On Thu, Sep 22, 2022 at 10:55 PM Terry Polzin <foxec...@gmail.com> wrote:

> I've come across a circa 2011 Mac Book Pro.  It appears to be in decent
> condition save for the power adapter which appears to have been chewed by a
> pet, so it doesn't flame on.
>
> Has anyone had success installing fedora on one of these?  Just curious
> before I put money into a power adapter, I'm guessing someone ran the
> battery flat (its probably shot anyway) and didn't pursue getting a new
> power adapter.
>

> I used an MBP of similar vintage.  One issue was the video switch used to
connect
 either integrated or accelerated graphics to the display.  The switch
died, and  macOS would not work. I was able to get linux running on the
accelerated graphics, but it was not straightforward.  I only used it where
AC power was available as the accelerated graphics didn’t allow much
runtime on battery.


-- 
George N. White III
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