After I successfully started Ubuntu on my old Mac, I tried to play YouTube videos from Firefox and that worked relatively well. That means the graphic chip of the Mac is not broken, still capable of doing some work. I thought about just installing Ubuntu on the machine, maybe getting rid of Mac OS X,… Poursuivre la lecture Unblocked… at least for now…
Preliminary results with Ubuntu booting on Mac
After my more and more frustrating failures with Mac OS X, I wanted to do something to give a second life to this apparently dead system. My previous attempts and research about Ubuntu installation on MacBook Pro 2006 have been a real disaster. But this evening’s attempt is a step toward success! I first downloaded… Poursuivre la lecture Preliminary results with Ubuntu booting on Mac
MacTracker report about my MacBook Pro
OVERVIEW Introduced October 2006 Discontinued June 2007 Model Identifier MacBookPro2,2 Model Number A1211 EMC 2120 Order Number MA609LL/A (2.16 GHz), MA610LL/A (2.33 GHz) Initial Price $1,999 (2.16 GHz) $2,499 (2.33 GHz) Support Status Obsolete Case Lightweight aluminum alloy Weight and Dimensions 5.6 lbs., 1″ H x 14.1″ W x 9.6″ D PROCESSOR Processor Intel Core… Poursuivre la lecture MacTracker report about my MacBook Pro
The obsolescence road block
Last weekend, I got to a first dead end: Mac OS X 10.5, installed on my Mac, being deprecated and not accepting any new application, including Firefox, Google Chrome, SmoothMouse, the Razer Synapse driver and probably many others. Besides the difficulties installing applications, I had issues with YouTube playback in both Safari and Chrome (before… Poursuivre la lecture The obsolescence road block
The Leopard dead end
Finally got it, trapped myself into a dead end. This afternoon, I wanted to get AdBlock Pus back into my own account’s Google Chrome on the Mac. I found out that extensions wouldn’t install unless I update my Google Chrome. I tried it, but that stupidly installed a version of Chrome incompatible with Mac OS… Poursuivre la lecture The Leopard dead end
External display issues
Quickly enough, I wanted to plug the Mac on an external display. First, I would get a bigger screen. Then I would be able to use a fully-functional keyboard with working F1-F10, Alt/Option and Escape keys, in front of my external monitor, rather than having to lean my head constantly towards the far-away laptop, to… Poursuivre la lecture External display issues
Mouse issues
When I started exploring Final Cut Express on the Mac, I got quickly blocked by the mouse driving me totally crazy. With the Mac mouse coming with the machine, it was somewhat working, but the pointer moved very slowly. I had to move the mouse, lift it, move it again, lift it, five or six… Poursuivre la lecture Mouse issues
Defective keys and erratic keyboard shortcuts
One of the first thing I attempted to do on the Mac was to turn on full zoom and enlarge mouse pointer. This can be done from the System Preferences (Apple menu), Universal Access icon. Zoom was set to No, so I changed it to Yes. As a side note, the Mouse and trackpad tab… Poursuivre la lecture Defective keys and erratic keyboard shortcuts
Screen becoming black sporadically
I often have trouble tracking the mouse pointer on the screen, especially the default small one. When I loose track of it, I bring it back at the top left corner of the screen. The first time I did that on the Mac, everything became black. Even if I was moving the mouse pointer or… Poursuivre la lecture Screen becoming black sporadically
An old Mac = old and new problems
This is the first post of what I expect to be a very long saga. I don’t know exactly what I will acquire during this venture, but I am tempted to engage in it because of my curiosity and taste for exploration. Will I get more patience, experience with Final Cut Express, with Mac OS… Poursuivre la lecture An old Mac = old and new problems