Fedora 14 won't boot on macbook pro 5,1

tmcdade · 02-10-2011, 10:15 PM

I've decided to install Fedora 14 on my Late 2008 Macbook Pro (model 5,1), but when attempting to boot from the live cd, all I get is the main boot menu, then I briefly get a grey screen with a blinking white cursor, then the screen just goes black. The computer is still running, and I can still hear the cd drive, but I have no video. I've seen the tutorials for installing Fedora 14 on a 5,1 macbook pro, and I know it's been done successfully with no mention of such issues. Any helpful ideas?

sneakyimp · 02-11-2011, 04:59 PM

Does it have to be Fedora? Ubuntu is quite nice.

Also, are you sure your install CD is not corrupted? Old CDs lose their data after a few years and scratches don't help either.

John VV · 02-11-2011, 11:46 PM

you might NOT be able to
is that mac a older ppc ibm cpu ???

fedora stopped supporting the ppc platform when apple moved to intel 86

tmcdade · 02-12-2011, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by sneakyimp

Does it have to be Fedora? Ubuntu is quite nice.

Also, are you sure your install CD is not corrupted? Old CDs lose their data after a few years and scratches don't help either.

Yeah, I'm really hoping to get fedora working. The ubuntu cd works without any problem, and if I absolutely can't solve this, i'll probably end up with ubuntu.

As for the cd, I've checked, and the hashes match, and I just burned the cd using a brand new cd

tmcdade · 02-12-2011, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John VV

you might NOT be able to
is that mac a older ppc ibm cpu ???

fedora stopped supporting the ppc platform when apple moved to intel 86

Nope, its an Intel core 2 duo 2.4ghz w/ 2gb Ram. Other people with the same model haven't had the issue, but I don't know what else to try

JNKlikesLinux · 02-13-2011, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by sneakyimp

Does it have to be Fedora? Ubuntu is quite nice.

I completely agree, Ubuntu has much more available software by default, and in fedora you're stuck adding a repository for every unsupported app you want! The only reason I use Fedora is because my old machine can't handle Ubuntu. Plus Ubuntu is easier to get help with if you run into a problem.