Boot into the edgy LiveCD.
Be plugged into Ethernet, so your net works.

Run through the Ubuntu installer. I suggest for now, only creating a / partion, and a swap.

In the mount point setup, don’t mount the /mount/EFI System Partiion.

The install will fail at the end when it tries to install GRUB. That’s OK.

Open a Terminal.

mkdir /mnt/ubuntu
mount /dev/sda3 /mnt/ubuntu/
mount -t proc none /mnt/ubuntu/proc
mount -o bind /dev /mnt/ubuntu/dev
chroot /mnt/ubuntu /bin/bash

apt-get install lilo lilo-doc linux-686-smp linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15-23-686 linux-kernel-headers

create/edit /etc/lilo.conf Should look something like this:

boot=/dev/sda3
default=Ubuntu

map=/boot/map
delay=20
image=/vmlinuz initrd=/initrd.img
root=/dev/sda3
label=Ubuntu
read-only

Now:

Open another terminal Window, this window is not chrooted into your Ubuntu install.
Run parted as root and type:
print
set (choose the number of your your Linux root partition)
boot
on
quit

Next:
Switch back to the chrooted terminal
Run the command
lilo -b /dev/sda

Exit out of your chrooted environment, and umount all the partitions you mounted:
umount:
/mnt/ubuntu/proc
/mnt/ubuntu/dev
/mnt/ubuntu

Reboot. Enter the rEFIt Partition editor, make sure the MBR/GPT maps are in sync.

Final setup starts HERE:

Debconf:

Run, sudo dpkg-reconfigure debconf choose dialog, then the defaults.


Wireless:
modprobe new_wlan_scan_sta
Run synaptic
search for network manager
install network manager daemon and network manager gnome

Mapping your Apple Key to act as Alt and more:
sudo vi $HOME/.xmodmap (might create a new file, thats ok) and add:

keycode 115 = Alt_L Meta_L
add mod1 = Alt_L Meta_L

keycode 101 = F1
keycode 212 = F2
keycode 160 = F3
keycode 174 = F4
keycode 176 = F5
keycode 214 = F7
keycode 215 = F8
keycode 216 = F9
keycode 217 = F10


To get middle and left mouse buttons on the right-hand Apple and lower enter key by adding this to the .xmodmap:
keycode 116 = Pointer_Button2
keycode 108 = Pointer_Button3

Now go to your System Menu, then Preferences, and click on Sessions. Click the Startup Programs tab.
Add:
xmodmap $HOME/.xmodmap

Next time you login into Gnome you will have your keys maped.

Video:

To get video working, using Synaptic and turn on the Universe Repo, then search for 915resolution, install it, and restart

Sound:

NOTE:You might follow the link directly below, he states you no longer need to install the macbook-modules package, that the latest Ubuntu Dapper kernel upgrade has these fixes merged into it. I would wait until after your Ubuntu install is up, and you have upgraded to the lastest kernel through Software Update, check your sound then… It works for me now, so I can not test this my self.

Head over to this site: http://desrt.mcmaster.ca/macbook.xhtml

Add his apt sources, then do a search for his macbook pacakges and install them, ex:

apt-cache search macbook

Then install the ones you see fit, the kernel modules gets your sound.

3D Accelerated Desktop/aiglx compiz:

Edit your /etc/apt/sources.list file and add:
deb http://xgl.compiz.info/ dapper aiglx
deb http://xgl.compiz.info/ dapper main

Save that file, then run:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Next:
sudo apt-get install linux-dri-modules-common linux-dri-modules-`uname -r`

Then:
sudo aptitude purge compiz-aiglx compiz-aiglx-gnome

sudo apt-get install compiz-vanilla-aiglx compiz-vanilla compiz-vanilla-gnome

Edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, find the Section “Module” area of the config file, be sure these are in the list:

Load “dri”
Load “dbe”
Load “glx”

Then in your Section “Device” area for your video card, be sure it looks just like this:

Section “Device”
Identifier “Intel Corporation Intel Default Card”
Driver “i810″
Option “XAANoOffscreenPixmaps”
BusID “PCI:0:2:0″
EndSection

Now find the “ServerLayout” section, and add:
Option “AIGLX” “true”

Also, be sure the dri section at the bottom of the file is un-commented. You also need to add a new section at the bottom:

Section “Extensions”
Option “Composite” “Enable”
EndSection

Next up, configuring gdm to load the new aiglx stuff:

Create or modify /etc/gdm/gdm.conf-custom, if the file already exists add the following to the [servers] section, be sure not to add [servers] stanza if you are editing a file that already exists.

[servers]
0=aiglx

[server-aiglx]
name=aiglx server
command=/usr/bin/Xorg-air :0
flexible=true

Now, log out of X. Drop to the command line (Control+Alt F1) lgoin, type sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart


NOTE:
Fix totem playback

To have an optimised video playing on xorg-aiglx :

-> if you have totem-gstreamer :
launch gstreamer-properties and select on default video playback “XWindow (NoXv)” in video tab.

-> if you have totem-xine :
edit ~/.gnome2/totem_config and replace this line :
Quote:
#video.driver:auto
by
Quote:
video.drivershm