To connect my MacBook to an LCD/Multimedia Projector using a vga to mini-DVI adapter connected to the mini-DVI port, I use xrandr. [for more info do a $man 1 xrandr]
First, you need to check on the available resolutions.
With the other screen/monitor or multimedia projector attached to your MacBook do:
$ xrandr -q
In my former post: Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy) on a Macbook … Part 1, I mentioned:
“I noticed some of the devices/hardware does not work properly on Ubuntu “out-of-the-box” (default install of Ubuntu 7.10 for intel) like sound volume control, iSight, sound recording through the built-in mic. To some of us who are used to doing “right clicks” on the mouse, we need to have an alternative way of doing it given that all Mac laptops only has one built-in “mouse” button that works as a “left button”.
Well, the website:
How to install Ubuntu on a MacBook
[url: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MacBook] has been useful since following the instructions have made sound (volume control and recording through the built-in mic and iSight (built-in webcam) worked in my MacBook. I also have converted the lower “enter” key to be a “right mouse button.”
While everything continued to work even after upgrading from Gutsy (7.10) to Hardy (8.04), I noticed my lower “enter” key doesn’t worked anymore. So, based from the instruction on the above website, I tried to do again:
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This is what my Ubuntu Desktop on MacBook Black looks like.
The “Think Linux” wallpaper came from ftp.linux.org.uk.
The “Mac look alike” icons on the “dock”, actually bottom panel came from the desktop theme given to me by my Indonesian friend Utian.
I like the “Think Linux” wallpaper because it reminds you that you’re running Linux even though you’re using a MacBook Hardware (with all the “eye candies” including “genie” effect and cube rotate and functionalities that are comparable with MacOSX or even better than Vista 
). Try Compiz-Fusion (now with Gutsy).
The image below which I already used in my previous postings is actually my MacBook’s splashscreen:
To continue from my previous post on the reference site:
How to install Ubuntu on a MacBook
[url: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MacBook]:
I got the iSight working with additional steps (which the site failed to mentioned). After following the instructions from the abovementioned site on iSight:
a. You need to install isight-firmware-tools.
$sudo apt-get install isight-firmware-tools
b. If you have the isight-firmware-tools already installed you need to do a:
$sudo dpkg-reconfgure isight-firmware-tools
to “point” to the location of the firmware you copied from your MacOS installation/partition.
c. You need to install the module uvcvideo:
- Optional step just to remove any old modules and back up any existing uvcvideo.ko:
$sudo modprobe -r uvcvideo
$sudo mv
/lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/ubuntu/media/usbvideo/uvcvideo.ko
/lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/ubuntu/media/usbvideo/uvcvideo.ko.original
- Update your Ubuntu archive/repository if you haven’t done recently:
$sudo apt-get update
Just got into playing with a Macbook Black from the office last December 2007. Since I’m more comfortable with Ubuntu Linux (than MacOSX Leopard ), I did a dual boot install using rEFIt [url: http://refit.sourceforge.net/] as a dual (or multiple) boot menu.
I noticed some of the devices/hardware does not work properly on Ubuntu “out-of-the-box” (default install of Ubuntu 7.10 for intel) like sound volume control, iSight, sound recording through the built-in mic. To some of us who are used to doing “right clicks” on the mouse, we need to have an alternative way of doing it given that all Mac laptops only has one built-in “mouse” button that works as a “left button”.
I saw a very good reference at the Ubuntu Community Documentation:
How to install Ubuntu on a MacBook
[url: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MacBook].
The site does not only contains instructions on installing Ubuntu on a Mac but also on making Ubuntu work on the Apple Hardware and some tweaking instructions:
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Referred to also by Linux.com July 31, 2007 (3:00:00 PM)
A nephew recently bought a PLDT WeRoam Wireless kit containing among others a Sierra Wireless AirCard 775 pcmcia card with antenna. He asked me to help him in installing it to his WinXP laptop. Later I thought of trying it also on my IBM x40 laptop with Ubuntu 7.04.
The Sierra Wireless AirCard has newer models now but this is the model PLDT WeRoam currently issues for a prepaid kit. The AirCard enables a laptop to connect to the internet using GPRS/EDGE technology. This is the technology used by mobile phones which means wherever there is a cell site it is also possible to connect to the internet. While the connection is quite slow (around plus or minus 225 kbps) compared with a DSL link, it is better than having nothing at all especially if you’re on the move and you need to connect to the internet once in a while.
The PLDT WeRoam kit costs PhP 10,860 (US$231) and includes the Sierra Wireless AirCard 775, CDs for Windows install (plus anti-virus) and a free 3 months unlimited GPRS/EDGE connection plus a 3 month wifi (803.11) connection where there is an Airborne Access. After 3 months you need to “load” your account around PhP 1,700 (US$36) monthly to continue using both types of connection. Not bad compared to a link using Globe or Smart which charges per mb and per 30 minutes respectively which are more expensive in the long run.
Initially, I got some info from the Ubuntu Community Docs: Sierra Wireless AC850 wireless card installation in Ubuntu url: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AirCard8X0. Since the documentation is about a different model of the AirCard, I decided to revised/customized the steps/configs to suit the AirCard model we have. I also tried a different script to connect to the internet, which I already tried with my Nokia N70 (see earlier related blog). Later, I also tried GPRS Easy Connect, a GUI-based software for internet connection using cellphones and similar wireless pcmcia card.
Here are detailed steps:
Setting-up Nokia N70 (Mine is a Music Edition but will work on other versions of Nokia 70).
For other Phone Models that are reported to work, see reference/sources below at the end of this article.
1. I am using kernel 2.6.17 provided in stock Ubuntu 6.10 Edgy Eft (Though my set-up were previously upgraded from Ubuntu 5.10 Breezy to Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper then to Edgy Eft). Based on the BitUbique Site Article by Xiao Feng, this works also in kernel 2.6.15 provided in the stock Dapper and should work with other 2.6 kernel. Xiao Feng says he has no idea whether it will work on 2.4 kernel though.
Hardware set-up:
IBM Thinkpad X40
Nokia 70 connected via USB cable
For the complete details,
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Just installed and have WordPress up and running in just a few minutes (uploading 10 mins + few seconds configuration – That’s how easy it is).
This is a continuation of my old blog.To follow will be:
Working with ThinkPad X40 on Ubuntu Linux
Working with Nokia N70
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