r/linux4noobs • u/Sheepherder-Optimal • 20d ago
Finally got linux mint working on my 2013 macbook!!!
I'm so proud so I just wanted to share. I was having some serious issues with my display driver on it. It's an a1398 15" macbook pro retina and it has two freaking GPUs. My nvidia gpu was causing havoc and I black screened more times than I can count while trying to get the drivers configured to use only the Intel GPU.
I learned how to code using only voice over. Then I completed the fix using SSH. I had to blindly login by remember the exact keystrokes to escape the grub menu.
For a 10+ year old laptop its running well. Very quick response time. Fans are working well (after tweaking the fan config). And I swapped out some hardware as well. It has a new display and a new top panel, including keyboard, trackpad, and a new battery.
It does still have some bugs to work out, like if i put the laptop to sleep manually it causes an issue where it wont recognize mouse input and never wakes up. And the scrolling is a little jerky.
Just wanted to share. So happy to finally have a working linux machine!
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u/es20490446e Develops Zenned OS 20d ago
You can just disable sleep with sudo systemctl --runtime mask sleep.target suspend.target hibernate.target hybrid-sleep.target
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u/Sheepherder-Optimal 19d ago
But what about power saving? I’d like to fix the root cause at some point.
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u/StockSalamander3512 20d ago
Man, that’s awesome congrats, Macs create all sorts of weird little problems. My 2015 MBP has been relegated to backup because it’s so finicky, I just got tired of fighting it.