Changing mouse tracking speed
We have a box here that has Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS, on an older Mac Pro. The mouse moves way too fast, however the system settings do not provide a slider to change this as the documentation specifies. Is...
View Article[SOLVED] Black screen booting ISO on 2016 MacBook Pro (MacBookPro13,1)
Hi all, I just received a new 2016 MacBook Pro "escape edition" (the one with Fkeys) and booting from the USB stick is not working. I get to the screen that allows me to choose to Try Ubuntu without...
View Articleubuntu live mode vs persistent mode (Bluetooth, webcam and Touchpad)
I have tested Ubuntu (live mode from usb bootable) in my Macbook Pro (early 2015) and a lot of things works very fine but I have detected 3 issues: 1- The bluetooth doesn't detected 2- MacBook's webcam...
View Article[ubuntu] Boot problems Ubuntu on Macbook Pro 9,2
I replaced the hard drive on a macbook pro 9,2 and installed Ubuntu 16.04 as a sole installation. It boots inconsistently so I ran boot-repair http://paste2.org/0vWx0X0f No idea what I'm doing, so any...
View ArticleMacBookPro13,1 internal NVME SSD not visible in 16.10 installer
When I boot into Try Ubuntu and open the installer, no internal SSD is visible to install Ubuntu. The only visible drive in Disks is the USB stick I have booted. I tried adding nvme_load="YES" and...
View Article[other] Ubuntu Privacy Remix and Macbook Air Model A1466 Booting Issues
I've completely exhausted myself trying different boot parameters to get UPR to boot on my Macbook Air Model A1466. It has the Broadwell 1.6ghz Intel HD 6000 chipset. I created a UPR drive with Rufus...
View Article[ubuntu] 16.04 on MacBook Pro early 2011 - Lost in an Alien Apple Landscape
Hi, I am doing charity work refurbing a MacBook Pro early 2011 for a family in dire need. It came to me as a donation but without a hard drive, without a functional keyboard, and without its OEM Snow...
View ArticleAccessing hard drive...
HI guys I have a hard drive that is formatted as Mac os extended. It originally had journaling enabled, but I went and disabled that. Would anyone have any ideas why I can still only access the drive...
View Article[all variants] Boot Delay on Macbook pro 11,1 (mid-2014) with Ubuntu 16.04
Dear All, I don't post much since many solutions are to be found, but now I am a stuck on a little annoying behaviour that I cannot fix. I don't think this is an Ubuntu problem, but perhaps there are...
View Article[ubuntu] Removing Ubuntu from my mac
Hi. I have installed ubuntu as a second OS on my mac a while ago, but for some reason i don't need it anymore. Can you please help me removing it? I have installed it using this guide. As far as i...
View Article[ubuntu] Strange results: ruby, date and gdate
Hi! Since I have the problem described https://superuser.com/questions/1142651/strange-results-ruby-date-and-gdate?newreg=4b4c44d846184da290414e83971caad8 here, could Does anyone else to share a...
View Article[PPC] Video conference on Lubuntu possibly dropping PPC/i386 flavors 11/16...
Quote: Subject: Re: [lubuntu-users] Dropping PPC/i386 video session time Don't need to join QA. All you need to do is show up on this page at the right time:...
View Articledual boot iMac OS 10.6
I got my Dell running Ubuntu 16.4! (See my last posting, "booting from USB trouble.") Now I want to set up my brand new, 27" iMac as a duel boot device. SCARRY! At least it is for me. How big a...
View Article[SOLVED] External hard drive mount problem...
HI guys A few days ago I had a problem mounting my external hard drive with read & write function >> https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2343030 << As the thread shows I managed...
View ArticleEarly MacBook Pro
Hey Everybody! I'm completely new to Linux. Yup, I've never used before. I want to learn, but I have an early 2011 MBP 15" with and HD display. I have read that this is an issue with install on Ubuntu....
View Article[all variants] All versions of Ubuntu 16.04 16.10 Mate and Debian8.6 fail to...
G4 MDD Dual 1Ghz Radeon AGPx4. I managed to install Ubuntu 12.04, Lubuntu 14.04, and Debian Wheezy. That was after failing with Ubuntu 16.04LTS, 16.10 Yaketty Yak, Debian 8.6, Mate 14.04, Lubuntu 16.04...
View Article[all variants] Setting up single-boot *buntu 16.04 with EFI on late 2006...
I had to use quite a bit of trial-and-error and combinations of random guides on the internet to get Xubuntu 16.04 working properly on my Macbook 2,1, so here's a quick overview of what needs to be...
View ArticlePowerbook G4 running Ubuntu 12.04. What will happen?
I recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my 1.67Ghz Powerbook. It runs really well but the update manager keeps recommending I upgrade to 14.04.5. I know that this version is not available for ppc...
View Articlesome gesture im not sure about?
Hello. I am running Ubuntu on a MacBook Pro and it seems to be working pretty well, but I've got a few problems. One of them.. somehow when I have my fingers on the trackpad I seem to be triggering...
View ArticleGRUB difficulties on iMac
Every time I try to install Ubuntu 16 it imposes it's grub menu and renders OS X booting impossible. I have to open up Internet recovery mode and select my OS X drive as my default boot option and I...
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