Timeline for How can I triple boot MacOS Catalina , Ubuntu 18.04, and Windows 10
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| Jan 25, 2023 at 12:13 | comment | added | David Anderson | I do not know of Linux command to create the label files. | |
| Jan 25, 2023 at 11:53 | comment | added | csskevin |
Thanks for your tutorial, that's amazing. I have decided to make a dual boot with Linux and Windows only, however I fail at the optional part labeling the linux efi from "EFI Boot" to "Ubuntu". bless seems to be only an osx specific tool. Is there an equivalent command to bless --folder /Volumes/EFI2/EFI/BOOT --label "Ubuntu" for linux?
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| Sep 6, 2020 at 14:39 | comment | added | therobyouknow | I've edited the text referred to in my previous comment myself and this has been approved by jaume - thank you. I'm looking forward to trying out this guide myself thank you for writing it, David Anderson! | |
| S Sep 6, 2020 at 11:29 | history | edited | jaume | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
clearer formatting of commands in steps 15, 16 and noting the UUID values as an example - see also my comment https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/375371/how-can-i-triple-boot-macos-catalina-ubuntu-18-04-and-windows-10/375863#comment555215_375863
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| S Sep 6, 2020 at 11:29 | history | suggested | therobyouknow | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
clearer formatting of commands in steps 15, 16 and noting the UUID values as an example - see also my comment https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/375371/how-can-i-triple-boot-macos-catalina-ubuntu-18-04-and-windows-10/375863#comment555215_375863
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| Sep 6, 2020 at 0:23 | comment | added | therobyouknow | @DavidAnderson for steps 15 and 16 please could the commands be separated out onto separate lines. At the moment several commands are all on one line. For step 15 I'm almost certain of where one command ends and the next starts. For step 16 it's harder to tell. Also in 16 there is mention of "get the UUID" - does one of the commands mentioned do this or is "get the UUID" and instruction for me to get it and if so where do I use it in the command? Thankyou for your help. | |
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| May 31, 2020 at 17:36 | comment | added | japhwil | So I finally figured it out! What's key is to install Ubuntu without GRUB and then install rEFInd as a boot manager. I collected my findings here: askubuntu.com/a/1245535/1075751 | |
| May 31, 2020 at 14:20 | comment | added | japhwil | Thank you @DavidAnderson! I'll have a look at the question you linked. | |
| May 31, 2020 at 14:14 | comment | added | David Anderson | @japhwil: AFAIK there is no driver available that can be used to install Ubuntu on the internal drive of a 2018 Mac mini. You probably should post a new question here at Ask Different or at Ask Ubuntu. I should point out that your question has already been asked. See Install ubuntu 18.04 on mac mini 2018. | |
| May 30, 2020 at 22:09 | comment | added | japhwil | I also gave Boot Repair in Ununtu a go which also failed on me with an error and generated this report: paste.ubuntu.com/p/S9sB4HgTn6 | |
| May 30, 2020 at 22:07 | comment | added | japhwil | This is the best tutorial on this topic I’ve seen so far, but I still didn’t have any luck (I’m actually just trying to install Ubuntu and don’t need Windows). It’s always the same error for me: the installation works fine until „Executing 'grub-install /dev/nvme0n1' failed - This is a fatal error“. I‘m working on a 2018 Mac mini, I’ve tried the internal and external drives, with and without rEFInd and with Ubuntu versions 18, 19 and 20. I’ve used Etcher and Unetbootin for the boot sticks. I’m really getting quite desperate now and would be super grateful if you could help! | |
| May 7, 2020 at 15:08 | comment | added | netsurfer38 | In the end I simply re-installed Catalina on its partition, via the Recovery Option, Cmd+R (The original OS the mac shipped with was Yosemite, which was immediately upgraded, after Yosemite was re-installed via the recovery option). End result was that the StartUp Disk was renamed, without any further intervention, to Apple. | |
| May 7, 2020 at 9:48 | comment | added | netsurfer38 | Had great success following this guide using Ubuntu 20.04 together with the other two OS's. Have one question - is there a way to change the name of my Apple Start Up Disk (shows as "Untitled" when pressing the Option Key on start). The other two StartUp disks show as "Linux" and "Windows'. Have tried various suggestions on other forums without success. | |
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| Jan 1, 2020 at 10:12 | comment | added | therobyouknow | In that sub-question, I've suggested a possible lead to explore: "instead of step 6 moving the Windows EFI folders to stop GRUB altering it, make a copy to restore back at end of steps, instead. My theory is that macOS bootmanager doesn't find Windows on a subsequent reboot after I did step 6, it adjusts itself to ignore it. By having the original there, it wont do that - AND - at the end we can restore the copy, overwriting what GRUB did. I haven't tried this yet." | |
| Jan 1, 2020 at 10:11 | comment | added | therobyouknow | Yes +1 @DavidAnderson happy to chat - I've added my sub-question as a separate question here: apple.stackexchange.com/questions/378754/… | |
| Jan 1, 2020 at 3:46 | comment | added | David Anderson | Let us continue this discussion in chat. | |
| Jan 1, 2020 at 3:30 | comment | added | David Anderson | @therobyouknow: Happy New Year to you also. | |
| Jan 1, 2020 at 3:21 | comment | added | David Anderson | If you find solutions to problems with respect to this answer, then I hope you will either update this answer or post your own answer. You can copy from my answer if you wish. (This includes the entire answer, if you want, as a starting point.) Also, users have posted a new question about an answer to a existing question. You may choose to do this if you can not fully explain your problem through a comment. | |
| Jan 1, 2020 at 3:12 | comment | added | David Anderson |
The software used in step 10 does not necessarily keep the GPT entries in ascending order. The instructions attempt to accomplish this through the use of temporary dummy partitions. The comment about Windows not booting in step 15 is to vague for me to provide a good answer. Perhaps, the BCD needs to be rebuilt by using bootrec. Step 17 is in response to the move of Ubuntu boot files done in step 15, which occurs after booting Ubuntu in step 14.
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| Jan 1, 2020 at 1:39 | comment | added | therobyouknow |
Finally from me, in Step #17 why does the UUID have to be changed if Ubuntu can already be found when doing step #14. My /devs are prefixed nvm not sda. After doing all steps Ubuntu drive option missing, as well as Windows boot option not booting as mentioned in previous comment. Thank you for reading and Happy New Year!
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| Jan 1, 2020 at 1:38 | comment | added | therobyouknow | In step #15, after renaming the Window EFI folder back to how it was, my Mac will now longer boot into Windows, but can't see why this would be, if it is exactly the same as originally. | |
| Jan 1, 2020 at 1:38 | comment | added | therobyouknow | I have a few questions: In the Installing Ubuntu section, step #2, why are 2 DUMMY partitions being created when both are being deleted in step #10 ? (is this because of the ordering requirement you mentioned in step #2). | |
| Dec 21, 2019 at 0:36 | comment | added | David Anderson |
I would need you to post the output from the command blkid. You could try to post this output as a comment. Or, you could create a question where you refer to this question and add the output there.
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| Dec 20, 2019 at 18:51 | comment | added | Russ Bradberry | Great write-up! I am having one area where I'm stumbling a bit, on step #6 in the Ubuntu setup, it is not allowing me to mount the EFI device. It says the device is either mounted (it isn't) or in use. Any pointers you can give here? | |
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| Nov 23, 2019 at 6:11 | history | answered | David Anderson | CC BY-SA 4.0 |