Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

linux

  1. F

    Ubuntu UTM settings, x86 emulation

    Does anyone know anyway to get better performance out of the x86 emulation? I am not looking for anything crazy but maybe at least 5-10 fps. I found this post that helped a little bit but I'm wondering if anyone knows better settings.
  2. MacinMan

    Need help installing Ubuntu to an external drive for my iMac 27" from late 2015

    Hey all, I am stuck on getting a Ubuntu 22.04 to put the bootloader on the external drive and NOT the drive with the macOS boot loader. I am able to successfully install linux to an external drive, and it runs. However, even though I tell the installer to put the boot loader on the external...
  3. Bedaso

    Resolved Boot from burnt DVD?

    Hello. I’m unable to boot into the MacOS X 10.4 Tiger install DVD on my PowerMac G4 MDD (2003). I’ve recently installed several distros of Linux until I found out the graphical issues I experienced were from it’s ATI Radeon 9000. So until I buy a new card, and one that would work with Linux, I...
  4. S

    Amnesia The Dark Descent PPC64 Port

    So I'm trying to compile Amnesia The Dark Descent on Linux Gentoo (on my G5 Quad) - because the original Mac PPC version was unstable (on ATI) and sluggish on NVIDIA - (and as you know on Linux you can have a bit more modern GPUS - I have HD 5450 currently). Plus even if those reasons are not...
  5. flatjuba

    Linux Distro

    I want to create dual boot (OSX Sorbet Leopard & Linux Distro)...What I want to know, which Linux Distro that may give me Dropbox & Google Drive functionality.
  6. P

    MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 2012 NVME as boot drive for Ubuntu Server

    Hiya. I have repurposed an old 2012 Mac Pro as a dedicated test environment webserver by having a clean ubuntu server running on it and nothing else. Whole drive was wiped, no mac os is present. I was thinking of upgrading the current rusty sata HDD to a 256GB NVME drive i have just taken out of...
    • poliver
    • Thread
    • linux mac pro (2012) nvme ubuntu
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  7. A

    Unable to install Linux on UTM

    Hello, I'm trying to install Linux (Ubuntu server, Oracle Linux, etc) on UTM on my M1 Macbook Air. I download the iso and create the VM but when I start it and select the option to install Linux and press enter, it comes back to the install options screen. No matter how many distributions I...
  8. P

    Radeon HD cards on PowerPC Leopard using osx86-driver-radeonhd framebuffer driver?

    Hi everyone, Since reading up on some open source framebuffer drivers / injectors for hackintoshes (e.g. Callisto, ATY_init), I've been wondering about the possibility of porting those to PowerPC. While I haven't been able to find the source code for Callisto or ATY_init (@netkas might have the...
    • pc297
    • Thread
    • leopard 10.5 linux powermac radeon hd xcode
    • Replies: 40
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  9. flatjuba

    Dual boot OSX and MintPPC, any success?

    I would like to know whether anyone able to dual booting OSX (especially Sorbet Leopard) with MintPPC... Any success story?
  10. B

    MP 1,1-5,1 Best and safe way for install MultiBoot OS (TripleBoot: MacOS, Windows, Linux) on MacPro 4.1/5.1

    Hello. I have MacPro 4.1 2009. I flashed it to 5.1, then put Nvidia GT710 (because it have Metal), flashed to firmware to 144.0.0.0.0 and install MacOS 10.13 on NVME via 2$ aliexpress PCI-E NVME adapter. Next I want: buy RX 580 video card reinstall MacOS 10.13 on 12.3 wia OpenCore...
    • blrb
    • Thread
    • linux mp4.1-mp5.1 open core opencore legacy patcher virtual machine windows
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  11. techguy9

    Asahi Linux has released their alpha installer for M1 (+Pro/Max)

    https://asahilinux.org/2022/03/asahi-linux-alpha-release/ Runs great on my M1 MacBook Air. Some stuff is still missing as of yet such as Bluetooth and GPU acceleration but still very usable for many server and light desktop use cases.
  12. tensixturtle

    Problems With Linux Mint On Mid-2007 MacBook

    Hello, I am trying to install Linux Mint (20.3 Mate 64-bit) on my mid-2007 MacBook (C2D, 2GB). However, I am having a near impossible time of this and I can't get USB or DVD to boot the live installer. With DVD, I am stuck with a message of "Choose CD-ROM boot type:". When I try holding down 1...
  13. J

    MP 1,1-5,1 MP 4,1 better OS ?

    Hello All, I've got an Mac Pro 4,1 (2,66 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon, 6 Go 1066 MHz DDR3 ECC with a HDD not a SSD) currently in Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5 and as it's now really hard to use the web browser (safari and even firefox) i am wanting to upgrade it (the software only not hardware) to El...
    • JackJames0
    • Thread
    • el capitan help linux lion macpro 2009
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  14. tensixturtle

    Lots of problems! How to get started (from nothing) with Linux on PowerPC

    Hello, I apologize for my ignorance for this topic. I am trying to get Linux on my (New World) PowerPC Mac and am having an extremely hard time. I was trying Macbuntu but after burning the ISO to a DVD, I cannot boot from it by holding option at startup. I click on the disc but it will just...
  15. B

    Upgarde iMac 20" 2008 (SSD, RAM, CPU, GPU upgrade)

    Hi, I bought an iMac 20" 2008 on a flea market for 25USD. It works great, but I don't have any use-case at the moment for it, and also there is 3 vertical line on the screen (green, red, and blue). I have a MacBook pro and a hackinthos for work and daily use, so I don't want to use this iMac as...
    • bttdn
    • Thread
    • hack mac imac ( 20" 2008 mid) linux
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iMac
  16. V

    mbp 2012 cant install linux - ext4 creation issue

    Trying to get mac mid 2012 13" to install/dual boot ubuntu. Running Catalina w/ bootloader 424 and the original apple HDD 500G spinning drive. I have tried multiple linux distro installs and also using ReFind, but virtually every installation fails when trying to create the EXT4 partition. I...
  17. dk001

    Mobile OSs After the latest issues with Apple and iOS, are you staying or ... ?

    Over the last few months we have seen ongoing issues with regards to Apple quality, privacy, and OS bugs. With every new release we are seeing, many of us, more and more issues arising. With tall this happening, I would like to get a feel of what folks are really doing. Are you sticking with...
  18. T

    MacPro 5,1 - Some questions from a newbie

    I am getting a MacPro 5,1 12 Core 2.4 Xeon with 64GB of RAM. Good enough to last a lifetime, but I see that Big Sur will not officially run on it. Shame... is it worth it to go through the hassle or just install Linux? If Linux, which distros are you using? This machine I assume can run any of...
  19. amgff84

    UbuntuBook Pro?

    Hey there! I recently have been pondering about switching to Ubuntu, or an Ubuntu based OS (Zorin/ElementaryOS). I enjoy the Mac ecosystem, but my main Mac is a Hackintosh (Similar specs to a low end 2013 Mac Pro but better GPU) and my MacBooks are a 13" and 17" from 2009 and 2010, respectively...
  20. T

    Are Dual G5's worth it today?

    What is the absolute latest version of linux that will run on a G5. I seen the Lubuntu Remix on here (16.04), but curious if instead of getting a PC I can still get a good number of years off a Power Mac... I know... it's weird but I want to use something other than intel and AMD... but you guys...
Top Bottom
Back