New MacPro - Ubuntu Surprise (EFI)
My new MacPro arrived in all it's glory yesterday. I had some grand plans of putting Ubuntu and Windows on, each with a drive to itself. I should have done some reading and researching first I suppose....
View Article[ubuntu] 2007 Macbook, 32 or 64 bit?
I have a 2007 macbook specs in the my singnature (hopefully) and I been running 32 bit for a few months and I was thinking of upgrading to a 64 bit and i wanted to know the comunities opinion on...
View Article[all variants] Move system (Mac+Ubuntu) onto a new hard drive?
Hi I've been using Kubuntu on a Macbook which has an original HD of about 120 GB. I have about 80 GB dedicated to Kubuntu (which I use 99% of the time), and the other 40 GB for swap and Mac OS. The...
View Article[lubuntu] Original clamshell iBook does not boot
Hello, I've attempted to install lubuntu 12.10 on my original clamshell iBook. Only upgrade this machine has had, I believe, is additional RAM besides the original 32MB, so the installed RAM totalled...
View Article[PPC] Lubuntu 12.04 PPC on iMac G5, black screen with cursor
Hi, I'm booting off a usb drive with the option "live b43.blacklist=yes" (else I get stuck at the message, isight failed loading firmware). I get past the splash screen up to the point where I can move...
View Article[ubuntu] Need some clean install advice?
I've currently got OS X and Ubuntu installed, with rEFIt going at startup. I would like to install the newest Ubuntu over everything after I back up my OS X partition that has some movies and games on...
View Article[ubuntu] Ubuntu 12.04 on white macbook 2,1
Would like to install 12.04 on my wifes slowww macbook to breathe some new life into it. I find lots of write ups but not for 2,1. Is this possible to do? Grateful for any help. Update: Want to do...
View Article[ubuntu] MacBook Pro 6.2 Nvidia card not shown.
Hy, I just installed ubuntu as a second OS on my MBP and everything works (more or less) fine excepts for the graphics. As a reminder it has two graphic cards: the integrated intel one and a Nvidia...
View Article[ubuntu] Lucid 3.0 kernel, suspend/resume don't work
I recently upgrade to kernel 3.0.0-31 on Lucid (kernel was backported from oneiric). I am using the nouveau video driver, since the nvidia-current package won't compile with the new kernel. When I...
View Article[SOLVED] Accessing files on Macintosh HD without root
I've followed the procedure here to change the UID of my ubuntu user ("hemmer", same as my mac username) to 501 sucessfully: On ubuntu: Code: hemmer@hemmer-mbp:/media$ id -u hemmer 501 Proof that mac...
View Article[ubuntu] Keyboard backlight on resume
I have Code: echo '5' > /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness echo '25' > /sys/devices/platform/applesmc.768/leds/smc::kbd_backlight/brightness in rc.local to...
View Article[kubuntu] Hard Drive drop protection not working
MacBook Pro 8,2 Kubuntu 12.10. The auto-stop function on the hard drive meant to be triggered if the computer is dropped doesn't seem to be working. What do I need to get it functioning? Thanks.
View Article[ubuntu] Macbook Pro 3,1 video issues
No video that's the issue. I've rewritten this post so many times now as I try to get from one problem to another. Now it's been the graphics one but I've been diligently trying to no avail. Maybe it's...
View Article[ubuntu] [question] Restore to OS X after Clean Install?
I'm wondering, If I decided to completely erase my MacBook Air's 128GB SSD and load Ubuntu 12.10 on there, could I restore to OS X? Will I still be able to use CMD+R to get to OS X Recovery and reset...
View Article[ubuntu] how to control hdd fan speed on iMac with SSD installed under Ubuntu??
Hi, I am stuck with this problem for a while. I have an iMac(2010) with my own ssd (Vertex3) installed. The hdd fan is on max speed, which is normal since the temperature sensor on the hhd is disabled...
View Article[lubuntu] Dual Monitors w/ Nvidia card and nouveau driver
I'm trying to get dual monitors working in Lubuntu 12.10 on my G5 PowerMac. I'm using an Nvidia 6600 (rev a2) dual DVI graphics card. Going to Preferences -> Monitor Settings, I can see that both...
View Article[ubuntu] MacBookPro8,2 EFI Boot Issue
Hi, this is my first post here (though I've used ubuntu for a couple of years now). I have never fully used ubuntu as the primary OS on my MacBook Pro because of one drawback: battery life due to the...
View Article[ubuntu] Please Help me...iTunes program launch...
Okay..I am new to linux...and have just found out that installing windows programs can be more difficult than I thought. Over the last few days I have been in and out of forums trying to figure out how...
View Article[ubuntu] iPhone 4 (ios 6.1.2)
I'm looking for a solution to replace iCloud on Win 7. I'm slowly adopting / learning Ubuntu's Linux in order to totally replace M$. Most of the apps found in Open Source seem to be relatively straight...
View Article[ubuntu] Multi-disk MBP 8,1
Here is my current setup: MBP 8,1 Main HDD Bay: SSD with OSX+Windows 7 Secondary Drive/Optibay: SSD with ubuntu I am able to boot to all systems via holding down alt/option and i can select the disk to...
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