[ubuntu] Copy files from HFS+ volume to Ubuntu ext4
I still have two external HDD's, formatted in HFS+ Journaled from my Mac days. Problem is, my photo library is on there (all jpg) and I cannot copy them to my Ubuntu drive. Worse, I can't even open...
View Article[PPC] CRT Display configuration on Lubuntu 12.04 on PPC (1,25 GHz, 1 GB RAM)
Hello, I just installed Lubuntu 12.04 on my apple eMac (Power PC). Most things are working quite well. But I am having an issue concerning the configuration of my CRT Screen: On MacOS X, there is a...
View Article[PPC] what Application to Choose at Launch Application prompt? no software...
Ubuntu Software Centre at Ubuntu 12.04 LTS is not allowing certain software to be downloaded because the download switch is not there, for example, Wine Windows Program Loader. Also if I manually...
View Articleworth buying a mac air to install ubuntu?
Hi, I'm a fan of ubuntu and I need to buy a new super light ultrabook - something that doesn't weight much more than a kilo. So I'm considering buying a Mac air and put Ubuntu on it. Is it worth it? Or...
View ArticleDisplay color wrong Macbook Pro Retina 15
I freshly installed ubuntu 12 on my macbook pro 15 retina (2014) My display colors are ****ed messed-up, here is a screenshot: http://i.stack.imgur.com/1P7Cf.jpg Any idea how to fix that ? Thanks
View Article[PPC] Mac PowerPC Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Updates
Having installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS for an old Mac PowerPC laptop, I am having problems updating software from the Update Manager. I have to install latest updates listed by the Update Manager. The...
View Article[ubuntu] Trying to get my wifi working......
So I have 13.10 installed on a partition of my iMac. The wifi isn't working. While troubleshooting I keep getting this message: E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily...
View ArticleUbuntu 12.04 on Power Book G4
I have an older Mac Power Book G4 I would like to install Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on the computer. can I use an .iso file on a thumb drive or do I need a different format? I have read a few links any...
View ArticleMacBook 2,1 hangs on black screen booting Ubuntu 13.10
I'm a complete newbie to Ubuntu and Linux in general (and not particularly computer savvy, which is why I was drawn to Ubuntu), but I'm trying to eke some more life out of my old MacBook. I know...
View ArticleMacbook pro lately 2013 - Triple Boot - Ubuntu 32 bits ?
Hello, I just get a new macbook pro, and i try to do a triple boot for my work. Actually, i have some prob to understand really how works the Hybrid partition schemes ( GPT , MBR ... ). I try to do in...
View ArticleProblems w/ X server in Ubuntu 13.10 on MacBook Pro 4,1 (Early 2008) w/ 4GB RAM
My setup: I have this MacBook Pro model upgraded to a SSD and 4GB Apple approved RAM... and DVD drive doesn't work anymore though. Runs OS X up to currently newest version (10.9.2 Mavericks) fine,...
View Article[PPC] Testers needed for PowerPC 14.04
Release time soon, so why not help out with the testing? A PowerPC ISO will only be released if it is tested and passes all tests. This is a VERY time consuming process, so if you are able to help out...
View Article[PPC] Driver (nv/nouveau) and other details on getting 14.04 on G4 iMac?
Folks: I did read the PPC Known issues pages yesterday, and looked at the other PPC stuff, and I saw that for 14.04 even the radeon driver needs some, what? KMS? So, as I posted with the Lubuntu email...
View ArticlePrinting from Ubuntu 13.10 over wireless to Hp DeskJet F2480 on Mac
Hi, hope this is the correct forum for this. I'm having difficulty using a printer that's attached to a Mac by USB. The Printer is a HP DeskJet F2480 and is attached to an iMac running OS X 10.9.2...
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ubuntu on ImacG4 PPC
photo 2.jpgphoto 1.jpg Hey guys! I'm having an issue with my old mac. I'm trying to install Ubuntu onto my Imac ive tried multiple versions and get the same result im able to boot into yaboot and I...
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MAC OSX Copy error on Samba share
I've created a samba server on Ubuntu Server 13.10. I want to share an external exfat formated disk (USB3). The disk is mounted with: Code: mount -t exfat -o rw,uid=1000,umask=002 /dev/sdf2...
View Article[ubuntu_studio] rEFIt Dualboot OSX10.6.8 /Ubuntustudio 12.04 - How to...
Hey pinguin worshipers! That's it: I'm about to throw the apple away! After a successful rEFIt dualboot on a MBP 5'5 (ubuntustudio 12.04/osx 10.6.8) I see no reason to keep OSX anymore. The question is...
View ArticleMac mini (Intel) and no sound with 12.04LTS
I had 11.04 working well on an Intel-based Mac mini for years, but then support stopped and I switched to 12.04LTS. Things continue to work well, except for sound which does not work at all. Here is...
View Article[ubuntu] Some Linux programs do not work if Linux is installed on a Macbook Pro?
Hi, I am trying to install the Linux x86 version of Sonnet software on the Ubuntu 12.04.4 partition on my Macbook Pro 8.1. However, the installation fails during one step when it tries to unzip a file....
View Article[lubuntu] Weak Wifi signal strength Mac Air 6,2
I'm 2 weeks in with my new MBA 6,2 running the latest beta of 14.04 (Mac-less) 64bit. I installed this version because a lot of the documentation I read specifically said not to install the +Mac. I...
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