Macbook pro 2.2 - 2007 with Mint 20.2 - Issues

[mccpiloto]

Hello everybody. I managed to install Linux min 20.2 on MacBook pro 2.2 late 2007:
I have used another computer to install Linux onto a SSD because MacBook didn't accept to continue the installation. After MacBook recognizes the installation flash drive and try to initiate the installation the computer goes into a black screen and nothing happens. I think it's some kind of video card issue or BIOS(EFI) issues.
After installing onto SSD using another computer and them putting it back to MacBook, Linux loads up holding down the option key and choosing the drive ("windows") or simply waiting 60 seconds or more to complete boot (this option takes too long). Does someone very smart could suggest me a way for a faster boot? GPARTED BOOT partition shows: File system FAT32 Status - mounted boot/efi - Flag - boot /dev/sda1. Probably I need a way to make a perfect Flash driver installer that walks around MacBook's "BIOS"

[SMG]

Hello everybody. I managed to install Linux min 20.2 on MacBook pro 2.2 late 2007:

Welcome to the forum, mccpiloto.

Please give us information about your install by entering this command in a terminal: inxi -Fxxxrz
Click </> from the mini toolbar above the textbox where you type your reply and then place your cursor between the code markers and paste the results of the command between the code markers [code]Results[/code]. This will let us know how Mint sees your hardware.

[mccpiloto]

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System:
  Kernel: 5.4.0-90-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.3.0 
  Desktop: Xfce 4.16.0 tk: Gtk 3.24.20 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm4 
  dm: LightDM 1.30.0 Distro: Linux Mint 20.2 Uma base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal 
Machine:
  Type: Portable System: Apple product: MacBookPro2,2 v: 1.0 
  serial: <filter> Chassis: Apple Inc. type: 8 v: Mac-F42187C8 
  serial: <filter> 
  Mobo: Apple model: Mac-F42187C8 v: PVT serial: <filter> BIOS: Apple 
  v: MBP22.88Z.00A5.B07.0708131242 date: 08/13/07 
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 0% condition: 26.6/61.0 Wh (44%) volts: 4.0/11.1 
  model: Sony ASMB012 type: Li-ion serial: N/A status: Charging cycles: 110 
CPU:
  Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Core2 T7600 bits: 64 type: MCP 
  arch: Core Merom rev: 6 L2 cache: 4096 KiB 
  flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 9309 
  Speed: 997 MHz min/max: 1000/2333 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 997 2: 997 
Graphics:
  Device-1: AMD RV530/M56-P [Mobility Radeon X1600] 
  vendor: Apple MacBook Pro driver: radeon v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.0 
  chip ID: 1002:71c5 
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 driver: ati,radeon 
  unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa compositor: compton v: 0.1~beta2+20150922 
  resolution: 1440x900~60Hz 
  OpenGL: renderer: ATI RV530 v: 2.1 Mesa 21.0.3 direct render: Yes 
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio 
  vendor: SigmaTel STAC9221 Codec driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel 
  bus ID: 00:1b.0 chip ID: 8086:27d8 
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.4.0-90-generic 
Network:
  Device-1: Marvell 88E8053 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet driver: sky2 v: 1.30 
  port: 2000 bus ID: 02:00.0 chip ID: 11ab:4362 
  IF: enp2s0 state: down mac: <filter> 
  Device-2: Qualcomm Atheros AR5418 Wireless Network Adapter [AR5008E 
  802.11bgn] 
  vendor: Apple AirPort Extreme driver: ath9k v: kernel port: 2000 
  bus ID: 03:00.0 chip ID: 168c:0024 
  IF: wls1 state: up mac: <filter> 
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 223.57 GiB used: 30.99 GiB (13.9%) 
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Kingston model: SA400S37240G size: 223.57 GiB 
  speed: <unknown> serial: <filter> rev: J4.3 scheme: MBR 
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 218.57 GiB used: 30.99 GiB (14.2%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda5 
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 51.0 C mobo: N/A 
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Repos:
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brightbox-ruby-ng-focal.list 
  1: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/brightbox/ruby-ng/ubuntu focal main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/cdemu-ppa-focal.list 
  1: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/cdemu/ppa/ubuntu focal main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list 
  1: deb http://packages.linuxmint.com uma main upstream import backport #id:linuxmint_main
  2: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal main restricted universe multiverse
  3: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates main restricted universe multiverse
  4: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse
  5: deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-security main restricted universe multiverse
  6: deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ focal partner
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pinta-maintainers-pinta-stable-focal.list 
  1: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/pinta-maintainers/pinta-stable/ubuntu focal main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/rodsmith-refind-focal.list 
  1: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/rodsmith/refind/ubuntu focal main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/teamviewer.list 
  1: deb https://linux.teamviewer.com/deb stable main
Info:
  Processes: 179 Uptime: 7m Memory: 2.91 GiB used: 1.25 GiB (43.0%) 
  Init: systemd v: 245 runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 9.3.0 alt: 9 Shell: bash 
  v: 5.0.17 running in: xfce4-terminal inxi: 3.0.38 

[mccpiloto]

Mint is running smoothly on this old computer, the only issue is the booting time. It takes almost 2 min to complete even running in a SSD. Tried to install a bootloader to deal with mac bios but this computer bios is probably 32bits besides the processor being 64bits

[Reddog1]

My suggestion is to turn off "quiet splash" so that you can see the boot messages and maybe you'll see what's hanging your boot. With an ssd that machine shouldn't take anywhere near that amount of time to boot up.

1. edit (with sudo or as root) /etc/default/grub and change

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"

to

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=""

2. run

sudo update-grub

3. Reboot

[SMG]

I think it's some kind of video card issue or BIOS(EFI) issues.

The graphics are loaded properly.

Graphics:
Device-1: AMD RV530/M56-P [Mobility Radeon X1600]
vendor: Apple MacBook Pro driver: radeon v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.0
chip ID: 1002:71c5
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 driver: ati,radeon
unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa compositor: compton v: 0.1~beta2+20150922
resolution: 1440x900~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: ATI RV530 v: 2.1 Mesa 21.0.3 direct render: Yes

Here is someone else with what appears to be the same laptop kernel update broke "MacBookPro2,2 v: 1.0" with no "shift-key" recognized during boot to access GRUB [Solved].