Intermitent Wifi on Macbook Pro 7,1 Mid 2010
I recently installed Ubuntu on my Macbook Pro 7,1 Mid 2010. The wifi only works intermittently. The wifi card is a Broadcom BCM 4322 and I have the STA wireless (bcmwl-kernel-source). lspci: Code:...
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Hoping someone can help me with a relatively straightforward solution to a niggling problem After installing Ubuntu 16.04 on my 2013 Macbook Air I find I'm unable to switch to virtual terminals. After...
View ArticleEarly 2009 macbook help
I installed ubuntu 16.04 on my old MacBook 4gigs of ram and stock hd . after reading as much as I could find , and I am having some trouble . It takes for ever to boot . All I did was save the few...
View ArticleHelp installing Lubuntu onto 2011 Mac Mini
I don't know if I'm an idiot or what, but I've been trying to do this all day and I can't get my Mac Mini to boot Lubuntu from USB. When I boot up the Mini, I hold the option key but there are no...
View Article[lubuntu] slow Mac single boot installation of Lubuntu
Greetings, I have been struggling to get an installation of Lubuntu onto some very old Macs and was finally able to do so my wiping OS X from it completely and making a single boot machine. However, it...
View ArticleWhere could I get firmware-b43-installer and b43 for ibook powerpc ?
Hi All, Currently I cleaned up my ibook g4 PowerPC and installed Ubuntu 10.04 PowerPc version on it, it works normal except no wifi connection. I searched on the internet for a while invalid. I got a...
View ArticleWhere could I get firmware-b43-installer and b43 for ibook powerpc ?
Hi All, Currently I cleaned up my ibook g4 PowerPC and installed Ubuntu 10.04 PowerPc version on it, it works normal except no wifi connection. I searched on the internet for a while invalid. I got a...
View ArticleWhere could I get firmware-b43-installer and b43 for ibook powerpc ?
Hi All, Currently I cleaned up my ibook g4 PowerPC and installed Ubuntu 10.04 PowerPc version on it, it works normal except no wifi connection. I searched on the internet for a while invalid. I got a...
View ArticleDual Boot Ubuntu and Windows on a MacBook Pro
Hi everyone, I was given a Macbook Pro without a hdd (I have now bought a ssd for it). I already have a copy of Windows 8.1 lying around, so i would like to install that and Ubuntu in a dual boot...
View Article[ubuntu] Improving MacBook Pro 11,2 battery life , help needed
Hello Ubuntu people I am a beginner and I need some help. I am following this guide to optimize ubuntu for the macbook pro its running on and one of the steps is disabling gpe's with large numbers and...
View Article[ubuntu] tutorial for noobs: how to modulate Mac built-in display brightness...
I am a former Mac guy, but since I don't like the current look of OSX any more and Apple decided to build their devices even more compact (with no chance to replace anything), I switched to Linux. To...
View Article[SOLVED] Alternative to Burg on Ubuntu 16.10?
Hi, I've noticed after a lot of research that the "boot loader UI" Burg isn't compatible on Ubuntu 16.10. (If anyone has a solution on how to install and use Burg on 16.10 please comment! thanks!) So I...
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[ubuntu] macOS / Ubuntu dual boot install - installation ending with...
Hey chaps, Merry Christmas and all that! Apologies that my first post is a cry for help. :-) First the specs - I use a MacBook Pro Retina 13", late-2012, on macOS Sierra (10.12.2), 8GB RAM, i5 (hence...
View Articlemac install to external hdd
i just now managed to overwrite my internal hard drive on my macbook pro. when i used gparted to set up the external drive that i intend touse as a bootable ubuntu, it read as hdb. next iswitxhed to...
View ArticleApple thunderbolt does not wake up after hibernation
I use a dual monitor, one iMac and one thunderbolt display. Whenever I wake the computer up from suspension or hibernation, the thunderbolt computer is totally black. I can however use shortcut keys to...
View Article[ubuntu_studio] Problem Installing
Hey How is everyone this wonderful day? I am having issues installing Ubuntu Studio onto my old MacBook (mid-2010 model). It has 250GB HD with 4GB of RAM, but whenever I try and install Ubuntu Studio I...
View ArticleUE Boom Bluetooth speaker not working on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
I've a UE Boom Bluetooth wireless speaker and I tried to make it working with my Ubuntu 16.04 LTS installed on a MacBook Pro 15" Late 2014. While it pairs correctly, it's not listed on audio settings....
View Article[ubuntu_mate] Apple bluetooth keyboard-device added successfully but failed...
Hi Up until this morning I had my Apple bluetooth keyboard auto connecting when I boot up. Now, for some strange reason (an update?, though don't recall updating anything) it doesn't auto connect, and...
View ArticleBrightness on low on restart, same with keyboard backlight(macbook)
Hi, I bought an SSD and put it in my old Macbook and put Ubuntu on it because the version of OSX it had didn't even support flash. I'm trying to give this computer to my sister, but I just keep getting...
View Article[ubuntu] Macbook pro 4,1 best ubuntu version and Live USB / DVD not working
Hi all and I have the feeling I am in the right place!!! The macbook pro is 4,1 (early 2008), I would like to try out ubuntu. As the system starts I press 'Alt' to run the ubuntu live usb/DVD with...
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