![]() ![]() ![]() Select 'fix recommended' and Boot-repair will ask you to open a terminal to purge grub. Sudo apt-get install -y boot-repair & (boot-repair &) Sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yannubuntu/boot-repair & sudo apt-get update Enable networking (if not already enabled) and download boot-repair: When installation completes do not reboot, select 'continue testing'. Do not worry about this, ignore and continue. You will get an error regarding continuing without a bootloader, and a warning about being unable to boot. ![]() Specify your system and swap as normal and continue the installation. At this point make sure you set this partition to 'do not use this partition'. The partition editor should now allow you to see the hidden EFI partition. Run the ubuntu live CD however ensure you select 'something else' as an option.During this phase Disk Utility will create a hidden EFI partition at the beginning of the disk. Using Disk Utility erase and set up a new partition scheme in Fat32 format (1 partition intended for the ubuntu system and 1 for swap).(If you do not have this you can create one inside OSX using this app) To prepare your disk run the Apple recovery media (USB/Disk/HD Partition) by holding opt at boot.The following steps were needed to prepare a mac/macbook for ubuntu single booting: It appears I ran into the same errors as you have described, which is that the grub bootloader fails to install to disk during installation. I have ubuntu running natively on a macbook pro 5.5 without OSX. ![]()
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