(I suspect this is the point where you 'choose Ubuntu and begin start up I have a choose cd-rom screen, and my keyboard is locked.') To add nomodeset, press the 'e' key when you see the grub screen & your desired boot option is highlighted - this will take you to a screen with the boot commands behind that option.

My mac required the EFI boot.Īnother error I experienced when booting required me to add 'nomodeset' to the grub boot command.

If you have an EFI based system (and not a BIOS based system), use the EFI boot. When you boot from the DVD, there is a 'Window' option and an 'EFI' option. I believe Linux Mint 13 is a fairly stable OS for older computers - you might want to try that one out. The Xfce desktop works better for my mac than the other desktops. I have a MacBook Pro 5.1 and I have had success installing Linux Mint 17 Xfce. I would be more accurate to say 'there are no known Wiki's that tell you how to install a particular version of Ubuntu on a MacBook Pro 1.1' This site indicates there is likely no known version of Ubuntu that works on a MacBook Pro 1.1:Īlbeit, that is not directly stated.

El capitan on 2006 macbook pro