Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 12.04 on Macbook Pro 5,1

2012-09-18 Thread Linux Lingam
-inline: On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 4:47 AM, Swarup dinban...@sprynet.com wrote: Great work!! Thanks. I may try it myself-- if it doesn't look too tough after I review your posts. Easy as pie. And by the way: Does everything work? Sound, cursor movement and control, are all the basic as

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 12.04 on Macbook Pro 5,1

2012-09-18 Thread Linux Lingam
-in-line On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 9:01 AM, Ramnarayan.K ramnaraya...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Swarup, Niyam Have been following you trials and tribulations so far and am happy that something has worked Am sure you have been asked this before. But am asking anyway - Why are you installing

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 12.04 on Macbook Pro 5,1

2012-09-18 Thread Swarup
On Tue, 2012-09-18 at 14:05 +0530, Linux Lingam wrote: I may try it myself-- if it doesn't look too tough after I review your posts. Easy as pie. And by the way: Does everything work? Sound, cursor movement and control, are all the basic as well as ancillary features of the computer

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 12.04 on Macbook Pro 5,1

2012-09-18 Thread Swarup
On Tue, 2012-09-18 at 14:14 +0530, Linux Lingam wrote: On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 9:01 AM, Ramnarayan.K ramnaraya...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Swarup, Niyam Have been following you trials and tribulations so far and am happy that something has worked Am sure you have been asked this before.

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 12.04 on Macbook Pro 5,1

2012-09-11 Thread Swarup
Great work!! I may try it myself-- if it doesn't look too tough after I review your posts. And by the way: Does everything work? Sound, cursor movement and control, are all the basic as well as ancillary features of the computer working? Is the system stable? Is it buggy? Please let me know.

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 12.04 on Macbook Pro 5,1

2012-09-11 Thread Ramnarayan.K
Hi Swarup, Niyam Have been following you trials and tribulations so far and am happy that something has worked Am sure you have been asked this before. But am asking anyway - Why are you installing Ubuntu on a Mac ? Am assuming you'll bought the very expensive machine for reasons other then the

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 12.04 on Macbook Pro 5,1

2012-09-08 Thread Linux Lingam
Dear all, Have taken the discussion, with my fierce determination and my battle-to-death-to-install-ubuntu here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=12225981 Regards niyam Gnu/Gladiator -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 12.04 on Macbook Pro 5,1

2012-09-07 Thread Swarup
On Thu, 2012-09-06 at 18:05 +0530, Linux Lingam wrote: On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 4:28 PM, Swarup dinban...@sprynet.com wrote: On Thu, 2012-09-06 at 13:07 +0530, Linux Lingam wrote: I'm still struggling to install Ubuntu 12.04, which is supposed to be supported for 5 years. I have a MBP

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 12.04 on Macbook Pro 5,1

2012-09-06 Thread Linux Lingam
I'm still struggling to install Ubuntu 12.04, which is supposed to be supported for 5 years. in brief: machine: my macbook pro 5,1 which i've recently upgraded to mac osx Mountain Lion, after upgrading the internal HDD. the optical disc is damaged or for whatever random reason, consistently spits

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 12.04 on Macbook Pro 5,1

2012-09-06 Thread Swarup
On Thu, 2012-09-06 at 13:07 +0530, Linux Lingam wrote: I'm still struggling to install Ubuntu 12.04, which is supposed to be supported for 5 years. I have a MBP 5,2, and am hesitating to even attempt the 12.04 installation for the same reason. But I have recently gotten a new imac for our home

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 12.04 on Macbook Pro 5,1

2012-09-06 Thread Sriranga(78yrsold)
Parallels is virtual box? where it is available for download. On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 4:28 PM, Swarup dinban...@sprynet.com wrote: On Thu, 2012-09-06 at 13:07 +0530, Linux Lingam wrote: I'm still struggling to install Ubuntu 12.04, which is supposed to be supported for 5 years. I have a

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 12.04 on Macbook Pro 5,1

2012-09-06 Thread Swarup
On Thu, 2012-09-06 at 16:50 +0530, Sriranga(78yrsold) wrote: Parallels is virtual box? where it is available for download. As far as I know, Parallels is only for use on Apple machines. So if you don't use Apple, this software is not for you. But if you wish to know more, just google Parallels.

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 12.04 on Macbook Pro 5,1

2012-09-06 Thread Sriranga(78yrsold)
Thanks for the kind clarification, Swarup. i am using Winxp and not Apple machines. In fact, I wanted to have hands on experience OS used on Apple machines by using on my Dell machine - but I dont know how to do With choicest blessings, -sriranga(79yrs) On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 5:02 PM, Swarup

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 12.04 on Macbook Pro 5,1

2012-09-06 Thread Swarup
I wouldn't be at all familiar with how to do that. But then, you've got Ubuntu :-) -- so I'd say no need for OSX. If you do ever want to try OSX though, probably the only really good way to do it is on an Apple machine. On Thu, 2012-09-06 at 17:11 +0530, Sriranga(78yrsold) wrote: Thanks for the

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 12.04 on Macbook Pro 5,1

2012-09-06 Thread Linux Lingam
On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 4:28 PM, Swarup dinban...@sprynet.com wrote: On Thu, 2012-09-06 at 13:07 +0530, Linux Lingam wrote: I'm still struggling to install Ubuntu 12.04, which is supposed to be supported for 5 years. I have a MBP 5,2, and am hesitating to even attempt the 12.04 installation

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 12.04 on Macbook Pro 5,1

2012-06-28 Thread Sreekandh B
How about buying a real computer instead of trying to run a state of the art OS on a shiny toy... Choice is yours always ;) -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 12.04 on Macbook Pro 5,1

2012-06-28 Thread Sriranga(78yrsold)
hey, i am newbie Will you please eloborate about parallels? I am confused whether it is OS of linux or brand of computer or Virtual box etc. since I have not heard about parallels. On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 9:27 AM, Vivek Khurana hiddenharm...@gmail.comwrote: On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 9:01 AM,

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 12.04 on Macbook Pro 5,1

2012-06-28 Thread Linux Lingam
On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 9:27 AM, Vivek Khurana hiddenharm...@gmail.com wrote:  How about buying a real computer instead of trying to run a state of the art OS on a shiny toy... While I continue to wait even after 7 years for the otherwise state-of-the-art OS to catch up, that shiny toy can

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 12.04 on Macbook Pro 5,1

2012-06-28 Thread Vivek Khurana
On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 7:20 PM, Linux Lingam linuxlin...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 9:27 AM, Vivek Khurana hiddenharm...@gmail.com wrote: How about buying a real computer instead of trying to run a state of the art OS on a shiny toy... While I continue to wait even

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 12.04 on Macbook Pro 5,1

2012-06-28 Thread Ninad Pundalik
On 17 June 2012 02:15, Linux Lingam linuxlin...@gmail.com wrote: want to install it on my macbook pro 5,1 (2008/2009) model. alas! the ubuntu documentation has no specific install-documentation and what works/does not work, on this model. Does this help you Ninad S. Pundalik GPG Key

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 12.04 on Macbook Pro 5,1

2012-06-28 Thread Ninad Pundalik
Sorry, hit the send button too soon. :s Does this help you? https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CategoryMac Ninad -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 12.04 on Macbook Pro 5,1

2012-06-27 Thread Linux Lingam
India Local Community Subject: Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 12.04 on Macbook Pro 5,1 lots of crashes. daily crashes n crashes On 17 June 2012 06:01, Swarup dinban...@sprynet.com wrote: Hi there niyam, I've got a MBP 5,2 (2009 model)-- i.e. quite similar to yours. Several years ago set up a dual

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 12.04 on Macbook Pro 5,1

2012-06-27 Thread Sreekandh Balakrishnan
dinban...@sprynet.com, Ubuntu India Local Community ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com Subject: Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 12.04 on Macbook Pro 5,1 -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 12.04 on Macbook Pro 5,1

2012-06-27 Thread Swarup
) To: Ubuntu India Local Communityubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com Reply-To: Swarup dinban...@sprynet.com, Ubuntu India Local Community ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com Subject: Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 12.04 on Macbook Pro 5,1 Hey, that is great news. My brother has been doing the same i.e. using Parallels

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 12.04 on Macbook Pro 5,1

2012-06-27 Thread Vivek Khurana
On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 9:01 AM, Swarup dinban...@sprynet.com wrote: Hey, that is great news. My brother has been doing the same i.e. using Parallels-- and having some issues with slow-down of Ubuntu-- but I think that is because of the version of Thunderbird that is running in it. A lot of

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 12.04 on Macbook Pro 5,1

2012-06-17 Thread Vellala Hari Hara Prasad
lots of crashes. daily crashes n crashes On 17 June 2012 06:01, Swarup dinban...@sprynet.com wrote: Hi there niyam, I've got a MBP 5,2 (2009 model)-- i.e. quite similar to yours. Several years ago set up a dual boot with OSX/Ubuntu 9.04. Still running strong! For that reason I have avoided

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 12.04 on Macbook Pro 5,1

2012-06-17 Thread Swarup
;Subject: Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 12.04 on Macbook Pro 5,1 lots of crashes. daily crashes n crashes On 17 June 2012 06:01, Swarup dinban...@sprynet.com wrote: Hi there niyam,I've got a MBP 5,2 (2009 model)-- i.e. quite similar to yours. Severalyears ago set up a dual boot with OSX/Ubuntu 9.04. S

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 12.04 on Macbook Pro 5,1

2012-06-17 Thread Vellala Hari Hara Prasad
. -Original Message- From: Vellala Hari Hara Prasad ** Sent: Jun 17, 2012 1:08 PM To: Ubuntu India Local Community ** Subject: Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 12.04 on Macbook Pro 5,1 lots of crashes. daily crashes n crashes On 17 June 2012 06:01, Swarup dinban...@sprynet.com wrote: Hi

Re: [ubuntu-in] Ubuntu 12.04 on Macbook Pro 5,1

2012-06-16 Thread Swarup
Hi there niyam, I've got a MBP 5,2 (2009 model)-- i.e. quite similar to yours. Several years ago set up a dual boot with OSX/Ubuntu 9.04. Still running strong! For that reason I have avoided trying to install a new one. But 12.04 is an LTS version, and I have a lot of interest in trying it out. If