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differences in the entry: vendor
Apple
differences in the entry: model name
MacBookPro9,2
differences in the entry: subtype (notebook or netbook)
notebook
differences in the entry: architecture
amd64
differences in the entry: does it have a free bios?
no
differences in the entry: can free operating systems be installed?
yes
differences in the entry: does the device prevent the installation of wifi cards not-approved by the vendor?
yes
differences in the entry: year of commercialization
2012
differences in the entry: GNU/Linux distribution used for the test
debian_testing
differences in the entry: compatibility with free software
C-silver
differences in the entry: tested with the following kernel libre
3.16.0-4-amd64
differences in the entry: video card model
Intel HD Graphics 4000
differences in the entry: does the video card work?
yes_without_3D
differences in the entry: wifi model
Broadcom BCM4331
differences in the entry: does the wifi card work?
no
differences in the entry: webcam model
Apple, Inc. FaceTime HD Camera
differences in the entry: does the webcam work?
yes
differences in the entry: Description
You can't install wifi cards not-approved by the vendor: The wifi card has a proprietary connector.
[Installing the free OS]
Once you install your free OS, it will not boot...
To fix that you need to copy /boot/efi/EFI/debian/grubx64.efi to EFI/boot/bootx64.efi (replace "Debian" with the name of your distro).
To boot your free OS:
Boot your machine with the Option key (alt) down to invoke the Startup Manager and choose the volume you want to boot.
To boot your free OS by default:
Boot your machine with the Option key (alt) down to invoke the Startup Manager, then hold down the Ctrl key prior to clicking on a volume to boot.
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