Post #802765
2026-03-20 21:45 UTC
"Upgraded" an old MacBookPro10.2 (early 2013) from Debian to Alpine Linux. Bit a pain remembering how to get the Broadcom B43 driver installed but not a big deal (Thanks, Alpine Wiki!).
Nice, snappy little machine with a fantabulous screen. It's ancient (Ivy Bridge i5-3230M!) but still very usable for light duty computing.
This machine will probably live in the garage so I can stop using my big, "good" laptop for connecting to OBD ports and flashing crap and whatnot.
#Linux #AlpineLinux
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@macer@his.macer.life 2026-03-20 22:26
@RootMoose@mstdn.ca i swapped the broadcom out for an intel wifi module with a cheap (on amazon) adapter. unless you're going to run macos on it ever again then it's a nice way to get around that so it's 'out the box' with linux. you can also get an nvme adapter (i bumped mine up to 1TB). mine is late 2013 but i'm pretty sure the early 2013 still has the parts to be swapped.