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Mint Debian is so much better on the old mac than Mint Ubuntu (discuss.online)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by sureshot0@discuss.online to c/linux@lemmy.world
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I've got a Macbook Pro A1707

I put Mint Ubuntu on it, had some issues but it was fine. Flashed Mint Debian as an experiment and it's a lot better, even though it has a lot of the same problems and I can't get the speaker to start... I still have to adjust the txpower every single time I boot up in order to start the wifi, but the biggest difference is the fan driver.

For some reason on Mint Ubuntu it was more difficult to control when the fan came on and how sensitively it reacted to sensing heat, not really an issue on Mint Debian, it will kick on for any length of time once it senses heat, I can more easily adjust the fans manually as well.

I don't know if I'd get much money for it if I sold so I'm just trying to use it until it falls apart. I'll figure out the speakers eventually, I guess. This time it isn't the speakers, it's something else, on Mint Ubuntu the speakers just didn't work until I installed the drivers... on Mint Debian the speakers work but only display sounds from booting up or other computing actions, can't play sound from music files or video, can't even plug in headphones. When the speakers on Mint Ubuntu didn't work before I installed the driver, I could listen with my headphones only. Weird.

Anyway just sharing this experience. The command to adjust the txpower appropraitely is

sudo iwconfig [yours] txpower 10

edit: edited for typos

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[–] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Is it T2 Mac? Did you use T2Linux?

[–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

T2 started in 2018. The A1706/7 were only 2016-2017.

[–] sureshot0@discuss.online 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

No, it is not a T2 Mac and I didn’t use T2 Linux. However I am thinking of trying t2 just to see if it works better for some reason

[–] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

At least check the T2Linux wiki. On T2 Macs, certain modules needs to be loaded in specific order for the TouchBar to work. https://wiki.t2linux.org/guides/postinstall/

[–] sureshot0@discuss.online 1 points 2 weeks ago

yes this is my next try, I'm just burnt out on it for now