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Written by msmc101 on 2024-08-11 at 05:24

Question about installing on Intel MacBooks

https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/15264657

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Written by SatansMaggotyCumFart on 2024-08-11 at 05:34

I had to mess around with the EFI boot on my 2015 MacBook Pro.

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Written by Fonzie! on 2024-08-11 at 08:44

What did you have to change?

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Written by fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 2024-08-11 at 06:22

Macs dont support EFI booting OSes other than Mac OS properly. You either need to install a bootloader or make sure you flash drive is made in “legacy bios mode”.

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Written by Chimaeratorian@beehaw.org on 2024-08-11 at 07:28

My 2013 MacBook Pro with elementaryOS begs to differ.

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Written by Fonzie! on 2024-08-11 at 08:45

Was it installed EFI or BIOS/legacy?

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Written by Chimaeratorian@beehaw.org on 2024-08-11 at 14:42

The icon I clicked on to start the installer was an orange disk called “EFI Boot.”

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Written by Fonzie! on 2024-08-11 at 18:29

Well darn, your 2013 MacBook Pro with elementaryOS does beg to differ.

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Written by SatansMaggotyCumFart on 2024-08-12 at 00:58

Yeah I installed the bootloader.

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Written by jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world on 2024-08-11 at 06:24

Are you holding ‘Option’ down when it boots? So as to access the GNU GRUB menu?

Quick search:

-First look: Linux Mint 21 beta, on a 10 year old Mac! [24:14 | JUL 17 2022 | Veronica Explains]youtu.be/D7wOcIvWdxc&t=210

Chapters:

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Written by Chimaeratorian@beehaw.org on 2024-08-11 at 07:31

The etcher worked for me but I installed elementaryOS on a 2013. Have you verified the checksum and verified the USB works to boot any other computer you have available (your Linux desktop, maybe?)

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Written by msmc101 on 2024-08-11 at 12:10

yeah I used the same USB to install Garuda on my desktop just very recently

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Written by Chimaeratorian@beehaw.org on 2024-08-11 at 14:44

Haha I think there’s some confusion. I’m not asking if the USB is confirmed working, I’m asking if your Mint image is correctly written and can boot another machine successfully.

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Written by msmc101 on 2024-08-12 at 00:03

oh sorry, yes the mint image is working

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Written by Eugenia on 2024-08-11 at 08:58

Try another usb, different brand. It might not be the burning app, it could be the usb itself.

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Written by msmc101 on 2024-08-11 at 12:10

I’ll give this a shot, thank you

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Written by msmc101 on 2024-08-13 at 02:46

worked, thanks lol

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Written by Chimaeratorian@beehaw.org on 2024-08-11 at 14:48

This explains so much! It took me ages to get the Broadcom working correctly and even now I’m not sure how I got it to work (it sometimes goes away and I have to reboot to bring it back).

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Written by LeFantome@programming.dev on 2024-08-12 at 20:25

I have installed Linux on several Macs. Just installed EndeavourOS on a 2013 MacBook Air a couple nights ago.

As somebody else said, wait for the chime and then hold down the Option key to get presented with the USB stick as an option.

It may have to be the left Option key. In rare cases, you may need Shift-Option.

Worst case, install Legacy Core Patcher and it will show the USB even without pressing Option.

You need a version of Linux that can boot from EFI of course.

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