Hi,
I use a early 2016 retina Macbook (1,2 Ghz intel core m5, 8go ram, 500go ssd, intel HD graphics 515 1536 mo). Tired of MacOS and soon to end support, I wanted to switch to Linux.
I failed with Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE, Mint, you name it.
I encounter the same major problem with each distro: after sleep, the system is broken, buggy, and I have to go for a hard reboot.
On Ubuntu, I couldnt even log back in. With Fedora, I can re-open my session but nothing works. Apps wont open, some icons wont load, buttons do nothing, and then, crash.
I tried a few tweaks found online but as far as I know, nobody seems to have found a solution, so nothing worked for me.
I was told it might be Wayland, so I chose to run Gnome on Xorg on the loggin screen. I didnt work (absolutely no change except now the trackpad lost a few functions like 3 fingers swap).
I also read on github about compatibility and they mention some macbooks need the line:
echo 0 > /sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:01:00.0/d3cold_allowed
to work after sleep. I dont really understand if I have to type this at each startup or just when the computer is coming back from sleep.
So, is this a lost cause on this machine ? Is there a workaround I havent heard of ? Am I doing it wrong with Xorg ?
Can I maybe disable or change drivers ?
Also I dont want to just shut display and go without sleep mode, I’d run out of battery in a couple hours.
Thanks for your help !