

And the MacBookPro of mid 2010 is using a NVIDIA graphic card.

This is the Open Source driver for all NVIDIA running system with linux. The driver you have after installation is the Nouveau display driver, in short 'nouveau'. Without is fine too.īut at the latest, you'll see that some linux games or just graphic card based programs works fairly slow or even not show a proper rendering.

Now there are the additional hardware suggestion to install proprietary drivers. If you have the problem that the connection often crashes, try to add the BSSID of your router/access point in WLAN settings. If there are performance problems (as for me, there are none), have a look at the broadcom website and compile the latest Wireless LAN driver. After installation, reboot your computer and your Wireless LAN should be working. This is listing possible missing drivers in your system, amongst them the Wireless LAN driver from Broadcom. If you just installed Ubuntu on you Notebook, you'll see that the Wireless LAN is deactivated, maybe with some words like 'firmware is missing'.Īs you can tell, some driver is missing, it needs the 'Broadcom STA wireless driver', which can be easily be installed on this way: Keyboard functions (Brightness,volume.)Ĭommon things about installing and maintaining Ubuntu on Intel-based Macs: Intel CPU-based Macintosh Generic Installation Instructions
