Help with 14.04 on 2009 Mac Mini

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On 2015-03-22 21:14, Scott Ehrlich wrote:
> Mac OS X Yosemite was slowing my Mac Mini down enough (pinwheel) that
> I elected to install Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit desktop version in place of
> Yosemite and it works a lot better now.
> 
> I also have an iPhone 4 and a reburbished older 30-pin iPad.   I am
> able to charge the iPhone fine via USB, but the iPad requires more
> current, thus I get the notorious note on the iPad that it is not
> charging.
> 
> I learn about, downloaded, and compiled ipad-charge application, but I
> soon remembered I had Ubuntu, not running on a conventional PC, but on
> a Mac.
> 
> Google searching mostly points to this app, and other posts don't seem
> to address, from what I have seen, fixing how to send enough current
> to the USB port of a 2009 Mac Mini running Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit to
> charge an iPad.
> 
> What do I need to know to make this happen?  What am I missing?
> 
> Running ipad-charge app directly in a terminal shell simply reports it
> cannot find any devices.   lspci reports Apple devices but it does not
> know what they are.
> 
> Insights and help are appreciated.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Scott - srehrlich at gmail.com

My first reaction was: this software must be a scam, how can you send 
more power over USB by software?
But after Googling a bit, it seems some people have tested it, and it 
actually works.

I found this link that may help. It says nothing about Apple hardware, 
but I don't think Linux cares too much about which hardware it is 
running on :)

http://ubuntuguide.net/how-to-charge-ipad-on-ubuntu-linux-via-usb-ports

Good luck,

Patrick