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Software & hardware support => Newbie questions => Topic started by: Lorenzoval on March 31, 2019, 04:33:21 PM

Title: <Solved> Install sparky on old macbook pro (mid 2009)
Post by: Lorenzoval on March 31, 2019, 04:33:21 PM
Hi every body,
I'm quite New on Linux. I'm french, i'm fed up of my macbook pro, I would like to erase os and install sparky on it. I know it Will be a quite hard because I have to reconfigure isight and wifi drivers. Someone could help me to find tutos or know thé steps ? Thank you all and sorry for my bad english.
Title: Re: Install sparky on old macbook pro (mid 2009)
Post by: Bluewater on March 31, 2019, 06:40:53 PM
Try it with a Sparky Live system.
For more detailed information of your hardware open a terminal and give.
inxi -Fxxxz

Post the output here.
Title: Re: Install sparky on old macbook pro (mid 2009)
Post by: Lorenzoval on March 31, 2019, 06:56:17 PM
Thanks a lot ! I'll try to do that this week when I have some time with no one around me at home, nor sons nor wife. When they're around hard to find  concentration spécially when you're not a pro or a geek.
Title: <SOLVED> Install sparky on old macbook pro (mid 2009)
Post by: Lorenzoval on April 06, 2019, 12:33:20 PM
Last night, I tested sparky on my macbook pro mid-2009.
Everything worked fine, no need anything. Just install and Everything is recognized, the wifi and the webcam. Just need to  configure my keyboard because is french keyboard.
Thank's a lot.
Title: Re: Install sparky on old macbook pro (mid 2009)
Post by: lami07 on April 06, 2019, 12:51:32 PM
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