Ubuntu 18.04 on Macbook boot issues, blinking startup log screen. Tried a...
Disclosure: I have asked this on AskUbuntu 3 days ago at time of post, but no one there has responded, so i'm trying here. Newb here, I've been trying to run Ubuntu 18.04 on my ol' 2009 Macbook (dual...
View Article[all variants] Suddenly unable to boot into Linux after install (black...
Hello all, I am a Linux beginner who has a late 2006 Macbook Pro (2,2) that I recently started using as a Linux machine as part of a renewal process. After reviewing a wide variety of documentation to...
View Article[ubuntu] iMac and wake from sleep radeon issues
Well...ever since 20 anytime I wake the device from sleep I see the below in dmesg (ssh'd in): Code: [42197.747777] radeon 0000:01:00.0: GPU lockup (current fence id 0x00000000000fb78a last fence id...
View Article[lubuntu] Issue booting from Live USB Mac
364D7071-F991-4490-A386-04820E0C49FD.jpgF654DA0A-4E2B-44F2-878C-1D441DB2035C.jpg I have been trying to get any flavor of Linux to boot from a live USB and been getting many errors. Tried Ubuntu latest...
View Article[ubuntu] How install Ubuntu on older macbook G3?
I have an older macbook, G3. I believe it has the Mavericks OSX installed but for some reason it keeps booting into the disk utility. I bought this used so I dont know the state of the OS. How would I...
View ArticleUSB Boot Macintosh
I have a couple year old MacBook Pro. I USB booted it and split the hard drive to install a dual boot. Then I installed Ubuntu 20.04 LTS while looking for the dual boot option but never saw it. I don't...
View ArticleProblem with GRUB Boot loader on Ubuntu 20.04- dual boot on MacBook Pro
I'm trying to dual boot my Mac (2018 MacBook Pro running MacOS Mohave 10.14.6) with Ubuntu 20.04 with a USB installation. I'm following the steps here to install Ubuntu without using rEFIt as I...
View Article[SOLVED] coretemp missing, can't complete install of mbpfan on early 2006...
Hi everyone, The title pretty much sums it up: I'm trying to complete the install of mbpfan on my early 2006 MacBook Pro after successfully installing and updating/upgrading Xubuntu 18.04 (32-bit) in a...
View Article[SOLVED] Ubuntu 20.04 on MacBook Pro 5,4: Screen flickering with Nvidia-340...
Posting this here in the hopes that it might prove useful to someone, e.g. if you stumble over this via a Google search. So I have an old MacBook Pro 5,4 that is in perfect shape hardware-wise (e.g. I...
View Article[ubuntu] 2013 MacBook Pro full install of Ubuntu 20.04 External monitor black.
I been fighting with this over a week now, I decided to leave OSX behind and come back to Ubuntu when I first installed the only issue I had was with the WiFi was missing, I used a D-link and was able...
View Article[ubuntu] grub, installing ubuntu in external drive (macbook), Problem
Hollo everyone, How is your life after getting a grub problem kkkkkk . My laptop is MacBook pro 2018 (i7 16gb ram) Here is my problem with details: Im trying to install ubuntu 20.04.1 in external SSD...
View Article[ubuntu] Ubuntu 20.04 - screen brightness Macbook late 2008
Hi all, first "Hallo @all" I´m new to the forum :) Now my question: I upgraded to version 20.04 some days ago on my Macbook late 2008 and it seems there is no possibility to change the brightness of...
View ArticleMacBook Pro cannot see bootable USB stick
Hi there! I'm trying to dual boot my MacBook Pro (2017, 13 if model is a necessary) but I cannot see bootable USB stick on boot menu. I tried with different usb sticks even with different usb hub...
View Article[ubuntu] How to dual boot ubuntu and mac os without refind?
I'm trying to install ubuntu on my MacBook air 2019 with Catalina 10.15.6. But my MacBook has the secure boot feature which doesn't allow refind to work at all and I'm not feeling comfortable to...
View ArticleHard Drive Wiped!
Everyone, I was in the process of setting up my dual boot mac os x/ Ubuntu 20.04. My hard drive got completely wiped when I tried setting up my partitions. Now I'm very limited to what all I can do,...
View ArticleDifferences between Ubuntu 20.04.1 and Deepin 20 installer
I have an old MacMini 2,1 (mid-2007) Core2Duo@1.83 ghz + 2GB RAM I tried to boot Ubuntu 20.04.1 (ubuntu, kubuntu and xubuntu) with no success. I tried Deepin 20, Elementary 1.5.6 and UbuntuDDE 20.04...
View Article[ubuntu] Dual boot Ubuntu on Mid 2010 iMac, no brightness control
Hello Community, as my imac 2010 is become slow, laggy, limited updates available etc., I decided to have a go and dual boot Ubuntu. I am a linux user so was expecting some issues. It is now mostly...
View Article[ubuntu] Bluetooth device not pairable (Macbook Pro 2012)
Hi, a while ago I installed Ubuntu on my Macbook Pro (2012), and after initial problems with setting up the WiFi drivers everything has been working flawlessly. Unfortunatly Im now struggeling with...
View Article[lubuntu] Seems GPT is now confused and corrupt - how do I recover my data?
Hi, I am using a 2014 Mac Mini with Ubuntu 20.04 (default install) on a USB connection (1 TB SSD) This has been working fine for approx a week. Just when I am ready to consider a backup of the drive it...
View Article[ubuntu] Error when installing/uninstalling with apt-get.
Hello. I'm having issues when trying to manage software in Ubuntu. I'm not really sure what this error messages mean, but I get them when installing or uninstalling apps using the "sudo apt-get"...
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