Looking for an updated video driver
I'm using Lubuntu v12.04 for PPC on a Powerbook G4. I'm wondering if there's a newer video driver for the one listed below: "0000:00:10.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation NV34M [GeForce FX...
View Article[ubuntu] Permissions Error when retrieving files from damaged iMac harddrive
Hello All! First and foremost, thank you for taking the time to look this over. I am completely and totally new to ubuntu. I started using it in attempt to retrieve my personal files from my damaged...
View Article[other] How to remove "Boot legacy OS from HD" of rEFIt?
Dear All, My Macbook Air installed Mac OS X 10.9.4 and Win 7 Ultimate. I install rEFIt to use boot menu. I have problem that the rEFIt automatically add one more "Boot legacy OS from HD" on boot menu....
View Article[xubuntu] Appletouch stops working after boot
Hi, I've installed Xubuntu 14.04 on my macbook 2,1 in April when it was released, and everything was working fine. But since a few weeks, The touchpad pointer start to freeze after entering session in...
View ArticleMacbook 5,1 Tripleboot Problems
I am attempting to tripleboot on my Macbook 5,1 (late 2008 unibody Macbook) and it's not going well. When I first put Ubuntu on my Macbook the tripleboot worked fine. I had OSX Lion, Windows XP...
View Article[lubuntu] No sound in Lubuntu 13.10
I've installed Lubuntu 13.10 for PPC on a 12" Powerbook G4. Everything seems to be working OK except there's no sound. I notice alsamixer isn't installed. Would that solve the problem? Thanks.
View Article[PPC] 14.04 upgrade on iBook G4--how to fix jagged graphics, lightdm, suspend?
Folks: Fired up the iBook to check for 12.04 updates and a window opened asking me if I "wanted to upgrade to 14.04 ?". . . so I figured what the heck . . . said it was going to take two hours . . ....
View Article[PPC] Desperately seeking PPC & Intel Testers for 14.10 release ASAP!!! Now!!!!
FW'd from lubuntu-user list-serve: Subject: Testing begins for Lubuntu 14.10 Beta 1, due on 28 August! Sorry, would have let you know sooner, but I just found out! The alternates are beginning to get...
View ArticleUnable to load disk image on MacBookPro 4,1
Hello all, Unlike most users here, I have no intention of permanently installing an Ubuntu partition onto my storage drive. I need Ubuntu for a single purpose only: to download, extract, and run an...
View Article[ubuntu] VLC Streamer Helper
Hi, I'm new to Ubuntu and Linux. Apologies if I seem naive. I am wanting to install VLC Steamer Helper so that I can easily stream movies to my iPhone. I've been to the following sites and followed the...
View Article[ubuntu] EFI booting using rEFInd iMac 27" late 2009 = no unity
I've been having tons of problems trying to get ubuntu to work properly when EFI booting using rEFInd. I installed rEFInd using $> sudo install.sh --alldrivers in OS X I installed ubuntu using...
View Article[ubuntu] Audio Jack Trouble on MacBook 5,2
Hi all, I have a MacBook 5,2 running Ubuntu Server 14.04. The sound from the internal speakers works fine (using mplayer), but when I try to play on some external speakers from the audio jack it's...
View ArticleHeadless with 2007 MacMini?
Hi All, I'm trying to create the headless ubuntu server for myself, but am running into difficulties. I'm not sure there is anything i can do to get around the issue i'm having since i believe its...
View ArticleUbuntu 10.04 on MacBook Air
Hi! I'm new in this forum, this is my first post. I'm trying to boot Ubuntu 10.04.4 on my MacBook Air Mid-2013. I burnt the CD using Disk Utility on Mac OS X, checking "Verify Burned Data", but when I...
View ArticleMacbook Pro 3,1 and Ubuntu 14
I have a mid 2007 Macbook Pro 3,1 that isn't supported by Apple anymore. In an attempt to keep it running and save me a few hundred bucks I'm starting to explore the option of installing Linux on it....
View ArticleiPhone 6 Rumors
iPhone 6 is now coming into the smart phone market. It catches a large amount of attention recently because iPhone 6 is rumored that it has adopted so much new technology such as larger screen, longer...
View ArticleMacbook pro 11,1 (2014 retina MGX) -- suspend/resume not working
I installed 14.04 on my new MBP -- the new retina MGX version (July 2014). I followed the instructions here (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MacBookPro11-1/Saucy) (which presumably were written for...
View ArticleiMac 14,2 can't boot from external Thunderbolt to newly installed Xubuntu 14.04
Hello, I've downloaded Xubuntu 14.04 and put it onto a USB pen. I then proceeded to boot from it using the right alt key to select the pen, all is well and I reach the desktop with things functional...
View ArticleCan't boot various Macs from USB, malformed file error
Sorry I posted this on askubuntu, but have very little interest in the question (16 views in 24 hours...), so I thought I would try here. Sorry for spam, but it's a little urgent. I have been given a...
View Article[ubuntu] Dual display sleep mode dont work on the HDMI display
Helo, I have a mac mini 2011 quad core i7 2.00 Ghz with two display (Dell Utrasharp U2410). I use Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and all the update are done. The first display connected to the display port sleep...
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