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os:ubuntu:macbook_pro_2017 [2026/09/25 10:15] – [26.04 LTS] Julien Deswaefos:ubuntu:macbook_pro_2017 [2026/09/25 11:05] (current) – Julien Deswaef
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        Icon name: computer-laptop        Icon name: computer-laptop
          Chassis: laptop 💻          Chassis: laptop 💻
-Operating System: Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS               
-          Kernel: Linux 7.0.0-14-generic 
     Architecture: x86-64     Architecture: x86-64
  Hardware Vendor: Apple Inc.  Hardware Vendor: Apple Inc.
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 ## 26.04 LTS ## 26.04 LTS
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 +26.04 is a no-go as of this date for Macbookpro11,4 from 2017. The recent kernel and driver configuration associated make writing on SSD highly unstable. To avoid damage, Ubuntu will regularly turn the whole disk read-only. 
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 +#### Here are some steps I went through:
  
 Any kernel above Linux 7.0.0-14-generic seems to break the system. So when installing from live usb 26.04.1, keep it offline so it does not fetch a new kernel. And once you've booted in properly installed system, block any upgrade of the linux kernel like this: Any kernel above Linux 7.0.0-14-generic seems to break the system. So when installing from live usb 26.04.1, keep it offline so it does not fetch a new kernel. And once you've booted in properly installed system, block any upgrade of the linux kernel like this:
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 There might be kernels between 7.0.0-14 and the current 7.0.0-31 that work. But haven’t taken the time to figure out which ones. Internet seem to complain about the ones starting from 28. --- //[[julien@xuv.be|Julien Deswaef]] 2026/09/20 10:11//  There might be kernels between 7.0.0-14 and the current 7.0.0-31 that work. But haven’t taken the time to figure out which ones. Internet seem to complain about the ones starting from 28. --- //[[julien@xuv.be|Julien Deswaef]] 2026/09/20 10:11// 
  
-After further use and inspection. Could be more an issue in the driver for the SSD. I see a lot of IO errors with the disk, although [[tools:smartmon]] tells me the disks are sane. Need further investigation. --- //[[julien@xuv.be|Julien Deswaef]] 2026/09/22 11:27//+After further use and inspection. Could be more an issue in the driver for the SSD. I see a lot of IO errors with the disk even with the 7.0.0-14 kernel although [[tools:smartmon]] tells me the disks are sane. Need further investigation. --- //[[julien@xuv.be|Julien Deswaef]] 2026/09/22 11:27//
  
 Reverted back to the 22.04 installer. So far, none of the SSD errors seems to have appeared. Kernel 6.8 is the latest one available. 22.04 is valid till April 2027. --- //[[julien@xuv.be|Julien Deswaef]] 2026/09/24 16:40// Reverted back to the 22.04 installer. So far, none of the SSD errors seems to have appeared. Kernel 6.8 is the latest one available. 22.04 is valid till April 2027. --- //[[julien@xuv.be|Julien Deswaef]] 2026/09/24 16:40//
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