[ubuntu] Trouble with creating live usb with persistence on mac
I am currently using OS X Yosemite. I am trying to create a boot able live USB with persistence of the latest version of Ubuntu, which currently is Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS. the steps I followed were:...
View ArticleInstalled Server 16.04 on 2007 Mac Mini 2,1-won't boot if display not...
We installed Ubuntu Server 16.04 on a Mac Mini today that had previously only had OS X on it. The install went fine and it runs great but the only problem is that it simply will not boot unless a...
View ArticleOpenGL and NEStopia
Hello everyone. I've just installed Ubuntu 16.04 MATE on an iMac5,1 that has a Radeon Mobility X1600 video chipset. NEStopia runs, but when I attempt to run a "ROM", it quits unexpectedly. I've run...
View Article[ubuntu] 16.04 on Macbook Air 5,2 - Wifi Issue
Hi! the wifi is quite unstable even with the 802.11 propertary drivers... any idea to solve this problem?
View ArticleManually Recover Files from Apple HFS/HFS+ Drive Partition
I recently installed Ubuntu 16.04 on a partition of my Macbook Pro (c. 2016) hard drive and corrupted the boot loader for OSX. I don't use Terminal much, so I am not familiar with all of the commands....
View Article[xubuntu] Unable to boot fresh install on Macbook 8,2
Yesterday I installed Xubuntu from a USB stick. I used the following image: xubuntu-17.04-desktop-amd64 I followed the Machine specific guide I found on the forums and have successfully installed...
View Article[ubuntu] Re: Error about wireless when tried to install.
So, I needed linux on my iBook G4 (Ubuntu is the easiest so i chosen that :) ) So, I burned the latest ubuntu for powerPC on an DVD. When i try to boot it says i need to download an driver. It gets...
View Article[ubuntu] Coming back to Ubuntu, installing on microSD errors
Hi, I'm posting in the newbies 'cause I'm a born again newbie. Haven't really used Ubuntu in ten+ years. I'm trying to install on my MacBook with Mac OS X and Windows 10 already on the SSD, so I'm...
View Articleunstable wifi
Dear all: Running KUbuntu 14.04 (KDE5 is still a joke) on a MacBookPro 11,3. Wifi connection is terribly unstable: I can connect, but the connexion keeps hanging. Sometimes it works fine for a while,...
View ArticlerEFInd not seeing new installation on MacBook
Hi all. I am trying to set up a triple boot system on my MacBook Pro, early 2015. I did a fresh install of OS X, partitioned my drive using Disk Utility, formatted them in Gparted, and installed...
View ArticleUbuntu on Mac: Dual-boot and Single boot?
Is there a place for me to begin reading how to achieve this on my Macs, both Intel macs? I recently tried with Mint and had dismal luck succeeding with the installation. Things *appeared* to go very...
View Article[SOLVED] Uninstall Deepin / Install Ubuntu
Hello Everyone! Last night i installed Deepin on MacOS El-capitan, prior to this i had rEFInd installed to manage booting MacOS and Ubuntu(On an external HD). I created a separate partition on the Mac...
View ArticleInstalling rEFIt does nothing. What's up?
I followed the extremely un-difficult instructions, rebooted my mac and saw no boot menu. Installed again, rebooted again. Nothing. According to the directions, I should see a reboot menu upon reboot....
View ArticleFYI - the BEST triple boot guide
I've spent the better part of a week trying to triple boot my mac with varying success. This guide is the most comprehensive guide I have found, and I thought I'd share it here....
View ArticleWifi works but can no longer detect SSID
Hi, using Ubuntu 16.04 on my Macbook Pro 2012. I wifi GUI is no longer able to detect SSIDs. If I manual add an SSID to the list in 'Edit Connections...' I can use WiFi no problem. BCM4331
View Article[ubuntu] Icecast2 startup
I am running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS I am interested in streaming the audio from my Mac to the other machines on my home network, I started out here, https://www.streambox.org/elc/software/icecast.htm I...
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rEFInd question
So I finally have a fully native triple-boot system on my Macbook Pro, something I've tried off and on since 2006, with varying success. (hey, it only took me 11 years!) My question is, is there a way...
View Article[ubuntu] Purple screen when booting into computer after dual booting ubuntu.
Hello everyone, I have dual booted ubuntu on my Mac mini using the instructions of this article,https://www.lifewire.com/dual-boot-l...mac-os-4125733 and followed all of the steps except for installing...
View Article[ubuntu_mate] Booting from USB on PowerMac G5 through OpenFirmware
Hello! I have created a USB installer of the PPC version of Ubuntu Mate. I am having trouble booting the usb from OpenFirmware, as I'm not quite sure how to read it. I understand that I must use a...
View ArticleMac Book Pro dual boot Ubuntu install woes
I followed directions for disabling SIP and installing refind - both went well without issue. also, made 1 partition for Linux while in OS X, per tutorial, saying partitions can be set up later. so far...
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