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Introduction

This is about documenting getting Linux running on the late 2016 and mid 2017 MPB's; the focus is mostly on the MacBookPro13,3 and MacBookPro14,3 (15inch models), but I try to make it relevant and provide information for MacBookPro13,1, MacBookPro13,2, MacBookPro14,1, and MacBookPro14,2 (13inch models) too. I'm currently using Fedora 27, but most the things should be valid for other recent distros even if the details differ. The kernel version is 4.14.x (after latest update).

The state of linux on the MBP (with particular focus on MacBookPro13,2) is also being tracked on https://github.com/Dunedan/mbp-2016-linux . And for Ubuntu users there are a couple tutorials (here and here) focused on that distro and the MacBook.

Note: For those who have followed these instructions ealier, and in particular for those who have had problems with the custom DSDT, modifying the DSDT is not necessary anymore - se

Get your mac terminal to utilize full color palette

Steps:

1. Edit bash_profile

The color profile of your terminal is stored in .barsh_profile in your home directory. Lets edit that in your terminal:

$ cd ~
$ nano .bash_profile

or if you have sublime text installed using homebrew then:

Using OS X as a Syslog Server

This document describes how to set up an OS X to be a syslog server that logs messages from the local network. It was largely meant for my own purposes so that I don't forget what I did, but feel free to use it for your own purposes.

A problem with just "turning this on" is that you will not see the correct hostname in the syslog entries. What we will do is use

Autofs on Mac OS X

With autofs you can easily mount network volumes upon first access to the folder where you want to mount the volume. Autofs is available for many OS and is preinstalled on Mac OS X so I show you how I mounted my iTunes library folder using this method.

Prepare autofs to use a separate configuration file

autofs needs to be configured so that it knows where to gets its configuration. Edit the file /etc/auto_master and add the last line:

#
# Automounter master map
#

+auto_master # Use directory service

#Every Single Option Under The Sun

optimization level options
automatic crashing options
debug info options
swift internal options
swift debug/development internal options
linker-specific options
mode options

routes – an array of route objects
- request - configuration of a request.
  - method – a string according to RFC 2616.
  - pattern - a string to match, can be an escaped regex string. If regex is specified, it must match the entire request path.
- response - configuration of the response.
  - resourcePath - relative path of the resource to serve, if the request was matched.
  - contentType - optional an override for the resource content type. By default it's automatically deduced from the file MIME type.

	#EXTM3U
	#EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="BBC One HD" tvg-name="BBC One HD" tvg-logo="https://s4.postimg.org/k5xl5dmf1/bbc_one.png" group-title="BBC",BBC One HD
	http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio_video/simulcast/hls/uk/abr_hdtv/ak/bbc_one_hd.m3u8
	#EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="BBC One London" tvg-name="BBC One London" tvg-logo="https://s4.postimg.org/z61nj8qd9/Bbc_london_logo.jpg" group-title="BBC",BBC One London
	http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio_video/simulcast/hls/uk/hls_tablet/ak/bbc_one_london.m3u8
	#EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="BBC One Northern Ireland HD" tvg-name="BBC One Northern Ireland HD" tvg-logo="https://s3.postimg.org/ltztuojqr/6y_QROLCn_400x400.png" group-title="BBC",BBC One Northern Ireland HD
	http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio_video/simulcast/hls/uk/abr_hdtv/ak/bbc_one_northern_ireland_hd.m3u8
	#EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="BBC One Scotland HD" tvg-name="BBC One Scotland HD" tvg-logo="https://s3.postimg.org/ltztuojqr/6y_QROLCn_400x400.png" group-title="BBC",BBC One Scotland HD
	http://a.fi

	# This is not an inclusive list, there were things I left that, things I totally don't care about or don't know I care about
	# snmpwalk -OT -v 2c -c "public" <your routers private ip>
	# snmpwalk -OT -v 2c -c "public" <your routers private ip> 1.3

	# system
	HOST-RESOURCES-MIB::hrSystemProcesses.0 = Gauge32: 32
	HOST-RESOURCES-MIB::hrSystemNumUsers.0 = Gauge32: 0

	# memory info
	UCD-SNMP-MIB::memTotalReal.0 = INTEGER: 495532 kB

	man() {
	env \
	LESS_TERMCAP_mb=$(printf "\e[1;31m") \
	LESS_TERMCAP_md=$(printf "\e[1;31m") \
	LESS_TERMCAP_me=$(printf "\e[0m") \
	LESS_TERMCAP_se=$(printf "\e[0m") \
	LESS_TERMCAP_so=$(printf "\e[1;44;33m") \
	LESS_TERMCAP_ue=$(printf "\e[0m") \
	LESS_TERMCAP_us=$(printf "\e[1;32m") \
	man "$@"

	#!/usr/bin/env tclkit
	#
	# Bitrock unpacking script
	#
	# This script must be executed using 32-bit tclkit
	#
	# Author : mickael9 <mickael9 at gmail dot com>
	#
	# Latest version can be found at:
	# https://gist.github.com/mickael9/0b902da7c13207d1b86e