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| From | "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.os.linux, linuxanswers.discussion, alt.linux, alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions |
| Subject | Re: What's the best low-end supported Linux to use in a very old 2008 MacBook Pro? |
| Date | 2022-06-16 07:54 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <jgvurvF8ticU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <gYWdnXmEs-t6ujf_nZ2dnUU7-QXNnZ2d@earthlink.com> <jguta9F473oU1@mid.individual.net> |
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On 15/06/2022 22.21, Mike Easter wrote: > Ant wrote: >> I remember trying doing the same for an old PowerBook G4, but I >> couldn't get its wifi to work with various Linux installations. > The easiest way to solve wifi problems for me is to hook up to temporary > ethernet to get connectivity. Then I'm able to post info to a newsgroup > and get some help getting my wifi situation straightened out. > > Also, if I'm connected it is easier to dl tools or packages to solve the > problem. Back in the days with PowerPC Mac's, there was issues with some apple hardware not supported and only a limited amount of Macs was supported by distros like Yellow Dog. A half hour install tended to take a whole day. Nowadays you have better support for Mac, but you should be a bit hesitant to install Linux bare metal on a M1/M2 apple, there are some issues with those. > Personally I like to use inxi -Nn to get info about my network > devices and drivers, and some distro/s have inxi installed by default > and some have it in their repo/s. Not all distros has inxi, but then lshw is available which I think is great if you need a lot of information, otherwise lspci tend to give enough information to the further if there is an issues with wifi. -- //Aho
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What's the best low-end supported Linux to use in a very old 2008 MacBook Pro? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2022-06-15 13:41 -0500
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Re: What's the best low-end supported Linux to use in a very old 2008 MacBook Pro? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2022-06-16 01:43 -0400
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Re: What's the best low-end supported Linux to use in a very old 2008 MacBook Pro? "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2022-06-16 07:54 +0200
Re: What's the best low-end supported Linux to use in a very old 2008 MacBook Pro? "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2022-06-16 08:05 +0200
Re: What's the best low-end supported Linux to use in a very old 2008 MacBook Pro? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2022-06-16 19:28 -0500
Re: What's the best low-end supported Linux to use in a very old 2008 MacBook Pro? "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2022-06-16 13:41 +0200
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