on a USB ( I used Kingston data traveller 4gb)using pendrive linux.
    I used Ubuntu 11.0.4 i386 version.
4. On the Macbook , install Refit.
    I used Macbook Pro 1,1 with 2 gigs of ram.
5. Insert the USB in the slot and restart the Macbook while holding "OPTION" key.
6. You will see the options depending on the Macbook model , if windows is installed or not etc.
     ONE OF THE OPTIONS WILL BE "REFIT"
     Click on that and there you go .....
     I got four icons : Macintosh , refit efi loader , Windows , Linux with a Penguin icon.
7. I clicked on Linux and my system booted up in Ubuntu 11.0.4

NOTE : The steps written on the UBUNTU website did not really help me much , when I tried to make a UBUNTU USB stick using MACBOOK . The USB was rendered unbootable on both Macintosh and Windows machines.

This USB i prepared worked fine on 3 different acer models ( Desktop,laptop and Netbook )
For Macbook : Pro 1,1 tested ok , will try on more models and let you know.

Thanks to all the people who guided me to reach the solution. Special metion : ( Action-Parsnip)