[SOLVED] MacBook Pro Mid 2012 b43 (4331) wifi disconnects
I just wanted to let you know that if you are having wifi problems with a Broadcom 4331 chip (MacBook Pro 9,2 / Mid 2012) you might want to use the following options for the b43 module: nohwcrypt=1...
View Article[ubuntu] isight on my iMac
Is there anyone out there who has been able to use the isight camera on their iMacs? I have a 2006 24" iMac dual booting with Mint 14 xfce. I followed these instructions, and still, I can't get the...
View Article[ubuntu] need help with injection! aircrack ng
I want to install the drivers necessary to inject using aircrack-ng on my mid 2010 macbook pro. When i use lspci -v this comes up in ubuntu 12.04 LTS Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4322...
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[PPC] Wrong colors in games
Hi, I've installed Linux on my Power Mac G5 2003 (Radeon 9600 128 MB VRAM). I use the KMS/Gallium 0.4 driver for 3D acceleration. 3D works but I have wrong colors inside SuperTuxKart 0.8. I don't have...
View Article[ubuntu] Unable to use keyboard in Grub
I have a 2006 24" iMac dual booting mint 14 with OS X. Everytime I boot into Linux the keyboard fails to work. How can I fix this? I zapped the pram 3 times and switched keyboards. Still not working. I...
View Article[ubuntu] SDHC class 10 card not working
Hi, I'm running a Macbook Pro Retina display with Ubuntu 13.04, trying to get the SD card working with a new SanDisk Extreme Pro SDHC card that's class 10. Unfortunately on insertion, nothing happens...
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[lubuntu] missing text at lightdm
hi, finally i fount a workable xorg.conf for my Powerbook G4. lets look at my attached photos, there is no texts nowhere. i think something is wrong at the xorg.conf... i used a fc-cache -fv command,...
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[other_os] Commodore OS on the latest Macbook Pro Retina?
Commodore OS on the latest Macbook Pro Retina? Hello, I've seen and read a lot on Commodore OS, and for me personally it is one of the best looking (best for eyecandy) linux distributions out there,...
View Article[lubuntu] 12.10 mag g5 no sound issue
Hey Guys, reeding the faq with the no sound issue I could hardly get a result: http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=6d...42ae6fe41d8880 /etc/modules: GNU nano 2.2.6 Datei: /etc/modules Verändert #...
View Article[ubuntu] External Monitor not working
I have a MacBook Pro 5,5 (mid-2009) and am running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. I just installed it a few days ago and therefore haven't done any tweaking of the operating system. When I plug in my external...
View Article[ubuntu] Mac Powerbook
I've been given an old mac powerbook g3, what version of ubuntu would work best, any help appreciated
View Article[PPC] Trim for SSD
Hello, I have a powermac running 12.04, and I read somewhere that there are patches for the kernal that add TRIM support. Can I get this for my machine, or is this an Intel only thing?
View Article[PPC] Weird colors in Unity launcher
I just installed ubuntu 12.04 on my powermac g5 quad, and It works almost perfectly. The only problem is with the icons in the unity launcher side bar. The top icon shows some orange but it and the...
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[ubuntu] 12.04-64 macbook mid 2012 external/VGA display not working
Hi, I am running 12.04-64 bit on a macbook pro mid 2012. Using VESA: Intel Sandybridge/Ivybridge Graphics on Intel Graphics card. My external display does not work in ubuntu but does in osx. When I run...
View Article[ubuntu] What download???
I just tried twice to download and burn to a disk 12.10 ubuntu and when I insert the dist it comes up a error. Am I doing something wrong?
View Article[PPC] PowerBook G4 PPC Hard Drive Boot (without a cd)
Hi there, I intend to install ubuntu on a PowerBook G4 through a hard drive boot. I found this document, but I am still confused: it says "the installer cannot boot from files on an HFS+ file system"....
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[ubuntu] How can I remove rEFInd
I have a Macbook Pro 8,2 and I managed to install Windows 8 and Ubuntu 12.10 along with Mac OS X Mountain Lion. To make my life ‘easier’ I decided to install rEFIt, which did not work correctly and did...
View Article[ubuntu] Macbook air touchpad right-click
Hi all, how can I convince Ubuntu 12.10 to let me emulate a right mouse button click with CTRL-click? Mouseemu manpage: Code: To have the same behaviour as in MacOS X (CTRL-click for right mouse button...
View Article[ubuntu] Installing ubuntu over mac os x
I've recently come by an old Macbook Pro which i want to change to run Ubuntu. First of, I'll start by saying the CD-drive does not work so I have been trying to boot it off of a USB. It has not worked...
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