[all variants] Single boot EFI?
Hi everyone, I have a mid 2012 macbook air that I'd like to install Ubuntu on. I would look to boot through EFI and not the legacy bios, and I would like it to be a single boot installation (ie no...
View Article[ubuntu] Macbook Pro 10.1 (Retina) power consumption
Hey guys, since the the retina macbook is running quite nice with the latest ubuntu builds (using kernel 3.8.0.18 atm) , i started thinking about lowering the power consumption of this thing. I know...
View Article[ubuntu] 2012 Macbook Battery Life?
Hey guys, so I just installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (x64) on my 2012 Macbook Pro but I am a little concerned about the battery life....Under OS X, I get the full advertised battery life about ~10 hours. I...
View Article[all variants] Nvidia drivers in Mac Mini
Hi! I've recently installed Ubuntu in a Mac Mini that I recieved in my work. The problem is that, when I install NVidia propietary drivers, blacklist nouveau and reboot, the grub and the logo are shown...
View Article[ubuntu] Macbook Pro loses video during install
I am attempting to install 12.10 on an Early 2008 MBP. The monitor died on the laptop, so I decided to just use it as a learning box. I have it hooked up via the external DVI port. I installed rEFInd...
View Article[ubuntu] Macbook 5,1 brightness problem
Hello, I wrote this before but on the wrong place, sorry about that. Well the problem is still the same, thank you for taking a look at this: I have a macbook 5,1 and I have ubuntu 12.04 only. Once...
View Article[ubuntu] MacBook Pro 9,1 (mid 2012, non retina, 15") Sleep Raring 13.04
Trying raring. On lid-close MBP does not sleep. But I found that briefly (1 second or less) touching magnetic lid switch area with a magnet causes it to sleep. Lid switch is on LHS near [fn] key on...
View Article[ubuntu] SPDIF Out Not Working Macbook 2,1
I've been through about a gazillion threads at this point and have yet to find a solution. Warning: this may be faulty hardware. Under Ubuntu 12.10 I'm unable to get SPDIF out to work. There's a...
View Article[ubuntu] Getting closer... MacBook Pro 9,1 (mid 2012, 15" non-retina) Intel GPU
I am trying to get Nvidia GPU turned off so I can reduce power consumption. I think I am close so I'll post what I have managed to do. I used gfxcardstatus v2.2.1 from here...
View Article[ubuntu] Building custom drivers for a mac keyboard and trackpad with a...
Summary: Can anyone point me to advice on building and installing a custom hid_apple module and a custom synaptics driver? I have some modifications I'd like to do to the source to make a mac...
View Article[ubuntu] Clementine can't add files to Ipod Classic
Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit, Clementine 1.01 I'm unable to add files to my ipod classic 80gb using "copy to device" (or any other method). I can play existing music from the Ipod through Clementine, but unable...
View Article[ubuntu] Grub rescue, invalid arch independent ELF magic
Hi everyone, First I would like to say that I am a new user of Ubuntu... euh... I would like to be a new user, but it doesn't work ! :) I have a Macbook pro with Lion on one side and I wanted to...
View Article[SOLVED] MacBookPro8,2 Ubuntu with Firewire Cameras
I've successfully installed Ubuntu 12.10 on my MacbookPro8,2, and applied all the necessary updates. I'm trying to get it talking to a set of Unibrain Fire-I cameras connected via FireWire to the...
View Article[ubuntu] Display iPhone on Linux Laptop
I am putting together some training tutorials for my company and would like to display my iPhone on my Linux laptop and then use a screen recorder to capture. I know that the Reflector-app works well...
View Article[ubuntu] transfer pc music to iphone 4s itunes alternative
hi im new to ubuntu.im running the latest version of ubuntu 64 bit and im alittle stuck!.so what it is as i cant use itunes anymore im looking for a alternative to itunes witch is simple to transfer my...
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[ubuntu] GParted confused about my HFS+ partition
Maybe some one can help me out? I have an internal drive in my MBP5,2 with a few partitions. One is a HFS+ partition with journaling disabled used for sharing data between Linux and OSX. After a lot of...
View Article[ubuntu] ubuntu-12-04-2-on-apple-xserv-early-2008
ubuntu-12-04-2-on-apple-xserv-early-2008 (Built-in ATI Radeon X1300 PCI Express graphics board with 64MB of GDDR3 memory and single-link mini-DVI port; mini-DVI to VGA adapter included) I have at work...
View Article[ubuntu] iMac 12,1 (mid 2011 21.5) 13.04 Brightness.
Hello All, I've installed Ubuntu 13.04 as a dual boot with OSX and in Ubuntu on my mid 2011 21.5 iMac I cannot change the brightness. I've Googled until my head hurts but none of the solutions work for...
View Article[ubuntu] My ipod is not showing up in ubuntu.
To put it simply, I was under the impression that if I plugged my ipod into a usb port, it would at least show up in ubuntu. I can not see it at all. It is as if my ipod is not there at all. Please...
View Article[SOLVED] The SOLUTION TO SYNC MUSIC TO any iOS (including 5.X.X and 6.X.X) IN...
This is not a perfect solution as it does not use the default Apple music player but it is a workaround to get your music library on any iOS Version while avoiding iTunes. 1) Get an app called "EZMP3"...
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