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Installing GNU/Linux on a MacBook Intel Core 2 Duo - 6
Topic:GNU/Linux Date: 2009-06-12
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The system should all be live and happy after you reboot. Here is the lilo bootloader:

lilo

We are particularly fond of using X style copy/paste. This sequence of commands will remap the 2nd and 3rd mouse buttons to F11 and F12:

sysctl -w dev.mac_hid.mouse_button_emulation=1
sysctl -w dev.mac_hid.mouse_button3_keycode=174
sysctl -w dev.mac_hid.mouse_button2_keycode=176
setxkbmap -layout us
xkbset m
xkbset exp =m
xmodmap -e "keycode 174 = Pointer_Button2"
xmodmap -e "keycode 176 = Pointer_Button3"

We stuck these commands in a script under ~/.e16/Start/ so it would start every time Enlightenment did. Here is the tail end of dmesg output:

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ACPI: AC Adapter [ADP1] (on-line)
ACPI: Battery Slot [BAT0] (battery present)
input: Power Button (FF) as /class/input/input0
ACPI: Power Button (FF) [PWRF]
input: Lid Switch as /class/input/input1
ACPI: Lid Switch [LID0]
input: Power Button (CM) as /class/input/input2
ACPI: Power Button (CM) [PWRB]
input: Sleep Button (CM) as /class/input/input3
ACPI: Sleep Button (CM) [SLPB]
ACPI: SSDT 7EECAA98, 0340 (r1  APPLE  Cpu0Ist     3000 INTL 20061109)
ACPI: SSDT 7EEC8C18, 02AD (r1  APPLE  Cpu0Cst     3001 INTL 20061109)
Monitor-Mwait will be used to enter C-1 state
Monitor-Mwait will be used to enter C-2 state
Monitor-Mwait will be used to enter C-3 state
ACPI: CPU0 (power states: C1[C1] C2[C2] C3[C3])
processor ACPI_CPU:00: registered as cooling_device0
ACPI: Processor [CPU0] (supports 8 throttling states)
ACPI: SSDT 7EEC9F18, 00C8 (r1  APPLE  Cpu1Ist     3000 INTL 20061109)
ACPI: SSDT 7EEC8F18, 0085 (r1  APPLE  Cpu1Cst     3000 INTL 20061109)
ACPI: CPU1 (power states: C1[C1] C2[C2] C3[C3])
processor ACPI_CPU:01: registered as cooling_device1
ACPI: Processor [CPU1] (supports 8 throttling states)
input: Macintosh mouse button emulation as /class/input/input4
Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver
ide-gd driver 1.18
ide-cd driver 5.00
Driver 'sd' needs updating - please use bus_type methods
Driver 'sr' needs updating - please use bus_type methods
ata_piix 0000:00:1f.1: version 2.12
ata_piix 0000:00:1f.1: power state changed by ACPI to D0
ata_piix 0000:00:1f.1: PCI INT A -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 21
ata_piix 0000:00:1f.1: setting latency timer to 64
scsi0 : ata_piix
scsi1 : ata_piix
ata1: PATA max UDMA/100 cmd 0x6108 ctl 0x6124 bmdma 0x60e0 irq 21
ata2: PATA max UDMA/100 cmd 0x6100 ctl 0x6120 bmdma 0x60e8 irq 21
ata1.00: ATAPI: HL-DT-ST DVDRW  GSA-S10N, BP10, max UDMA/33
ata1.00: configured for UDMA/33
scsi 0:0:0:0: CD-ROM            HL-DT-ST DVDRW  GSA-S10N  BP10 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
sr0: scsi3-mmc drive: 24x/24x writer cd/rw xa/form2 cdda caddy
Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.20
sr 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr0
ata_piix 0000:00:1f.2: PCI INT B -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
ata_piix 0000:00:1f.2: MAP [ P0 -- -- -- ]
ata_piix 0000:00:1f.2: setting latency timer to 64
scsi2 : ata_piix
scsi3 : ata_piix
ata3: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x60f8 ctl 0x611c bmdma 0x6020 irq 18
ata4: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x60f0 ctl 0x6118 bmdma 0x6028 irq 18
ata3.00: ATA-8: Hitachi HTS542516K9SA00, BBCAC3GP, max UDMA/133
ata3.00: 312581808 sectors, multi 16: LBA48 NCQ (depth 0/32)
ata3.00: configured for UDMA/133
scsi 2:0:0:0: Direct-Access     ATA      Hitachi HTS54251 BBCA PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] 312581808 512-byte hardware sectors: (160 GB/149 GiB)
sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] 312581808 512-byte hardware sectors: (160 GB/149 GiB)
sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
 sda: sda1 sda2 sda3 sda4
sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI disk
usbmon: debugfs is not available
ehci_hcd: USB 2.0 'Enhanced' Host Controller (EHCI) Driver
ehci_hcd 0000:00:1a.7: PCI INT C -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 21
ehci_hcd 0000:00:1a.7: setting latency timer to 64
ehci_hcd 0000:00:1a.7: EHCI Host Controller
ehci_hcd 0000:00:1a.7: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
ehci_hcd 0000:00:1a.7: debug port 1
ehci_hcd 0000:00:1a.7: cache line size of 32 is not supported
ehci_hcd 0000:00:1a.7: irq 21, io mem 0x90704c00
ehci_hcd 0000:00:1a.7: USB 2.0 started, EHCI 1.00
usb usb1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
hub 1-0:1.0: 4 ports detected
ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: PCI INT D -> GSI 20 (level, low) -> IRQ 20
ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: setting latency timer to 64
ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: EHCI Host Controller
ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 2
ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: debug port 1
ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: cache line size of 32 is not supported
ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: irq 20, io mem 0x90704800
ehci_hcd 0000:00:1d.7: USB 2.0 started, EHCI 1.00
usb usb2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
hub 2-0:1.0: 6 ports detected
uhci_hcd: USB Universal Host Controller Interface driver
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1a.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 20 (level, low) -> IRQ 20
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1a.0: setting latency timer to 64
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1a.0: UHCI Host Controller
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1a.0: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 3
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1a.0: irq 20, io base 0x000060c0
usb usb3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
hub 3-0:1.0: USB hub found
hub 3-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1a.1: PCI INT B -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1a.1: setting latency timer to 64
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1a.1: UHCI Host Controller
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1a.1: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 4
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1a.1: irq 16, io base 0x000060a0
usb usb4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
hub 4-0:1.0: USB hub found
hub 4-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.0: setting latency timer to 64
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.0: UHCI Host Controller
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.0: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 5
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.0: irq 16, io base 0x00006080
usb usb5: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
hub 5-0:1.0: USB hub found
hub 5-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.1: PCI INT B -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.1: setting latency timer to 64
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.1: UHCI Host Controller
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.1: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 6
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.1: irq 18, io base 0x00006060
usb usb6: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
hub 6-0:1.0: USB hub found
hub 6-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.2: PCI INT C -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 21
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.2: setting latency timer to 64
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.2: UHCI Host Controller
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.2: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 7
uhci_hcd 0000:00:1d.2: irq 21, io base 0x00006040
usb usb7: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
hub 7-0:1.0: USB hub found
hub 7-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
USB Mass Storage support registered.
PNP: No PS/2 controller found. Probing ports directly.
i8042.c: No controller found.
mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice
usbcore: registered new interface driver appletouch
usbcore: registered new interface driver bcm5974
cpuidle: using governor ladder
Marking TSC unstable due to TSC halts in idle
usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid
usbhid: v2.6:USB HID core driver
TCP cubic registered
Using IPI No-Shortcut mode
kjournald starting.  Commit interval 5 seconds
EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
VFS: Mounted root (ext3 filesystem) readonly on device 8:3.
Freeing unused kernel memory: 252k freed
usb 1-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 3
Clocksource tsc unstable (delta = -312969491 ns)
usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
usb 2-4: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 2
usb 2-4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
usb 3-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2
EXT3 FS on sda3, internal journal
usb 3-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
input: HID 05ac:1000 as /class/input/input5
generic-usb 0003:05AC:1000.0001: input: USB HID v1.11 Keyboard [HID 05ac:1000] 
on usb-0000:00:1a.0-1/input0
input: HID 05ac:1000 as /class/input/input6
generic-usb 0003:05AC:1000.0002: input: USB HID v1.11 Mouse [HID 05ac:1000] 
on usb-0000:00:1a.0-1/input1
usb 7-1: new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2
usb 7-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
apple 0003:05AC:8242.0003: claimed by neither input, hiddev nor hidraw
apple 0003:05AC:8242.0003: hw start failed
usb 7-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3
usb 7-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
input: Apple Computer Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad as /class/input/input7
apple 0003:05AC:0229.0004: input: USB HID v1.11 Keyboard [Apple Computer Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad] 
on usb-0000:00:1d.2-2/input0
appletouch: Geyser mode initialized.
input: appletouch as /class/input/input8
input: Apple Computer Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad as /class/input/input9
apple 0003:05AC:0229.0005: input: USB HID v1.11 Device [Apple Computer Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad] 
on usb-0000:00:1d.2-2/input2

And we have a nice system free of pesky air broadcasts or cable. Just good clean NoNIC fun:

Oh... we did try, in a moment of weakness, to load up the WiFi driver. Broadcom does have a driver, but it seemed a bit unstable. Really, though, the point is to have NoNIC. To quote Steve Martin: "I want to meet a computer that has a great processor. I hate NICs! That way, when I walk into a fancy server room, every head turns. Except hers! She has NoNIC!".

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