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  • Linux 5.8 Picking Up A Quirk For Being Able To Reboot The 2009 MacBook Without Hangs

    Phoronix: Linux 5.8 Picking Up A Quirk For Being Able To Reboot The 2009 MacBook Without Hangs

    With the upcoming Linux 5.8 cycle a quirk is being added to be able to reboot the 2009 era Apple MacBook without needing to boot with any special flags...

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    one one hand they fix kernel for older hardware and on the other they just drop support for it. nice

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    • #3
      I wonder if this is related to why my 2009 MacBook Pro 13" no longer wakes from suspend.

      And yes, I still use that laptop almost daily.

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      • #4
        Been working to get a stable setup on my 2009 imac with Core Duo. Biggest problem is Nvidia graphics which aren't supported any longer. I wonder if any other changes for that generation of Mac are making it in.

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