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Mac Mini 2018 "Auto Startup After Power Failure" with Linux
I bought a mac mini 2018 and I installed linux debian bookworm.
I would like to use the function "Start up automatically after a power failure" but doesn't work. I tried to usage the syntax &...
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Dual boot Ubuntu on macOS Big Sur Macbook Pro 16" 2019
I would like to install Ubuntu Desktop, 18.04 or 20.04 on my MacBook Pro 2019 16" so it would be on dual boot, but I'm having problems with it. My MBP is running Big Sur 11.5.2. Right now, I have ...
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Need access to Apple Time Machine Backup on hard drive that was booted on Ubuntu
I have a hard drive that I used for backing up an old Macbook via Time Machine (OSX Lion). I accidentally booted the external drive on my Ubuntu box which seems to have have changed the MBR.
Now ...
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Create bootable usb with mojave from UBUNTU
I have downloaded dmg file with mojave.
I got usb flash stick (8 gb). Formatted it to hfs+
Converted dmg to iso and have burned it with dd command. But my mac doesn't recognize that bootable usb. Is ...
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Is it better to dual boot Linux on PC or Mac? [closed]
I am a software engineer who is at a new company, and my boss is about to order a computer for me. I will be doing most of my work on Linux, and my experience with Linux has always been that I wipe ...
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How to repair the EFI boot configuration for OSX?
I tried to set up triple boot (OSX + Win10 + Ubuntu) on my MacBook Pro. I messed something up, because now I cannot get back into OSX.
If I start the machine, I get the grub menu, and I can get into ...
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Missing Operating System after install of ubuntu on a macbook as only os
I have installed Ubuntu on a 2009 MacBookPro (intel 64 bits) using the iso ubuntu-16.04.1-desktop-amd64.iso and unetbootin to create a live USB.
So basically, I followed the tutorial to create a usb ...
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Failing to dual boot Ubuntu and OSX
Let me preface this by saying that 1) I have little experience with EFI systems and 2) I have little experience with Apple systems.
System specs:
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011)
OSX El Capitan (...
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How to boot from a bootable ubuntu external hard drive on Mac
I have my pc hard drive which I turned into portable using hard drive cases provided in market. I then installed Ubuntu 14.04 LTS onto that hard drive. I know how to boot from that hard drive on a ...
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Windows 7 installer: Select CD-ROM boot type
I am attempting to install Windows 7 over Elementary OS (Ubuntu) on a machine that originally ran OS X. When I attempt to boot to the installer, I get the following message:
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Installed Ubuntu 14.10 on MacBook Pro (5,5) without rEFIt or rEFInd, hangs on purple screen
I recently inherited a mid 2009 13" MacBook Pro. I wanted to install Ubuntu 14.10 on the machine rather than OS X. I've previously had success with Ubuntu 13.10 on a 2006 MacBook by booting to live ...
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Boot Lubuntu on usb by reusing the boot function of an application? (in this case: DiskWarrior)
I have tried a lot of different stuff to get Lubuntu installed on my Macbook 1,1 (first Intel macbook). I just won't get a usb to boot. For the sake of comparison, it does work on my new Mac Mini (...
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Triple-boot macbook on multiple hard drives
I own a Macbook Pro thats original HDD has been replaced with a SSHD, and the optical drive removed and replaced with a second SSHD. I have OS X installed to the drive in the optical bay, and Windows ...
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Ubuntu shows only one core out of four with nolapic booting option
I have a problem similar to one in
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1084622
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1740798
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1631926
i.e. my ubuntu ...
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Cannot Boot Ubuntu on Macbook Pro
Me and my friend decided to use his Macbook Pro 3.1 (Intel Core 2 Duo A1226) as a dedicated server for personal purposes. Our main goal is to install Debian. However as you might know, installing ...
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How do you create a persistent Ubuntu USB on a Mac that will boot to a Mac or PC
Hello I have actually successfully created a Ubuntu USB using unetbootin, however it is not persistent and will not boot on a mac. If anyone has any suggestions for a different application for ...
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Using Ubuntu directly and through a VM
I'm not entirely sure if this is possible but here it goes: I need to run Ubuntu to do some development and there may be times when I'm stuck with a Windows machine or a Mac OS X machine.
My first ...
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Ubuntu live-USB does not start under MacBookAir3,1
I downloaded Ubuntu here http://www.Ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download and followed step 2 to create a bootable USB flash drive. But when I restart my MacBook Air and press 'alt' during the ...
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