Booting multiple versions of OSX with Grub2
Hi everyone. It's my first time trying ubuntu/linux in over ten years. I'm trying to figure out how to make multiple OSX entries in grub2 for installs on multiple disks and having issues. One install...
View Article[ubuntu] Installing UBUNTU16.04.3 dual boot on MacBook, no HD detected only...
Hi, I am trying to do a dual boot installation of Ubuntu 16.04.3 on my MacBook Pro (June 2017, High Sierra). I set up a FAT partition and booted into "Try Ubuntu". When I tried installing from there it...
View Article[ubuntu] 16.04 AMD Radeon HD 6490M on Macbook Pro 15-inch early 2011
Hello everyone. Bear with me while I present my case; It is not straightforward at all. I am the sad owner of a nearly defunct MBP 15-inch early 2011 (it could be late 2011 also. I could be mistaken)....
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[ubuntu] Fresh 16.04 install, got some problems
So I just installed (dual booted it with mac OS High Sierra) Ubuntu 16.04 LTS on my iMac (mid-2011) by using rEFInd. But I got 2 problems: 1. When I plug in my headphones, there's no audio coming...
View Article[ubuntu] Switcheroo not present on known hybrid GPU notebook - Ubuntu 16.04
Hello fellow Ubuntu dwellers. A quick note to moderators: please do not move this thread to Apple hardware. There is a related (not the same) thread going on there, and this one really belongs here....
View Article[ubuntu] My battery won't charge past 66% on my macbook
I've just swapped over to Ubuntu 17.04 from Mac OS and my battery now won't charge past 66%. It was charging fully yesterday, so I'm guessing it's a compatibility issue?! Can anyone shed some light on...
View ArticleTrackpad clicks and taps not working after updating to 17.10
Since updating to 17.10 from 17.04 my trackpad clicks and taps don't work. Strangely they work on everything apart from the login page, dock and icon bar. All additional drivers are installed Has...
View Article[all variants] imac + radeon + wayland
Since ubuntu 17.10 defaults to Gnome on wayland, I was wondering if anyone has experimented with this on mac hardware. I have an iMac 2011 with a radeon video card (6650 HD), booted in EFI mode. While...
View Article[all variants] SIngle OS 16.04 onto Macbook Pro pure EFI
OK, so this has been done before, in fact I had this system running a single partition (OS & Home) but it was 17.10 beta/developer's. In my attempts to reload a single install of LTS 16.04 with a...
View ArticleMacBook dont boot anymore since Ubuntu partition
Hello there. Last evening I have add a Ubuntu partition on my MacBook Pro 13" 2015. The booting process was managed by refit. Actually everything goes fine and running. After i shutdown in the Ubuntu...
View ArticleCan Ubuntu "recognize" and use the numeric keypad on apple kybd?
I have the Apple Keyboard that's a thin strip of aluminum with the uniform square keys..short-travel keys, and this keyboard has the numeric keypad..which Ubuntu and applications running under it do...
View Article[ubuntu_studio] Ardour waveform and sound output non in sync
I'm running Ardour 5.11 in Ubuntu Studio 16.04 (low latency kernel) on a 2010 Mac Pro desktop. I noticed that the sound I hear either through speakers or headphones is not in sync with the waveform...
View ArticleUnable to create partition when installing on USB stick
Hello. I have one of the latest Macbook (2017, Touchbar) and I am trying to install Ubuntu on it. VirtualBox being too slow, I decided to dual boot it but I don't have a lot of storage so I finally...
View ArticleRight Click
I recently installed Ubuntu 17.10 onto an old MacBook Pro. It is running great, I think everything works, but I can't figure out how to right click. I found an option in Universal Access to set it so...
View ArticleBlack Screen after installing Nvidia 340 driver on Mac
hi there! I have Ubuntu 16.04 installed on a MacBook 13 2010 with an Nvidia 320m GPU. It's working fine with the nouveau drivers but if I want to do some gaming it requires the update from Nvidia. I've...
View Articlemac mini display issues!
Hello i have started to switch all of my computers to Linux Ubuntu. one of those devices is my late 2012 Mac mini. i dual booted Mac OS High Sierra and Ubuntu 16.04.3. everything works fine except for...
View ArticleUBUNTU 16.04.03 LTS WIFI connection working but No Internet (i-Mac )
Hi I have the same problem (Ubuntu 16.04 on MAC) THe Wired connection works but the WIFI dose not get to Internet here is the link at the WIFI-Info Script execution log...
View ArticleApple monitor doesn't go to sleep with power saver setup
I am using the 24in Apple Cinema Display (mini-DP) on my Ubuntu 16.04.3 with Thinkpad P50. The problem is the display doesn't automatically turn off or go to sleep even I have set up the energy saver...
View Article[ubuntu] Cannot install 17.10 on Mac hardware because of a UEFI issue
I believe this is linked to the Linux kernel 4.13 rather than Ubuntu specifically (I have seen people with the same issue on Fedora running 4.11). Trying to run the Ubuntu installer (and presumably the...
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Fuzzy screen after suspend (iMac 2007, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS)
I recently installed Ubuntu 16.04 LTS onto my iMac on a 50 GB partition, using rEFInd to dual boot with MacOS El Capitan. I want my iMac to go into suspend when it is not being used so that I can save...
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