25 Oct
2012
25 Oct
'12
8:01 p.m.
Hello everyone!
I have a chance to get an old macbook air from about 2007 rather cheap, for
the display is broken. The question I have: how about linux support of that
thing? Sound in particular of course, but the rest would be interesting too.
The Wifi and things like that.
Any fast advise would be very much appreciated.
Thanks and warm regards
Julien
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26 Oct
26 Oct
12:35 a.m.
On Fri, October 26, 2012 5:01 am, Julien Claassen wrote:
It will run Linux but those old generation models were pretty crap. Might
be fine for you though as overheating the gpu was the main issue on those
units.
Any fast advise would be very much appreciated.
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Patrick Shirkey
Boost Hardware Ltd
12:38 a.m.
Hi Patrick!
Seeing, that it is a first generation Macbook. Do you have experience with
their soundcard, their Wifi? I don't think, that there really is more to
drive. :-)
Kind regards
Julien
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1:35 a.m.
On 26/10/12 09:38, Julien Claassen wrote:
Theoretically, I think it should all be fine. Anecdotally, I had a
first-generation Macbook Pro (a little older than the first Macbook Air,
but not vastly so), and I couldn't for the life of me get JACK working
reliably on the on-board audio at the time. I think I even tried a
realtime-patched kernel, but regardless of what settings I tried, JACK
would die after running for a short while.
It's entirely possible that the problem has since been fixed, though, or
that it was specific to just that Macbook Pro (my 2011 Macbook Air is
fine, for instance), so I don't know if you need to worry too much about
it. If you do end up needing to use external audio, though, just bear in
mind that the older Airs just have the one USB port.
Thanks
Leigh
1:47 a.m.
Hi Leigh1
Ha, that's a good one, I'll need a USB-hub, because the braille display
needs to connect to the USB port. :-) Well, audio is not essential. I'd
really, really love to have it. But it's more an intelligent typewriter. :-)
Thanks and byebye
Julien
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9:21 p.m.
On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 08:01:37PM +0200, Julien Claassen wrote:
Got a Mac mini 3 (2009) here. If it's really cheap
and you want the
"intelligent typewritter" side, go for it, otherwise, don't. It'll run
Linux just fine, though wifi might be fiddly, depending on the chipset
they used. As for sound... Well, my personal experience with the Mini is
that it's difficult to get to work properly and the sound is crap
anyway. And your braille display will eat up the only USB port, but you
mentioned that already. Expect to need some sighted help for the rEFIt
part, and it breaks sometimes, at least did for me till I learned to
leave well enough alone. Still might be good though, just depends how
cheap and what your expectations are.
HTH
Cheers,
S.M.
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27 Oct
27 Oct
12:30 a.m.
Hi Massy!
OK, the macbook is out. It didn't work. No sound, no braille and
difficulties with our external cd-drive. So I will go for raspberry pi plus
USB-keyboard and braille display afterall. :-)
Warmly yours
Julien
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8:47 a.m.
On 10/26/2012 12:30 PM, Julien Claassen wrote:
Look into one of those computers built inside a keyboard. Since you need
no display, it might be real convenient. A friend of mine got one and
it's running Linux Wheezy just fine.
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David
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9:53 p.m.
Hi Neil!
Well the trick would have been, that the notebook had lost its screen
completely and would have sold for about 150 EUR. :-) I will really go down
the path of raspberry pi or similar. I've seen a few, which struck me
favourably. :-)
Kind regards
Julien
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