Solution for externel display via thunderbolt
Hi there! I have Macbook Pro 10,1 and spent a lot of time trying to fix this issue since 13.04 There are a lot of topics about problems with external display so my solutions about problem "how to make...
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Apple Users Tux Decal
I've created a custom vinyl decal for my laptop a while ago. I have some extras that I'd be happy to share a folks in the community. This is what it looks like illuminated. 2013-11-28 01.42.43.jpg I...
View ArticleDisplay Issues on 2010 27" iMac
I just installed XUbuntu 12.04 LTS on my circa 2010 27" iMac desktop. The install went without issue, except for two issues. The main issue is that the primary display is black or off. On startup, the...
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[PPC] Airport Classic Firmware
I've posted these before on another forum, but that seems to be down at the moment..... If you have an airport classic card and are having problems (v likely due to an incorrect ap_scan value), then...
View Article[ubuntu] No GUI when i EFI boot 13.10 live dvd
When i EFI boot from the ubuntu 13.10 live dvd i get no GUI I have a 64bit MacBookPro3,1 SantaRosa (late 2008), Intel Core2 Duo, nvidia 8600M GT GPU, and 4gb of ram, EFI 1.1 (64bit, UGA graphics) I...
View ArticleRemote 'finishing' Folding at Home
This is a wild shot, to do with the Folding at Home distributed computing project. Here's my setup : Machine with OS Ubuntu 12.04.3, now running F@H version 7.3.6. Machine runs headless. Intel iMac...
View ArticleUbuntu 13.10 installation Guide for MacBook Pro 11,1
Hello everyone, I am completely new to using any type of linux distribution. I want to keep using Mac OS and also install Ubuntu 13.10 on my Macbook Pro 11,1 13 Inch Retina (with Intel Iris Graphics,...
View Article[SOLVED] Trouble installing
Ok, so I have a 330 MHz iMac G3, and I have Ubuntu 12.04 PPC edition. It tells me about a "low graphics mode" and just takes me back to terminal. I do not know how to open a GUI, or anything on this!...
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[PPC] Red and black screen
When the screen locks, the screen does not go black, it turns red and has a black stripe on it. I attached a picture below. This is an iMac G4 700 15" It works fine when you wake it up, it only does it...
View ArticleI can install 13.04 from flash drive but not 13.10 (macbook pro)
If I make bootable flash drive with 13.04 it boots and installs just fine. If I do the same with 13.10 it hangs after the boot loader. I'm making the flash drive bootable for mac with special tool just...
View Article[ubuntu] Problems with USB Live Boot - Ubuntu 13.04 w/ MacBook Pro with Retina
Setup: Apple MacBook Pro w/ Retina Display - 15.4"Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks2.4GHz Intel Core i78GB 1600 MHz DDR3Intel HD Graphics 4000 1024 MB Goal: I am currently looking to boot Ubuntu 13.04 via USB...
View ArticleTriple boot Ubuntu OSX and Windows
After searching around for a while and a bunch of failed attempts I stumbled across this guide: http://www.davidlively.com/notes/mac...ro-triple-boot He doesn't have kind words about linux but that's...
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Old Macbook frozen on startup.
Hello! I'm really enjoying Ubuntu on my new laptop, so I got my old white Macbook out from under the bed for fun and put 13.10 on it via a USB stick. It installed fine, then on the restart it...
View Article[lubuntu] 13.10 best video driver on iMac 17 PPC
Hi folks! I'm a total newbbie, and I've installed correctly lubuntu 13.10 alternate (install_powerpc64) on my old Apple iMac PPC 17 here the full specs:...
View Articlefreezes for 3-5seconds mbp10,1 13" retina
Hi All, Ubuntu works pretty well on my MBP 10,1. It is a 13" (so intel 4000) and a i5 with 8gb. Its starting to get seriously annoying. I am forever hitting these random 3-5 second freezes when doing...
View ArticleMacBook Pro 8,2 freezes on hibernate, suspend to ram works fine
I installed Ubuntu 11.10 (kernel 3.11.0-14-generic) on my MacBook Pro 8,2 (early 2011). Everything seems to work Ok, except for hibernation (suspend to RAM works flawlessly too). I followed PM...
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[PPC] Wrong colors with Mesa 9.2 and Mesa 10.0 on Lubuntu 13.10
Hi all, I've tried Mesa 9.2.2-1 and 10.0.0-1 on Debian Sid and Lubuntu 13.10. Unfortunately both have issued false colors in games. They appear to be ABGR instead of RGBA, thus blue becomes green, red...
View Article[ubuntu] Mac Keyboard Shortcuts
Hey everyone, I haven't used Ubuntu seriously in over three years. It's now time to come on back! In the last three years I've been using MacOS exclusively. I've dual booted MacOS with Ubuntu 13.10....
View Article[xubuntu] Retina display and xubuntu
Hey, I just got a new mac book pro with a retina display and installed xubuntu. Everything works fine, but the extreme high resolution of the retina display makes text unreadable. So I can change the...
View Article[xubuntu] Trouble with discard option on MacbookPro11.1
Hey, I got a new MacBookPro (13,3 inch screen, retina display, MacBookPro11.1) and have touble with the ssd. I enabled the "discard" option in /etc/fstab. Now, from time to time the screen freezes for...
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