Re: Fedora on a Mac Book Pro
All, I was able to install F29 from live media. I then upgraded a release at a time upto F36. Time consuming, yes but I wanted to make sure there were no issues with the hardware. F29 did not allow the boradcom wifi to work, this began working after the upgrade to F30 and the addition of kmod-wl from rpm fusion. F31-35 upgrades were uneventful. Upgrade to F36 found wifi not working without running a depmod; modprobe wl Thanks for all the input. Terry On Sat, Sep 24, 2022 at 10:55 AM Eddie O'Connor wrote: > Nice to know it can be done!I've got it running on a System76 Darter > Pro 15-inch.it's literally the best device I've ever owned...and with > Fedora running on it?...its Flawless!! > > EGO II > > On Sat, Sep 24, 2022, 9:55 AM David King wrote: > >> On 9/23/22 08:59, Tim via users wrote: >> > On Fri, 2022-09-23 at 07:03 -0500, Richard Shaw wrote: >> >> the lack of a right mouse button is annoying >> > You don't have to use a Mac mouse on a Mac. >> > >> >> I have Fedora 36 running on a 2011 MacBook Air. I put an SSD in it and >> replaced the Apple mouse with a Logitech bluetooth mouse. Works great as >> a general-purpose laptop when I'm traveling light. As I remember it, >> installation was straightforward, no quirks. (But that was a while back >> and my memory is notoriously lousy. Upgrades since the initial install >> have been painless, that much I do know for sure.) I'd say go for it. >> >> -- >> >> David King >> dave at daveking dot com >> ___ >> users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org >> Fedora Code of Conduct: >> https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ >> List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines >> List Archives: >> https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org >> Do not reply to spam, report it: >> https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue >> > ___ > users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org > Fedora Code of Conduct: > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org > Do not reply to spam, report it: > https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue > ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
Re: Fedora on a Mac Book Pro
Nice to know it can be done!I've got it running on a System76 Darter Pro 15-inch.it's literally the best device I've ever owned...and with Fedora running on it?...its Flawless!! EGO II On Sat, Sep 24, 2022, 9:55 AM David King wrote: > On 9/23/22 08:59, Tim via users wrote: > > On Fri, 2022-09-23 at 07:03 -0500, Richard Shaw wrote: > >> the lack of a right mouse button is annoying > > You don't have to use a Mac mouse on a Mac. > > > > I have Fedora 36 running on a 2011 MacBook Air. I put an SSD in it and > replaced the Apple mouse with a Logitech bluetooth mouse. Works great as > a general-purpose laptop when I'm traveling light. As I remember it, > installation was straightforward, no quirks. (But that was a while back > and my memory is notoriously lousy. Upgrades since the initial install > have been painless, that much I do know for sure.) I'd say go for it. > > -- > > David King > dave at daveking dot com > ___ > users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org > Fedora Code of Conduct: > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org > Do not reply to spam, report it: > https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue > ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
Re: Fedora on a Mac Book Pro
> Am 23.09.2022 um 14:59 schrieb Tim via users : > > On Fri, 2022-09-23 at 07:03 -0500, Richard Shaw wrote: >> the lack of a right mouse button is annoying > > You don't have to use a Mac mouse on a Mac. And even if you do use a Mac mouse: tapping at the upper right corner gives you a right mouse button -- Peter Boy https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Pboy p...@fedoraproject.org Timezone: CET (UTC+1) / CEST (UTC+2) Fedora Server Edition Working Group member Fedora docs team contributor Java developer and enthusiast ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
Re: Fedora on a Mac Book Pro
On 9/23/22 08:59, Tim via users wrote: On Fri, 2022-09-23 at 07:03 -0500, Richard Shaw wrote: the lack of a right mouse button is annoying You don't have to use a Mac mouse on a Mac. I have Fedora 36 running on a 2011 MacBook Air. I put an SSD in it and replaced the Apple mouse with a Logitech bluetooth mouse. Works great as a general-purpose laptop when I'm traveling light. As I remember it, installation was straightforward, no quirks. (But that was a while back and my memory is notoriously lousy. Upgrades since the initial install have been painless, that much I do know for sure.) I'd say go for it. -- David King dave at daveking dot com ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
Re: Fedora on a Mac Book Pro
On Fri, 2022-09-23 at 07:03 -0500, Richard Shaw wrote: > the lack of a right mouse button is annoying You don't have to use a Mac mouse on a Mac. -- uname -rsvp Linux 3.10.0-1160.76.1.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Wed Aug 10 16:21:17 UTC 2022 x86_64 Boilerplate: All unexpected mail to my mailbox is automatically deleted. I will only get to see the messages that are posted to the mailing list. ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
Re: Fedora on a Mac Book Pro
On Fri, 2022-09-23 at 07:03 -0500, Richard Shaw wrote: > On Thu, Sep 22, 2022 at 8:55 PM Terry Polzin > wrote: > > > I've come across a circa 2011 Mac Book Pro. It appears to be in > > decent > > condition save for the power adapter which appears to have been > > chewed by a > > pet, so it doesn't flame on. > > > > Has anyone had success installing fedora on one of these? Just > > curious > > before I put money into a power adapter, I'm guessing someone ran > > the > > battery flat (its probably shot anyway) and didn't pursue getting a > > new > > power adapter. > > > > I don't know enough about Macs to know what type it is. But it's old > and > thick and has an Intel Core2Duo CPU. It only has 2GB ram so I put a > lightweight spin on it, LXDE I think. Works fine but the lack of a > right > mouse button is annoying and there were a few other quirks but > perfectly > usable. The ram could be upgraded to 4GB, which I would do if I was > going > to use it on any regular basis. I'd recommend an SSD as well. My brother has a Macbook of around that vintage (or even older) and it made a huge difference. poc ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
Re: Fedora on a Mac Book Pro
On Thu, Sep 22, 2022 at 8:55 PM Terry Polzin wrote: > I've come across a circa 2011 Mac Book Pro. It appears to be in decent > condition save for the power adapter which appears to have been chewed by a > pet, so it doesn't flame on. > > Has anyone had success installing fedora on one of these? Just curious > before I put money into a power adapter, I'm guessing someone ran the > battery flat (its probably shot anyway) and didn't pursue getting a new > power adapter. > I don't know enough about Macs to know what type it is. But it's old and thick and has an Intel Core2Duo CPU. It only has 2GB ram so I put a lightweight spin on it, LXDE I think. Works fine but the lack of a right mouse button is annoying and there were a few other quirks but perfectly usable. The ram could be upgraded to 4GB, which I would do if I was going to use it on any regular basis. Thanks, Richard ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
Re: Fedora on a Mac Book Pro
On Thu, Sep 22, 2022 at 10:55 PM Terry Polzin wrote: > I've come across a circa 2011 Mac Book Pro. It appears to be in decent > condition save for the power adapter which appears to have been chewed by a > pet, so it doesn't flame on. > > Has anyone had success installing fedora on one of these? Just curious > before I put money into a power adapter, I'm guessing someone ran the > battery flat (its probably shot anyway) and didn't pursue getting a new > power adapter. > > I used an MBP of similar vintage. One issue was the video switch used to connect either integrated or accelerated graphics to the display. The switch died, and macOS would not work. I was able to get linux running on the accelerated graphics, but it was not straightforward. I only used it where AC power was available as the accelerated graphics didn’t allow much runtime on battery. -- George N. White III ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
Re: Fedora on a Mac Book Pro
Once upon a time, Terry Polzin said: > I've come across a circa 2011 Mac Book Pro. It appears to be in decent > condition save for the power adapter which appears to have been chewed by a > pet, so it doesn't flame on. > > Has anyone had success installing fedora on one of these? Just curious > before I put money into a power adapter, I'm guessing someone ran the > battery flat (its probably shot anyway) and didn't pursue getting a new > power adapter. I ran Fedora on an early-2011 MBP (think there was a slightly different late-2011 model). Fedora worked okay, but it was a kind of crappy computer. The cooling was terrible, so anything you did that used CPU would make it sound like a jet rolling for takeoff, while at the same time throttling the CPUs because apparently all the fan was good for was making noise. A co-worker had the same model but running Mac OS, and it had basically the same behavior. IIRC the only hardware issue was that it used one of the Broadcom wifi chips that had non-redistributable firmware, so I had to use the fwcutter thing to get it working (but then it was fine I think). -- Chris Adams ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
Fedora on a Mac Book Pro
I've come across a circa 2011 Mac Book Pro. It appears to be in decent condition save for the power adapter which appears to have been chewed by a pet, so it doesn't flame on. Has anyone had success installing fedora on one of these? Just curious before I put money into a power adapter, I'm guessing someone ran the battery flat (its probably shot anyway) and didn't pursue getting a new power adapter. Thanks, Terry ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
