[lubuntu-users] MacbookPro 3,1 Snowleopard + Lubuntu 16.04

scrooyahoo at riseup.net scrooyahoo at riseup.net
Tue Sep 13 04:02:41 UTC 2016


I came a bit closer to getting Lubuntu 16.04 running on the 3,1 MacBook 
Pro

Thanks Fritz Hudnut for pointing me in the right directions in the Mac 
maze.

I erased and re-installed the Macintosh HD with Snowleopard. And after 
installing rEFIt and this time rEFIt recognises the Lubuntu install, and 
GRUB, also loads.  However GRUB appears to need some tweaking.

The situation is this:

When I boot the Lubuntu LiveUSB then i need to add nomodeset to the grub 
command. Then the LiveUSB boots to the desktop.

But the GRUB that tries to boot Lubuntu looks like this:

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menuentry 'Ubuntu' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class 
os $menuentry_id_option 
'gnulinux-simple-907d721b-5385-4af0-b565-29220ac4a6d7' {
     recordfail
     load_video
     gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
     insmod gzio
     if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
     insmod part_gpt
     insmod ext2
     set root='hd0,gpt6'
     if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
       search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt6 
--hint-efi=hd0,gpt6 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt6  
907d721b-5385-4af0-b565-29220ac4a6d7
     else
       search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 
907d721b-5385-4af0-b565-29220ac4a6d7
     fi
     linux    /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-36-generic.efi.signed 
root=UUID=907d721b-5385-4af0-b565-29220ac4a6d7 ro  quiet splash 
$vt_handoff
     initrd    /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-36-generic
}


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What do I need to look at to make this work.

I suspect that it is the NVidia Radeon that needs the correct 
instructions.

but i also see insmod ext2
What is that about? my Lubuntu is in a ext4 partition


I also compared with the Grub.cfg that Fritz has on his slightly newer 
MacBook but that has different graphics hardware so i then still don't 
know what to configure.

Also  Grub tells me not to edit the file and to use grub-mkconfig.  how 
does that work?

How do i know what parameters need to be configured for the Radeon GFX?


I experimented a bit with GRUB by using the 'e' option to edit the boot 
parameters but didn't yet accomplish a succesful boot.

What can i try?






And another very annoying thing is Apple single button touchpad, not 
having a right button in Lubuntu that's quiet a challenge








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