14.04 2010 macbook pro wireless
Hello, I just installed 14.04 on a mid-2010 macbook pro 13-inch and it's got a broadcom wireless adapter. So I installed the firmware-b43-installer and it works, it just only works after I suspend and...
View ArticleInstalling linux on 5 year macbook pro with Windows 8 Pro
The Windows 8 Pro replaces the Mac OS ( I can't remember its version ). However I want to dual boot it with Ubuntu. I tried using a Live USB. It gives an unaligned pointer error after I choose to...
View ArticleMac triple boot (Lion, Windows 7, Ubuntu 14.04) - Windows cannot see volumes
Hello all, I've recently triple booted my mac from an existing bootcamp dual boot. I partitioned the mac volume to add ubuntu, am using refit, and have successfully triple booted. I used this video as...
View Articleubuntu in Parallels screen resolution
Hello, I have a iMac with Ubuntu 15.10 running under Parallels. Unfortunately the screen resolution is very low (800 something) when running Ubuntu. I can't seem to find where I can change this.....
View Article[PPC] No Sound on PowerMac G5 Using Lubuntu
Just installed lubuntu on a G5 after having resolution problems on a particular television set with linuxmintppc. Lubuntu completely fixed these resolution and frequency issues and is running quite...
View ArticleProblems installing Ubuntu on Mac !!
Hello Folks, This is the first time i have ever tried to install Ubuntu using mac on a Seagate External Hard drive and i am having issues doing that. so here is what i did: -> Partitioned my...
View Article[xubuntu] Mounting & Playing CDs and DVDs in Xubuntu
I have Xubuntu 15.10 on an imac with an external Apple USB Superdrive to play CDs and DVDs. CDs - appear on desktop and autoplay using any application but when I try to eject them they are not shown as...
View ArticleNo Wireless on Macbook Pro
I just installed Ubuntu on my computer. For some reason. the wireless connections are not listed neither are there any options for wireless. Any solutions?
View Article[PPC] How to get "suspend" in Xu 12.04 on PM 3,1 w/ATI Rage card???
Quote: The rage 128 has a section of its own in the FAQ, have you actually looked at that? Yes it doesn't say anything about suspend, but it'll help you with what you need to google (but I've no idea...
View Articleexpose image dd over USB
Hello, I am looking to preform something like Target Disk Mode of Apple. I have an image dd of usb flash drive and I want to expose it to another laptop using a USB port. Is it possible? Any leads...
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[PPC] (X)(L)ubuntu (MATE) 16.04 LTS testing
Hi All, We started the 16.04 testing last week. Spectre660, zzd10h, and I successfully installed it on our PowerPC NG Amigas. Link: forum.hyperion-entertainment.biz Screenshots: I created update...
View ArticleBlack Screen When I Reinstalled My PPC iMac with Ubuntu 14.04.
Greetings all, My nice MBA got rained on the other day, so I'm stuck with what appears to be a second edition, "five-flavours," PowerPC "Firewire" iMac,...
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[other] Need help for partitioning Macbook Pro 8,1
I want to install Ubuntu on my 2011 MBP 13" but struck in the partition, any help would be appreciate My HDD is 320G and I have 180G free space, but when I partition the HDD, it just let me resize for...
View Article[ubuntu] MBP 12,1 - 2 problems (Trackpad & Whoopsie/Basename)
Hello everyone. I just install Ubuntu 15.04 on my MBP 12,1, and I can't make the trackpad work normally. Only the left click works, I tried different synaptic configuration and nothing work :/ But now...
View ArticleInstall Lubuntu First, Install Mac Later?
Is it possible to format a new hard drive with lubuntu and then later make a partition and install on that partition mac os using an old mac os hard drive in an enclosure?
View Article[ubuntu] The new magic mouse 2 and ubuntu 15.10 - About scrolling
Just wondering if someone got it to work? The mouse works well, right/left click, but no scrolling. I'm just worried it's a El Captain compatibility matter.
View ArticleFailed to start session & password incorrect -- mac book pro with rEFInd boot...
Hello, I'm relatively new with ubuntu, and I will appreciate if someone can advice me to resolve my issue. The problem is that I cannot log in ubuntu again. It started when I tried to reinstall the...
View Article[PPC] PowerMac G5 does not boot after installing Ubuntu Server 14.04.03 LTS
Hello, We recently did inventory on our office and found a G5 PowerMac lying around, PowerPC Dual 2GHZ with 6GB, I thought we might be able to use it as a test server for some of our web developers. I...
View ArticleMac Pro 4,1 monitor wake up issue (no signal)
Dear all, I am new to Ubuntu, but I have been UNIX system administrator for 5 years. I looked at the Ubuntu documentation for my Mac Pro 4.1, but I could not find anything specific to 4.1. It jumps...
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[SOLVED] Problem with Dualboot Ubuntu 15.04 on MacBookPro 11,1
Hi everybody, I used the installation tutorial of https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Ma...elInstallation to install Ubuntu as dual boot. In order to fix the out of sync partition tables I applied the...
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