I'm trying to partition the hard drive on my old mac (model 4,1 running OS X 10.5.8) so I can dual boot Ubuntu. The problem is that when I go to Disk Utility and and select to partition the drive I get an error saying that the partition failed because there's no space left on the device, even though I have lots of space. This happens no matter how small I make the partition.
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posted by el chupa nibre
on Apr 15, 2013 -
4 answers
It’s time for my husband to get a new laptop, and we’re looking at a Mac that we’d share (the alternative is Windows). Help me decide whether a Mac is for us!
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posted by asnowballschance
on Sep 30, 2012 -
9 answers
Mac OSX 10.6, Windows 7 and Ubuntu 9.10 are not playing nice in the area of permissions. Please help us hivemind nerds.
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posted by pleuroma
on Apr 1, 2010 -
3 answers
Long time Mac guy stuck for the foreseeable future using Windows. I'm out of the loop, but very computer literate. Looking for the BEST software for everything. What can't you live without?
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posted by sindas
on Nov 23, 2008 -
31 answers
How can I use Ubuntu (running as a virual machine on VirtualBox with OSX 10.5) to improve my computing experience?
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posted by photomusic86
on Nov 9, 2008 -
13 answers
I'd like to create a bootable backup of my MacBook's hard drive 150GB hard drive. I've got a 500GB drive, but it's in an Ubuntu server on my LAN. Is there a good way to back up a bootable backup to another computer?
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posted by nasty, brutish, and of average height
on Aug 19, 2008 -
5 answers
Is there anywhere I can find step-by-step instructions for installing a Linux distro (Ubuntu in particular) on my PowerBook G4's external hard drive?
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posted by Aanidaani
on Dec 22, 2006 -
6 answers
Do you have ant ideas for extending the useful lifetime of a 12" 867 MHz PowerBook G4?
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posted by nthdegx
on Aug 20, 2006 -
15 answers
