HOWTO : Kali Linux 1.0.6 on MacBook Air (Mid 2013) 13 inches
I make a persistence USB pendrive for the Kali Linux 1.0.6 (x86_64). I boot it up and find out that almost everything is working out of the box on my MacBook Air (Mid 2013) 13 inches.
The procedure of making a persistence Kali Linux USB pendrive and how to boot to persistence mode, please refer to the official site of Kali Linux.
One of the out-of-order devices is wireless. The wireless device of my MacBook Air is Broadcom 4360. Since Ubuntu is based on Debian and Kali Linux is based on Debian, I steal the Broadcom STA driver from Ubuntu and apply to Kali Linux.
The Broadcom driver of Ubuntu is situated at here.
Step 1 :
Step 2 :
Download the latest version of the source file.
After the installation, the wireless APs will be detected and login.
Step 3 :
The keyboard is not mapping correctly and the following will fix it.
Append the following :
For reference, please refer to this article.
You can have more than 10 hours battery life if you apply the following.
Step 4 :
Append the following :
Step 5 :
Download this file, "99macbookair6", make it executable and place it at
Insert the following before "
Step 6 :
Append the following :
Save and exit. Then run the following :
Change the following values.
* Or, leave the /etc/default/tlp settings untouch
Step 7 :
Reboot. Upon bootup, press, and append "
Step 8 :
To examine the power saving condition, you can install "
You can apply the power saving part to any Linux laptop.
If you want to install Kali Linux on your MacBook Air (Mid 2013), you have to fight to EFI.
By the way, this Kali Linux USB pendrive can boot from any laptop that support x86_64 CPU.
If you are using USB 3.0 pendrive, after the making the live USB or updated the live USB, you need to boot it up once on USB 2.0 computer. Otherwise, the USB 3.0 pendrive cannot be bootup on MacBook Air. It is very interesting.
If Kali Linux is installed on the MacBook Air, you need to do the following :
Meanwhile, if Kali Linux is installed on the MacBook Air, you need to add "noatime, nodiratime" to ext4 at /etc/fstab.
For dual boot Kali Linux on MacBook Air, you can refer to this guide.
(1) Ubuntu Documentation - Apple MacBook Air (Mid 2013)
(2) Debian Documentation - Apple Keyboard
(3) TLP - Linux Advanced Power Management
That's all! See you.
The procedure of making a persistence Kali Linux USB pendrive and how to boot to persistence mode, please refer to the official site of Kali Linux.
One of the out-of-order devices is wireless. The wireless device of my MacBook Air is Broadcom 4360. Since Ubuntu is based on Debian and Kali Linux is based on Debian, I steal the Broadcom STA driver from Ubuntu and apply to Kali Linux.
Wireless
The Broadcom driver of Ubuntu is situated at here.
Step 1 :
apt-get install dkms linux-headers-$(uname -r)Step 2 :
Download the latest version of the source file.
wget http://ftp.wa.co.za/pub/ubuntu/ubuntu/pool/restricted/b/bcmwl/bcmwl-kernel-source_6.30.223.141+bdcom-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
dpkg -i bcmwl-kernel-source_6.30.223.141+bdcom-0ubuntu2_amd64.debAfter the installation, the wireless APs will be detected and login.
Keyboard
Step 3 :
The keyboard is not mapping correctly and the following will fix it.
nano /etc/modprobe.d/hid_apple.confAppend the following :
options hid_apple iso_layout=0
options hid_apple fnmode=1For reference, please refer to this article.
Power Saving
You can have more than 10 hours battery life if you apply the following.
Step 4 :
nano /etc/modprobe.d/i915.confAppend the following :
options i915 i915_enable_rc6=1
options i915 i915_enable_fbc=1
options i915 lvds_downclock=1Step 5 :
Download this file, "99macbookair6", make it executable and place it at
/etc/pm/power.d/99macbookair6nano /etc/rc.localInsert the following before "
exit 0"./etc/pm/power.d/99macbookair6 trueStep 6 :
nano /etc/apt/sources.listAppend the following :
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/linrunner/tlp/ubuntu lucid mainSave and exit. Then run the following :
apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 02D65EFFapt-get update
apt-get install tlp tlp-rdwnano /etc/default/tlpChange the following values.
DISK_IDLE_SECS_ON_AC=0
DISK_IDLE_SECS_ON_BAT=2
MAX_LOST_WORK_SECS_ON_BAT=60
CPU_SCALING_GOVERNOR_ON_BAT=powersave
DISK_APM_LEVEL_ON_BAT="1 1"
RUNTIME_PM_ALL=1
RESTORE_DEVICE_STATE_ON_STARTUP=1* Or, leave the /etc/default/tlp settings untouch
Step 7 :
Reboot. Upon bootup, press
persistence" to launch Kali Linux.Step 8 :
To examine the power saving condition, you can install "
powertop" and run "tlp-stat".Remark
You can apply the power saving part to any Linux laptop.
If you want to install Kali Linux on your MacBook Air (Mid 2013), you have to fight to EFI.
By the way, this Kali Linux USB pendrive can boot from any laptop that support x86_64 CPU.
If you are using USB 3.0 pendrive, after the making the live USB or updated the live USB, you need to boot it up once on USB 2.0 computer. Otherwise, the USB 3.0 pendrive cannot be bootup on MacBook Air. It is very interesting.
If Kali Linux is installed on the MacBook Air, you need to do the following :
update-initramfs -uMeanwhile, if Kali Linux is installed on the MacBook Air, you need to add "noatime, nodiratime" to ext4 at /etc/fstab.
For dual boot Kali Linux on MacBook Air, you can refer to this guide.
Reference
(1) Ubuntu Documentation - Apple MacBook Air (Mid 2013)
(2) Debian Documentation - Apple Keyboard
(3) TLP - Linux Advanced Power Management
That's all! See you.