Hi!
What we need, is a meta structure for wikis about ubuntu on intel macs.
It's supposed to lead an owner of such a hardware to the right
wiki page.
You can find out, what your Macintosh hardware is, by typing
the following command in a terminal:
Code:
sudo dmidecode| grep Product
or
you can look it up under OS X (Apple-> About this Mac -> Details)
[What is the original text in english?]
Ubuntu supports:
MacBook
MacBook Pro
MacBook Air
iMac (Intel based)
Mac mini
Mac Pro (Intel based)
The following hardware versions of these Macintosh products are supported:
MacBook:
- 1,1
- 2,1
- 3,1
- 4,1
- 5,1
MacBook Pro:
- 1,1
- 2,1
- 3,1
- 4,1
- 5,1
MacBook Air:
- 1,1
- 2,1
iMac:
- 4,1
- 5,1
Mac mini:
- 1,1
- 2,1
Mac Pro:
- 1,1
- 2,1
- 3,1
(Correct me, if something is missing or wrong)
I count 19 different hw platforms.
Our wiki should link a user to a wiki of his hardware and the actual
ubuntu version, which is 8.10 "Intrepid Ibex" at the moment. Also,
we should link to other versions of ubuntu like the LTS version,
which is 8.04.1 "Hardy Heron".
We should not bother the user with versions of ubuntu, that are not
mentained anymore, like Gutsy and older.
The question is now, if each combination should have it's own wiki named
Mac Product Name --- Mac Model-Identification --- Ubuntu Version
(short Product/ID/Ubuntu)
or if we should try to merge several version/Model ID's into one wiki.
I would prefere Product/ID/Ubuntu.
We also need mentainers for the 19 hw platforms. These mentainers
should also start beta testing a new ubuntu version and
prepare the page for the upcoming release. If they encounter
any bugs, they should link them (or even post them) to
launchpad bug-reports, so users can see what the actual status of the
bug is.
If a certain ubuntu version does not support a hardware in a
satisfying way, we should not recommend this version. Hardy Heron for
example does not support LAN, wireless and sound on the
MacBook 4,1.
A wiki for a spezific hardware could contain a table of build-in
hardware and hardware functions which:
- run out-of-the-box
- need manual installation
- will not work at the moment
We should try to think a little bit Mac and not Linux, so
we should not mention the processor name or certain chipsets
in the wiki headline (like penryn and sankta rosa; I searched
for it on the apple site with no relevant results; also the
Hardware overview of OS X does not mention it either)
Also, your name creation "Mactel" must be explained, before you
use it in a wiki.
We should use all existing wikis that fit into our hardware/ubuntu
matrix, if it's ok for everbody, that we maybe alter the headline
to our naming style or change something else.
The wikis should just serve as the purpose to help a user
improve their installation. "Internal" remarks should be
placed at the end of the wiki or in a mactel support wiki.
All common questions for the Mac side like rEFIt, diskutil or mountig ext3
should be placed in a central wiki. Only if a hardware needs specific
instructions for OS X we put it on the spezific hardware wiki.
We should try to be exact with names and spelling.
It's "MacBook Pro" but "Mac mini". My native language
is german, so correct me whereever you can.
Also, we should think about translating the wikis to other
languages than english.
I like the pictures in the MacBookPro wiki.
Regards,
beauman
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