[SOLVED] Use F1-12 and not lower-brightness etc.
Hi, I'm trying to figure out how to get Ubuntu to use my F1-12 keys as actual F(number)-keys. I can hold down the Fn-key and it works but I want it to be the other way, that I need to hold down Fn if I...
View Article[lubuntu] Lubuntu on a Powebook G4 15" 1.67Ghz
Has anyone installed Lubuntu on a Powerbook G4 15" 1.67GHz (late 2005)? I have one myself and Im thinking about replacing the OSX install on there with Lubuntu. Just wondered what things will/wont work...
View Article[ubuntu] grub as the only bootloader
Hi all! I installed a triple boot configuration (W7, ubuntu 12.10, OSX mountain lion, shared partition) and as many people in here I hate the double selection booting caused by rEFIt! + GRUB. As far as...
View Article[other_os] Hardware Question: Upgrading Logic Board
Hi everyone, First time back on Ubuntu Forums in quite awhile. Have tried posting this question to macrumors, and done a bit of googling, to no avail. Hoping someone on these forums is knowledgeable in...
View Article[PPC] Live Ubuntu for a Powerbook G4 1.33GHz 12"
Hi all, the question pretty much in the topic title. I have a 2004 Powerbook Alu with 1.33GHz PowerPC G4 processor and 768MB of RAM (the model in left column here : http://support.apple.com/kb/SP83 ),...
View Article[PPC] iBook G3 Dual USB problem with install
Ok, so I have the following iBook G3 - 500mhz G3 - 576MB RAM - cd-rom - before this, it had 9.04 on it, but i forgot the username and password SO. I had tried to download the xubuntu 10.04 alternate,...
View Article[ubuntu] MacBook 5.1 - Cannot resume from suspend
Hey folks, I installed Ubuntu 12.10 (64-bit) onto my MacBook (5.1) a few days ago. I just noticed that it won't resume if I close and open the lid. Because this issue is really annoying me, I looked...
View Article[ubuntu] 90% wifi speed reduction with b43 driver, mbpro 5,3, can't install...
So I've been hunting through the forums and the web, trying to see if anyone has encountered this problem and found a solution. While I've found a few others with the same problem, I haven't found...
View Article[SOLVED] getting install onto external HDD on a mac
Hi, I'm trying to install ubuntu on an old PC laptop, but the CD drive is dead. I have an external drive that I thought it would be simple to copy the installer across using my mac and boot from that....
View Article[kubuntu] Kubuntu 12.10 for PPC?
Hi. Do you know if there is a Kubuntu 12.10 Live CD or DVD, or any knd of other installation discs, for PowerPC? I can't find any in the cdimage pages (just 12.04 for Kubuntu and 12.10 for regular...
View Article[ubuntu] Ubuntu 12.10 MacBook Pro 5.1
First off I am a new to Ubuntu with limited Linux experince but am a master in windows and I am a software engineer by trade. I want to learn Ubuntu like I know windows so decided to install it for an...
View Article[PPC] iMac G5 iSight not booting Ubuntu
Hey there I rescued an iMac G5 from a dumpster a few weeks back. It worked fine in OSX, but I want a real OS, not one that looks like it was designed by Crayola. I've installed Lubuntu 12.10 and...
View Article[ubuntu] USB died after install abort
I've done a bad thing. I was originally able to partition my drive and install rEFIt, and my mac was booted from the external DVD drive while holding 'C' just fine, but I aborted the Ubuntu install...
View Article[all variants] Need help with older iphone jailbreak/unlock
Hi all. I recently inherited what I believe is a first generation iphone. It's model a1203 and is 8G. I got it with no SIM card, though the relative who passed it along to me--who is a Mac user--did...
View Article[ubuntu] Fan control on MacPro4,1
Hi folks - I am trying to get 12.04 LTS Server on my MacPro4,1 workstation and have had some success. One particular bone of contention that I have been having is with the fan control. I have installed...
View Article[ubuntu] GRUB bootloader at beginning of 1st Partition with Ubuntu System
We're trying to figure out how to put the GRUB bootloader and the Ubuntu system on the first partition. We are using an imaging and deployment tool called "Deploy Studio" to create double and triple...
View Article[all variants] howto use Live CD when no GUI appers
hey have been active linux user about 20 year with various distro and has for years had sometimes problems to use Live CD to work with GUI, some mac it works without problems but with nvidia cards, it...
View Article[ubuntu] Issue installing on Mac G5 PowerPC
Hello all! I'm looking for some assistance installing on a Mac G5 PowerPC..I burned the ISO for Precise Pangolin version. I have plenty of disk space and created a secondary partion on my primary...
View Article[ubuntu] Getting Black screen with Cursor from liveCD
I am using a Maxwell DVD-R as a LiveCD for Ubuntu 12.10 64-bit. I have tried to boot it on my Late 2012 Macbook Pro by pressing 'c' on startup, but all I get is a black screen with a flashing...
View Article[ubuntu] Help - installing U ?
I am going to gabble on here a bit, but the bottom line is, is there anyone in Perth who can help me (i.e. show me and do it with me), install ubuntu onto my Macbook Air? I am using a late 2010 Air,...
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