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We tried installing Ubuntu 9.04 on our MacBook. That worked OK, but the mouse (touch pad) acted a little bit wonky. Now, when things are wonky, "use the source, Luke!". At least, dig down enough into the source to tailor to the hardware and just do what you need. NoNIC V3 has a distribution that uses a very fresh Linux kernel (2.6.29.4) that detects the MacBook devices. We used mcjrootfsmac-3.0.tar.bz2 which is a fully configured filesystem that will boot on an Intel Mac along with a full Enlightenment desktop and tools:
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Here is the version of MacBook we have:
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: MacBook
Model Identifier: MacBook4,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MB41.00C1.B00
SMC Version (system): 1.31f0
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled
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The DVD drive interface:
ATA Bus:
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GSA-S10N:
Model: HL-DT-ST DVDRW GSA-S10N
Revision: BP10
Serial Number: K7R82QG0939
Detachable Drive: No
Protocol: ATAPI
Unit Number: 0
Socket Type: Internal
Low Power Polling: Yes
Power Off: Yes
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The DVD drive:
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GSA-S10N:
Firmware Revision: BP10
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipping Drive)
Cache: 2048 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -R DL, -RW, +R, +R DL, +RW
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO
Media: Insert media and refresh to show available burn speeds
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The video display:
Intel GMA X3100:
Chipset Model: GMA X3100
Type: Display
Bus: Built-In
VRAM (Total): 144 MB
Vendor: Intel (0x8086)
Device ID: 0x2a02
Revision ID: 0x0003
Displays:
Color LCD:
Resolution: 1280 x 800
Depth: 32-Bit Color
Core Image: Hardware Accelerated
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Supported
Built-In: Yes
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The SATA controller and drive:
Intel ICH8-M AHCI:
Vendor: Intel
Product: ICH8-M AHCI
Speed: 1.5 Gigabit
Description: AHCI Version 1.10 Supported
Hitachi HTS542516K9SA00:
Capacity: 149.05 GB
Model: Hitachi HTS542516K9SA00
Revision: BBCAC3GP
Serial Number: 080207BB0310WCKA0HRC
Native Command Queuing: Yes
Queue Depth: 32
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk0
Mac OS 9 Drivers: No
Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)
S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
Volumes:
Macintosh HD:
Capacity: 127.88 GB
Available: 49.49 GB
Writable: Yes
File System: Journaled HFS+
BSD Name: disk0s2
Mount Point: /
NONIC:
Capacity: 953.7 MB
Available: 838.7 MB
Writable: Yes
File System: MS-DOS FAT32
BSD Name: disk0s4
Mount Point: /Volumes/NONIC
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The USB interface and Touchpad:
USB Bus:
Host Controller Location: Built In USB
Host Controller Driver: AppleUSBUHCI
PCI Device ID: 0x2832
PCI Revision ID: 0x0003
PCI Vendor ID: 0x8086
Bus Number: 0x5d
Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad:
Product ID: 0x0229
Vendor ID: 0x05ac (Apple Inc.)
Version: 0.07
Speed: Up to 12 Mb/sec
Manufacturer: Apple Computer
Location ID: 0x5d200000
Current Available (mA): 500
Current Required (mA): 40
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