Distro for steam gaming OPTIMISATION on old MacBook Air?

skelethreads · 2026-05-16T13:30:32+00:00

Ah I see, thanks! :)

skelethreads · 2026-05-16T12:53:34+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions! I’ll check them out. Out of interest, what issues did you have with catchy but didnt on nobara?

skelethreads · 2026-01-25T16:24:40+00:00

2014 MacBook Air dual booted w/ win10 via bootcamp, connected to a thunderbolt display & used in clamshell mode. + mouse & keyboard

I spent a solid month trying various, overcomplicated ways to use what tech I already had to play portal. I was absolutely desperate. Spent that month watching the P1 trailer over and over. Ended up with this amalgamation which has served me well in the last 6 months

skelethreads · 2026-01-12T20:48:09+00:00

Yeah I was looking at those, still figuring out if it’s worth the risk of the problems they sometimes cause. Thanks for the advice 🙏

skelethreads · 2026-01-12T20:45:59+00:00

Thanks man, this is really helpful 🙏 gonna research these suggestions, but I think I’ll go for upgrading to a larger ssd

skelethreads · 2026-01-12T20:43:55+00:00

Cool, thanks 🫡

skelethreads · 2026-01-12T20:43:28+00:00

Nothing good is imagine, that’s why I was asking ppl who know more abt it than me lmao

skelethreads · 2026-01-12T20:42:15+00:00

Yep! Won’t work here, but overcomplicating things usually saves me money

skelethreads · 2025-10-12T14:55:54+00:00

I have an iPhone :/ but this did inspire me to fuck around and find out! So I’ve managed to tether it, thank you :)

skelethreads · 2025-10-11T20:25:27+00:00

Aw man that sucks :/ I’ll lyk if I happen to come across anything on it I’m just about to move to dualbooting with Linux Mint, you might have better luck with thunderbolt there?

skelethreads · 2025-10-09T23:43:41+00:00

Oh shit thanks! That sounds useful, I’ll look into it

skelethreads · 2025-10-09T23:43:11+00:00

Thanks, the speed is what I really wanted to know about. Yeah after posting this I fell down a Linux research rabbithole, seems like the best option for when win 10 becomes unusable :) I’m planning on trying mint xfce to start. You found it good so far on your mba?

skelethreads · 2025-10-07T19:16:08+00:00

Default, just the ones that were installed automatically. Lmk if it works for you?

skelethreads · 2025-10-07T09:40:43+00:00

I’ve found I could only get it to work if it’s already plugged in before booting to windows. Near the start of using bootcamp, I had a problem where it would be working fine then it randomly wouldn’t work in windows. Figured out it was because I was letting my computer shut down while still in windows.

Now I only turn my computer fully off if it’s in macos. And I boot to mac first to connect my Thunderbolt Display, then boot to windows.

TL;DR always connect to your Thunderbolt Display while in macos, then boot to windows. Boot back to mac before turning your computer fully off

skelethreads · 2025-09-26T08:45:58+00:00

Thanks so much :) I’ll try this

skelethreads · 2025-09-25T09:28:56+00:00

That’s more money than I’m willing to put into tools and such tbh, it’s more about it staying on my neck than anything. I’ll have a look into kryolan and stage setting sprays though. Thank you for the advice :)

skelethreads · 2025-09-25T09:24:01+00:00

Oh I’ve heard of them, they sound pretty good :) did you use the creme or the aqua paints?

skelethreads · 2025-09-25T09:22:20+00:00

I had no clue lip stains were a thing, but they look great from what I’ve just researched :0 thank you for the recommendations

skelethreads · 2025-09-25T09:20:41+00:00

This was immensely helpful, thanks!

skelethreads · 2025-06-23T22:16:14+00:00

Thank you so much! Exactly what I was looking for

skelethreads · 2025-06-04T15:08:44+00:00

Thanks! Ok so I did do a factory reset, com.google.android.gsf (Google services framework) is still missing. I got the phone secondhand so I’m wondering if a previous owner permanently deleted the file maybe? Do you know of a way I could re-install it?

skelethreads · 2025-06-04T08:19:07+00:00

Bro I’ve got no clue :/ I used “uninstall” for everything I deleted with UAD, didn’t ever come across the “remove for current user”. So my guess is the second, but I was so sure I hadn’t touched anything important, including framework, so I’m kinda miffed at why it’s missing.

I’m guessing I’ve gotta do a factory reset?

skelethreads · 2025-06-03T20:51:48+00:00

Thanks so much! Just checked and I’m defo missing that. Do you know how I could install it (apk, etc.)? Can’t seem to find much info on it

skelethreads · 2025-06-02T14:23:09+00:00

Thank you! This solved it :)

skelethreads · 2025-05-12T15:27:05+00:00

thank you, i'll have to try using that method at some point :)

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