[ubuntu] Ubuntu on a mac a1181, wifi look connected but no internet or IP
Hi guys, I recently tried to bring an old mac a1181 back to life with linux, everything looks good, but I discovered that the wifi although it said to be connected had no internet. The wifi board model...
View ArticleMacBook Pro 2016: 13 detected as 15
On a vanilla install of Ubuntu 21.10, boot is in a video mode with 2880 vertical pixels, not the real 2560x1600 Impact: at the bottom of the display are 612 invisible lines, and during boot and...
View Article[ubuntu] Need to partition an SSD full of /dev/loops
Hello to one and all, I'm stumped. Trying to install 20.04 on an old MacBook Air for a friend and on her drive I have found something very similar to this; Code: sudo fdisk -l Disk /dev/loop15: 3.7...
View ArticleUbuntu vs. macOS - how to manage startup default?
I posted this thread twice by mistake; is there some way I can delete this one? (When I clicked "Submit New Thread", nothing seemed to happen for a while, so I pressed ⌘-period, and the little spinner...
View ArticleUbuntu vs. macOS - how to manage startup default?
After 34 years in the Macintosh environment (never used Windows), reading about Linux for ~15 years (wanting to get into it but slowed by chronic illness), I'm finally starting to learn about it. So...
View Article[ubuntu] Ubuntu 21.1 on Mac Mini Bluetooth gone
I have been running Ubuntu on Mac Mini 2010 natively. After upgrading to 21.1 Bluetooth is no longer available in Gnome. Checking status in terminal using sudo status Bluetooth says its running. Tried...
View ArticleDeploy ubuntu on Apple PowerPC G4 and G5 machine
My aim is to extend the lifecycle of 'vintage' Apple machines with PowerPC processor (G4 and G5). I tried several releases (12.04.4 and newer) with no success. I would like to give these old machines a...
View Article[ubuntu] Discrete and integrated graphics switched around?
I installed Ubuntu 22.04 on my iMac 12,2 (mid 2011 I think). It looks absolutely awesome. But I might have found a problem. As far as I can tell, the IGP and discrete GPU are switched around so Ubuntu...
View Article[ubuntu_budgie] Need help with screen freezes / dual Nvidia GPU / MacBook Pro...
Hi there, I need some help here with my MacBook Pro 15'' Mid 2009, 8 GB RAM, Dual Nvidia GPU (9400M / 9600 GT). A few days ago I installed the latest Ubuntu Budgie 22.04 on my old MacBook Pro. The...
View Articlepassword not recognized
PC: 2015 Mac Mini, 1 T space, 8 gig memory SW: 20.04 Ubuntu Server Hi, I am new to ubuntu server, learning as I have go along. Downloading and installing was no problem. Whole drive was used. wifi,...
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No sound on iMac
I installed Zorin OS 16 Core on my iMac. But unfortunately I have no sound. (It's my first time using any Linux. So I'm an absolute newbie in it.) Here are the specification of my Mac. iMac (21.5-inch,...
View ArticleWhich linux for A1224? Ubuntu??
Hi folks, am reviving an old imac iMac 20" – Early 2008 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo (E8135) Think it only has 2Gb of ram to start with - if I am to use it will upgrade to 4gb (even 6) and an SSD. Which Linux...
View Article[ubuntu] Ubuntu on Apple MacBookPro A1286 Mid 2012?
Hi, I am wanting to run Ubuntu Desktop on my MacBook Pro A1286 Mid 2012. When I download the desktop version (Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.iso) and try installing it it just gives me errors! I have tried Ubuntu...
View ArticleInstallation Problems on Older Macbook Pro - NEED HELP!
I have an older Macbook Pro 17 from early 2009. The DVD drive appears to have died after the Apple OS update that no longer supported their own internal hardware. I'm trying to revive this older laptop...
View Article[lubuntu] Tinty Audio: 2007 iMac
Installed Lubuntu on 2007 iMac. The system runs well, but the audio is quite tinty sounding. In the adjustment of settings in Alsamixer I can get the audio to a better quality. But, when the volume is...
View ArticleGRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="consoleblank=60" not working anymore on iMac 2017
Hello dear Ubuntu users, This is my first post and I am fairly new to using Ubuntu server 22.04. Last week I installed Ubuntu server 22.04 on my iMac 27" 2017 to run a Minecraft server. After some...
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[ubuntu] macbook pro ubuntu 20.04.4 boot
Hello, Until recently my quite old macbook pro... Intel® Core™ i5-3210M CPU @ 2.50GHz × 4 Intel® HD Graphics 4000 (IVB GT2) Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS only ...was working fine, if a little hot and slow to boot...
View ArticleNo sound on HDMI connected to lightning port on Macbook Pro A1286
Hi, I'm new to Ubuntu. I've just installed 22.04 with desktop on my old macbook which I plan to use as an HTPC. My macbook pro is an old A1286. Everything works great with one exception. I have HD...
View ArticleUbuntu on MacBook Pro?
Hi Team I am looking at getting rid of the MacOS "Mojave" on my 2015 MBP, and replacing it with Linux of some flavor. The Apple ecosystem has become unacceptably exclusive since BigSur/Apple Silicon...
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