In case someone else attempts this they should not try any of the following routes when attempting to make a bootable installation or live ubuntu CD. Basically, nothing works and Ubuntu should probably remove the option of installing or using from Macbooks from their site considering that many/most new macbooks wont even have DVD drives. In order, I've tried:
Without rEFIt installed all of the following failed:
- Convert iso to img, dd to USB stick (default recommendation on site)
- Same as above but partitioning with MBR first (shouldnt make a difference but you know, when stuff fails you get desperate)
- Same as above but partitioning with GUID first
- Use unetbootin on a MBR partitioned stick with original iso (unetbootin only works with MBR/MSDos)
With rEFIt installed all of the following failed:
- Convert iso to img, dd to USB stick (default recommendation on site)
- Same as above but partitioning with MBR first
- Same as above but partitioning with GUID first
- Use unetbootin on a MBR partitioned stick with original iso
Basically, there is simply no route. Or am I missing something?
