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I have 3 old Macbooks. MacBook2,1 from 2007 (64-bit CPU with 32-bit EFI boot environment) MacBookAir4,1 from 2011 (full 64-bit) MacBookPro10,2 from 2012 (
by lizknope 3y ago
I have 3 old Macbooks.
MacBook2,1 from 2007 (64-bit CPU with 32-bit EFI boot environment)
MacBookAir4,1 from 2011 (full 64-bit)
MacBookPro10,2 from 2012 (full 64-bit)
The article author had a link to this page at the bottom. I've used this software for years to modify the Linux ISO and then it boots perfectly fine on these old 32-bit EFI machines.
https://mattgadient.com/linux-dvd-images-and-how-to-for-32-bit-efi-macs-late-2006-models/ https://mattgadient.com/linux-dvd-images-and-how-to-for-32-b...
I run Fedora with the XFCE desktop on all of my machines whether they are brand new or 16 years old. It works fine on all of them, I've never bothered with a "light" distribution because the latest Fedora with XFCE always works fine for me.
Most of these stay at my sister's and parents house so I have a computer there for web, terminals, and debug stuff at their homes. I've got newer stuff for daily use but these machines are still fine for occasional use like that.
- UncleSlacky 3y agoAnother nice thing about the MacBook2,1 is that it's just about the easiest machine to libreboot, and once you've done that the 32-bit restriction goes away (I'm running Trisquel Lite on mine for the full "libre" experience): https://libreboot.org/docs/hardware/macbook21.html https://libreboot.org/docs/hardware/macbook21.html