im a mac user for many years and im very very newbe on linux...

@lucian how do i complie grub2 for efi?

compile grub2 for efi and add to refit directory with own boot.cfg, its works np with nvidia driver installed

Did you get any fix for that problem. I have installed fedora 11 on my macbook 5.2 and am facing same problem.
Please help.

Thanks

Were you finally able to boot F 11. I've the same version (5,2), and am facing the same problem.

Thanks.

This with acpi=off help for install, but after that proces, there is no way to get grub on boot..it's just freeze after you see cursor line.
Is there any fix for that? I think I installed a lot of times without any good result, macbook 5.2

THANKS

For the new macbook white (Date release in May 27th, 2009 ; Number of the model : MC240LL/A ; See here http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacBook)

Put this option of BOOT to install fedora11
After the main menu rest on escape and to seize :

linux acpi=off

To avoid a black screen

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Thought I'd mention that I found I had to completely shut down and then power up after configuring the iSight camera in order to reset its hardware state, rather than just rebooting.

I noticed that the quality of sound coming from the internal speakers is rather poor compared with that of OS X. A little Googling revealed that this is due to MacBooks (or at least my particular MacBook, a 4,1) having three internal speakers, the third of which is not recognised by the system in Fedora, or as far as I can determine, any other GNU/Linux distro. Anyone have any idea how to fix this?

I will be trying this on my macbook pro 13.3". Thank you

make sure you have the appropriate kernel-devel package for your kernel installed, then follow the README file in there to compile and install.

That worked for me, for those with issues connecting to 802.11n networks.

Cheers

Is there a major change in the kernel or in the wireless driver since F10? I'm having issues connecting to my home WPA network. Actually it is the only network I can't connect to, I don't even see it in the NetMan list ! At university and with other networks, everything is fine. It worked also with Fedora 10.

Should I wait for an update in the reps or downgrade the kernel and/or the driver ?

Also, I'm not getting any update since days, which is a bit rare by Fedora. Do you ?

Greets from Belgium, and congratulations for the clear tutorial !
Pit

This is the best my Macbook 4,1 hardware has worked under Linux!

The only thing I needed to add was a suspend quirk for hal --- otherwise my keyboard and touchpad were buggy after a suspend/resume.

Thanks again for taking the time to put up a thorough and exceptionally clear set of instructionsl

I have two partitions for Leopard, one for my / and another for my home... (don't like to sweep everything if I do a clean install)

Thus, with Ubuntu I have don't have a problem in crating a root partition, /home partition and a swap partition. Everything goes smoothly.

HOwever with Fedora it does not work. Not even un a macbook 3.1 or a iMac with the i386 DVD.

I've tried to reinstall without the /home and swap partition and it does not work. With the root partition in ext3 does not work either.

Do you have any suggestions?

Cheers

Itś works.

aH. after install, itś need enter on partition tools of the rEFIt and update typing Y
so restart and them the system enter...

Sorry for bad english.

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https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F11_bugs#Graphical_installation_.2F_desktop_fails_to_start_on_Mac_systems_with_Intel_945_graphics_adapter_8086:27A2