[lubuntu] Formating a encrypted hard drive on mac
A few weeks ago, I encrypted my macbook air with filevault. Since then, I have forgotten the password I used for filevault. So, I burned ubuntu onto a usb and installed it on my macbook. I have been...
View Article[ubuntu] (POWERPC) screen goes blank while installing Ubuntu from CD
While I'm upgrading my school's old PowerMac G5 (Adding 8 GB of ram, installing a new hard disk, adding linux .etc) My computer crashes whenever I get to the "UBUNTU 12.04" loading screen. I chose the...
View Article[all variants] How can I replace copy and paste everywhere?
I use Ubuntu on a Mac (OS/X 10.12 - but I've had this as a problem for years), with Virtual box. Everything works really well. Apart from one major problem - copy and paste.. I use it so often, that I...
View ArticleShrink osx partition
Hi can I backup my hfs+ partition like described here with dd: http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/lin...ckups-with-dd/ then shrink the osx partition with gparted? Will I still be able to boot osx? If not...
View Article[PPC] We loose Firefox support here
Hi guys looklike we dont have any more the new release of firefox on canonical ubuntu/powerpc ... last working version is the 47.0 ... after stop on other powerpc distros it is present 48 and now 49......
View Article[ubuntu] Installing on MacBook Pro (2012) with MacOS Sierra V10.12
Hi all. I have a mid-2012 MacBook Pro with the new Sierra. I enjoy MacOS and have no real issues with it, but I just miss working with Ubuntu and Linux in general. I really don't have the money to...
View Article[Solved] Caja missing after upgrade to Mate 16.10
Ok, so I upgraded my Ubuntu Mate install to 16.10 from 16.04. I had problems installing 16.10 from disk though. I attempted to follow ernsteiswuerfel's advice and just create an ext2 boot partition to...
View Article2007 24" imac fails login with Nvidia driver
This seems to be the Nvidia driver problem again, Nvidia-304 fails login with my GeForce 7600GT. Any way to get this to work, besides using the open source Nouveau driver? This is using Ubuntu 16.10...
View ArticleHelp me read my logfile to determine why my Macbook Pro crashes repeatedly
I've been having trouble with this Ubuntu installation on my Macbook Pro A5102 for the last few days. Hangs, crashes, freezes, the works. I've managed to grab a logfile from a relatively short...
View ArticleBoot Failure on MacBook Air
Hi cool people! I have installed Ubuntu 16.04 on a USB 3 pendrive on my mac book air (this model). Just a normal installation procedure, targeting the USB 3 drive. It works like a charm (kind of). When...
View Article2011 iMac with AMD 6970M - How to Disable Discrete GPU?
I have a 2011 iMac 27" with a AMD 6970M (discrete) / Intel Graphics (integrated) hybrid GPU [specs]. The AMD GPU has failed. I'm trying to disable it so I can get hardware acceleration with the...
View ArticleAlternative video driver for macbook pro 12,1
The default i915 driver used by Ubuntu for Macbook Pro 12,1 is unusable due to crashing caused by remove_stuck_pageflip. See this stack question and this tracked bug. Is there another driver I can use...
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[PPC] (X)(L)ubuntu (MATE) 17.04 testing
Hi All, I successfully updated my ubuntu MATE 16.10 PPC Yakkety Yak to 17.04 PPC Zesty Zapus yesterday. I want to start some testing. Update instructions for (X)(L)ubuntu (MATE) Cheers, Christian
View Article[all variants] 2012 iMac bluetooth keyboard and mouse works on live disk but...
I've now tested this with 4 different distros and observed the exact same behavior. If I boot a live disk via USB on my 2012 iMac, my Apple keyboard and mouse remain paired with the iMac without so...
View ArticleSSD in mac, works with Ubuntu not with OSX
Hi All, I have a 512 Vector OCZ SSD, it had Ubuntu and El-Capitane installed side by side. I suspected it became corrupted as my mac crashed and I then got the crossed out circle when trying to load...
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Radeon driver: Can't run without "nomodeset": MacPro6,1; two AMD R9 280X...
Hello, Ubuntu Gurus, I have a rare configuration of 2016 MacPro6,1 with two AMD Radeon R9 280X Tahiti video cards, and three 4-K monitors connected via DisplayPort / Thunderbolt ports. The system...
View Article[PPC] bed news for all us powerpc user debian drops powerpc release arch
like subject they cut powerpc as release architecture . their meeting http://meetbot.debian.net/debian-rel...20.00.log.html lets hope in future ubuntu mate and lubuntu dont cut powerpc as release too.
View ArticleTrouble with my Ubuntu partition on my Macbook Pro
Hey Everyone, I'm hoping that someone can help me, as I am at a complete loss. Last week I installed Ubuntu 15.10 on a second partition on my 2009 Mackbook Pro's HDD, off of one of the disks that my...
View Article[ubuntu] MacBook Pro 1211 Temperature above threshold
Hi all, I am trying to install Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTE in my old MacBook Pro 1211 Intel Core 2 Duo but after booting from USB and selecting install or Live I get this message and cannot continue: Code: [...
View Article[lubuntu] iMac G5 PPC Sound Issues
I have read a lot of forums and tried to fix this a few times, In my final conclusion, each attempt has failed... Anything you could tell me to fix this would be useful. I am using Lubuntu version...
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