Questions tagged [grub]
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Dual-Boot MacBook Pro 2015 stuck loading into GNU GRUB version 2.04
a while ago I decided to dual boot Ubuntu onto my Macbook but recently decided to remove the partition. This has caused the Mac to only boot into GNU GRUB version 2.04.
While I know internet recovery ...
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Macbook Pro x86_64 Triple-Boot: How can I fix EFI boot and Startup Manager
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I successfully created a triple-boot on my 2015 MBP with macOS (Big Sur), Ubuntu 22.0.1, and Windows 10. I can boot into any of the 3 successfully, however, the Startup Manager does not show ...
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I installed Xubuntu without installing rEFind. Is it safe to remove the linux partition at this point?
This is continuation from my previous question "I removed the rEFInd and rEFIt boot managers and now I've lost Windows Bootcamp from the Mac Startup Manager", where I now can boot Windows ...
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Dual boot mac with ubuntu boots from refind into grub instead of ubuntu
Here is what I have done so far:
I wanted to dual-boot my mac with ubuntu. I did this following the classic guides, except instead of clicking on the installer I opened it with the command "...
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What is necessary to boot Linux on a Mac?
I've seen some various guides online about different ways to boot Ubuntu from an SD card or a USB stick. They have some variation with regards to making it always boot from the external memory or ...
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move grub from sd-card to win partition?
i'm not the first one with this kind of problem, but my specific nuance, i did not yet encounter: i have a 2014 macbook pro with os x plus a windows 10 bootcamp partition. now i wanted to have a look ...
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Dual boot (old model) MacBookPro9,2 running new macOS (APFS) without rEFInd
Is it even possible to dual boot macOS without using rEFInd? In my system, I have a EFI, APFS and Ext4 partitions storing ESP, macOS (either Mojave or Sierra) and Debian. I used to be able to dual-...
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Remove GRUB from macOS Catalina
So I installed Ubuntu on an external disk via my MacBook Pro 2016 with a USB flash. Now whenever I try installing another Linux distro such as Pop_OS I see the GRUB loader complaining about a bunch of ...
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MacBook Boots into GNU Grub after installing ElementaryOS on external Hard drive
I have an external SSD (240GB) which I wanted to partition in order to install a portable version of Linux on it and have the option of running it from any Computer.
When I plug the SSD in and start ...
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MBP Not Booting After Attempted Deletion of Ubuntu Partition
I have a MBP (late 2011 I believe, running 10.12) that I had setup to run macOS and Ubuntu. I am using rEFId. I don't use Ubuntu much so I went to delete the partition last night. When I did that, ...
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*Complete* recipe for installing single-boot Linux
What is a complete recipe for installing a modern (18/20/22) single-boot Ubuntu LTS on a Mac (Mac Mini, iMac, MacBook, ...)?
My objective from selecting Ubuntu is to have a local Linux machine that ...
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Can't access Recovery Mode (2011 Mac Mini)
I was gifted a 2011 Mac Mini and I decided to try and get the thing up and running with a recent enough version of MacOS. When I turned the thing on, I was greeted with a fast boot to grub, indicating ...
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Ubuntu not booting after cloning (OSX and Kali)
the task was too simple - I had a 256gb ssd with OSX (apfs) and Kali (osx booted with Alt pressing and Kali booting on default - I suspect GRUB was operating). I think there was a problem after ...
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Partition Type: FFFFFFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFFFFFFFFFF on Macbook Air; gpt add error
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I recently installed Kali Linux onto my MacBook Air 2015, and shortly after, realized that I needed to install Refind to get the full functionality. I deleted the partition, which is 20 Gb, ...
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Unwanted GRUB on macOS High Sierra
While installing Linux Mint 19 to a USB, I managed to get GRUB installed on my Mac hard drive. I can still boot to the macOS if I hold the Option key down.
How can I remove GRUB and revert my Mac ...
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how to eject a DVD from a MacBook?
On an older Macbook from 2008 the DVD is stuck in the tray. Unfortunately, GRUB isn't booting properly so there's no OS.
How can I eject the disk? It's a slot loaded disk, so no button or tray.
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Broken MacBook boots grub
I had installed a Ubuntu partition on my Mac, but last night the keyboard broke, so I was trying to reinstall Mac OS from the recovery mode and accidentally wrongly deleted all the partitions my Mac ...
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Grub2 Reboot ISO - Similar process for Mac OS Bootloader
I'd like to add a menu entry to the MAC OS Bootloader for a Linux ISO that resides on the harddrive. I am not looking to install a 3rd party bootloader, but do this with the bootloader MAC uses by ...
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Dual boot: I cannot boot in OS-X, after installing Linux (Debian)
After swapping the DVD drive with an SSD, I installed Debian Linux on it. I left the original SSD with OS-X untouched.
After a reboot, OS-X (El Capitan) started.
After another reboot, pressing ...
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Triple Boot Mac OS Sierra, Windows 10, Kali Linux 2.0 On A Macbook Pro
I have successfully dual booted both Window and Mac OS as well as Kali and Mac OS. The problem is installing Kali once I have dual boot Windows and Mac OS. I have tried several tutorials, and the one ...
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MacBook Pro : Dual-boot
I need to dual boot on CleanOS on a MacBook Pro
I installed ClearOS but at the boot I only boot on the Grub, when Command key is pressed I also have OSX
I tried to install rEFIt, but without success,...
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rEFInd does not show macOS boot icon
I have a MacBook Pro 15" late 2015, on whom I created two partitions on the main SSD, on one there is the macOS, and on the other I installed Linux Mint. As boot manager I installed rEFInd.
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Grub on Mac via EFI (Linux: /dev/sda1 Darwin: /dev/disk0s1) (MacBook Pro Early 2011 if it matters)
I installed Debian Jessie 8.5 on my MacBook Pro over my old Bootcamp partition (Windows 8.1). I deleted the bootcamp partition with the partition manager in the Debian Installer and created two new ...
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To Rescue Nonbooting OS X with Grub?
I had Refind bootloader in Macbook Air 2013-mid. My disk has OSX and broken Ubuntu. Ubuntu messed up my bootloader such that it starts only.
I cannot go to grub/refind by pressing ALT, ALT-R, ...
My ...
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refind : No bootable device (Mac and linux)
I just make dual boot on my macbook pro with linux fedora. when I enter linux on refind menu, it says "no bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key".
I know this question has been ...
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GRUB 2 error – "fb: switching to radeondrmfb from EFI VGA"
Whenever I try to boot Arch, Mint or Debian Linux from a USB stick using GRUB 2 on my Mac with compatibility mode, it freezes on this error (given in the question title).
I've tried every available, ...
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Broke Boot Camp while trying to get a triple boot
I'm running Yosemite, up-to-date on a mid-2012 MacBook Pro. I removed the optical drive, moved my internal HDD to its location and placed a new SSD in the original HDD's location. This has been great ...
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GRUB overwritten Refind/Mac bootloader - Unable to boot
Getting desperate here, need some help
background:
I have a late 2012 imac, running OS X 10.10
Also i had Xubuntu & OpenSuse running as secondary OSs
I was using refind & everything was ...
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Dual boot Ubuntu 14.04 on a MacBook Pro
so after a few hours of Google searching and too many headaches with a broken GPT, I've turned here.
I have a 2012 MacBook Pro (9,2) that I want to dualboot OS X 10.9 and Ubuntu 14.04 on. I've read ...
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Replacing OS X with Linux or Unix, and making the switch to Tiling Window Managers
I have a Macbook Pro 8,2 and really want to make the switch to something a little less stubborn and a little more flexible than the proprietary Mac OS X. I am a bit frustrated with MacPorts lately and ...
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Ubuntu on Mac (dual-boot). Where do I install GRUB?
When installing Ubuntu, I choose to install GRUB on a partition other than:
/dev/sda i.e. /dev/disk0
as this is stated in various tutorials.
However, this way I end up with the error message: ...
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