So I am attempting to try and install Garuda on a 2019 Apple Mac Pro which seems to use the T2 chipset, the keyboard and mouse are completely disabled on initial bootup which means I need to plug in an external keyboard and mouse to do anything which I have and I got it working but for the love of god please include these drivers as part of core so your OS is usable out of the box…
I stand corrected, I cannot get linux-t2 installed on Garuda, there is a whole bunch of missing pacakges etc… I am using ChatGPT to help… can someone give me some assistance on how to get this installed please
Pls post your garuda-inxi
and if nobody have answered then simple edit the posted content.
Better open this kind of content in Feedback or Garuda Community. (my mind)
My answer for your question:
It exist a lot of metal around the world and sorry to insert all possible modules, sorry, no.
as info:
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My question to you would be, why does Apple make it so difficult to install another OS on their hardware? I’ll save you the trouble of answering!
It’s because Apple’s overpriced hardware is sold with the single purpose of designed obsolescence. That is the cornerstone of Apple’s business model and one of the major reasons Apple is so profitable. Apple’s OS updates are designed to render their hardware unusable unless you purchase a newer Apple product. Apple has even gone so far as to programmatically make their OS slower after their hardware reaches a certain age. Apple was successfully sued for this disgustingly underhanded attempt to force consumers to buy new Apple products (search"Batterygate" for info).
Further evidence, is that Apple deliberately partners with shifty hardware manufacturers such as Broadcom that have a severe hate on for free and open source software. Broadcom deliberately refuses to provide free Linux drivers for their WiFi components so that they retain a symbiotic relationship with Apple. This way Apple hardware remains extremely difficult to repurpose with another OS, (unless the user is very tech savvy with Linux) . Broadcom is the only major Wifi manufacturer that makes no attempt to provide open source drivers for their WiFi products. Coincidence, I hardly think so, just another way to prevent their hardware being given extended life by being repurposed using Linux.
So maybe instead of complaining that Garuda is unfriendly to Apple users, you should be complaining about how unfriendly Apple is to any competitors, (including Linux). Perform a search on “Apple anti-competitive practices lawsuits” if you want further information on how Apple deliberately stifles any competition.
Basically, you purchased the hardware (Apple) that is deliberately designed to be unfriendly towards Linux, then you complain that Garuda hasn’t made your “Linux unfriendly” product friendly enough for you.
If you search hard enough you will find ways to make Apple T2 products work with Linux. Unfortunately, when you ask for assistance in such a rude manner I’m certainly not going to waste my time posting the information for you. Consider yourself lucky I don’t lock your thread for posting such an insulting slur against Garuda, while at the same time begging for assistance.
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All said and closed.
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