macbook air can not activate wifi connection
Hi, For the past couple of days i have been struggling getting the wireless card of my macbookair1,1 to work. After trying several drivers i found one that works: b43-firmware-installer. When i load...
View Article14.04 on 11,2 MBP - Where to find the best documentation for installation...
Hi all, I am seeing various write-ups and all seem to be different. Not sure if there is one that is more sound that I should follow. Please advise. Thank you.
View Article[ubuntu] reboot mac Yosemite in mac which installed Ubuntu right now
Hi, I just boot Ubuntu in my macbook pro (10,1)that is replace original Yosemite by mistake. I am supposed to dual-boot Yosemite and Ubuntu in my macbook pro. Could any one give me suggestion so that I...
View ArticleMacbook Air Dual boot, OS X boot fail
Hi, I have a dual boot installation of ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64 bit & OS X Lion on a mid-2012 Macbook Air w/ 4GB Ram, i5 1.6GHz Quad core, 128GB SSD. Ubuntu is on a 15GB partition. Ubuntu was installed...
View ArticleMacbook8,1 (and macbookair7,1) early 2015 - SSD not detected / NVMExpress issue?
I'm attempting to install ubuntu on my macbook8,1 but SSD isn't detected. Could it be due to Apple's migration from SATA for NVMExpress for both the macbook (macbook8,1) and macbookair-11in...
View Article[ubuntu] Help dual booting Windows 7 and Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS on MacBook 3,1
Hi, I am a linux newbie and I am trying to dual-boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu on a MacBook 3,1. Partitions: EFI - 200MB Windows 7 - 80GB Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS - 30GB Linux SWAP - 8GB Procedure: So far I have...
View ArticleWhat is the compatibility like on a 2015 Macbook Air?
So I've always wanted a Mac, just for the nice hardware. Now I am thinking about buying the current Macbook Air: http://www.apple.com/ca/macbook-air/specs.html But my only concern is Linux...
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[ubuntu] Ubuntu 14.04.2 not working on Macbook pro 12,1 (Early 2015)
I tried to live boot into Ubuntu using a bootable USB but whenever I do, there are always problems with the GUI. The dialogue boxes would be empty, and whenever I open terminal the text would be all...
View Article[kubuntu] Fresh Kubuntu Install-Needing Driver
Hi all, I just installed Kubuntu 14.04 on a iMac G4 1.25. Currently video is working but seems to be slow and not sure that I'm getting hardware acceleration. Currently showing that I'm using the...
View Article[ubuntu] 14.04 LTS on MBP 10,1 Crashing during post-install updates
I attempted to install an EFI dual boot of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS on my 10,1 Macbook Pro using this guide: www.rodsbooks.com/ubuntu-efi/. Everything seemed to go well. However, after setting up the wireless...
View Article[SOLVED] delete ubuntu partition mac osx
hello, I have my system set for dual boot mac os x yosemity and ubuntu. For this I used the Refind program. Now I would like to remove ubuntu and resize the os x partition so that it covers the whole...
View Article[ubuntu_studio] I Was able to install Ubuntu Studio 14.04 on Macbook Pro 4.1
I am posting this thread because I cannot seem to find any documentation on installing UbuntuStudio 14.04 on a macbook 4.1 (early 2008). I have been able to do it however with some catches. In the...
View ArticleMacbook Pro Mid-2015
Hello all, I can't seem to find any information about compatibility with the Mac Book Pro Mid-2015. In fact, I can't even find a reference to a model number for this laptop. Is it 12,2? Something else?...
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Ubuntu 14.04 dual boot on MacBookPro1.1 - slow boot 75 seconds
Hi everyone, I have a MacBook Pro 1.1 still in good working order. I installed: - Snow Leopard - Refind in SL in order to get the Ubuntu live USB booting - Ubuntu Trusty Tahr The drive is a good old...
View ArticleUbuntu 15.04 on Macbook Pro (12,1) - Mouse freezes momentarily once in a while
System details: Ubuntu 15.04 Macbook Pro (12,1) - 13inch early 2015 Problem: As is already being discussed, with the integrated trackpad only the left click and navigation works. To sort this, I tried...
View Article[UbuntuGnome] MacBook Air will not resume from suspend
My wife has Ubuntu-GNOME on her Macbook air. She is having issues getting to resume from suspend. The machine at times will stay in a blank screen and become unresponsive. She will then reboot to get...
View ArticleProblem installing ubuntu 14.04 on Macbook pro
Hi, I tried to install ubuntu 14.04 on my new macbook pro via usb. The installer loads, but I cannot see any text in the installation window. Since I didn't find any info online about someone having...
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[SOLVED] 15.04 Macbook Air 2,1 can't connect to Wifi
Hello All, I just installed 15.04 on my old Macbook Air(2,1) and I'm having an issue connecting to Wifi, specifically when I click on my network menu option the wifi menu says "WiFi Networks...
View Article[ubuntu] Frustrating issue trying to install on PowerPC 12.04
So I've got a powerPC G4 (dead stock except for upgraded ram, see specs here https://support.apple.com/kb/SP63?locale=en_US) and I can't get the damn thing to boot from CD. I get to the initial yaboot...
View Article[ubuntu] Problems with mac boot
First post time So I new to linux, but I have used it in virtual machines and stuff like that and I finally wanted a dedicated computer. So I have an older 2008 macbook pro that has been collecting...
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