Anyone know of a guide to getting Linux to run (optimally) on older Mac hardware? I've got Ubuntu installed and I got the webcam working but I hear there are other proprietary drivers for graphics and power management that are important to have.
Given that Apple loves to obsolete their devices and their relatively nice hardware, I'm surprised there aren't more comprehensive guides to installing Linux (beyond the basic, create install media, not to EFI, etc) on Mac hardware.
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@salmon from what little I know, the advice can change dramatically based on the particular hardware you are trying to use.
One thing to be careful with is the boot process modifications suggested by older tutorials, and special disk regions that can retain system recovery information. It sounds like you may have already gotten started, but in the future it might even be worth cloning the original disk as a known good backup for that particular machine before you proceed.
How old are we talking? What architecture? Which year's hardware revision? Devices used for things like graphics and wifi have changed from model to model.
@thufie thanks for replying!
It's a 2015 MacBook pro, Intel I have more specifics I can look up at a later time.
I got the laptop secondhand and I don't have any desire to dual boot so I just went ahead and did a clean install and cleared the ssd