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Dec 21, 2013 · Apply and shutdown. 3. Boot from LinuxMint DVD by pressing option key and power on. Install LinuxMint as usual. Everything seems to be working fine (including wireless on MAC Mini) I also successfully installed Centos 6.5 following the steps above. I have no doubt clean Windows 7 or 8 install would also work (you may need the drivers from ...
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Feb 26, 2007 · Download the Ubuntu .iso from the website. Burn a CD from the .iso file using Disk Utility. Boot from the Tiger DVD and partition the HDD into 2 volumes, one marked as 'Free Space'. Install Mac OS X in the HFS+ volume. Boot from …
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Jun 11, 2019 · If so you can use Disk Utility and wipe the partition and format the drive as Mac OS Extended (journaled) then close Disk Utility and select Reinstall OS X from the main Internet Recovery Menu. If you erased the whole drive, then the local Recovery Partition is gone. If you never installed OSX 10.12.4+, then Internet Recovery Mode is not an option.
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Sep 1, 2021 · Level 1. 10 points. Mac Mini 2011 will not boot from USB stick. I have prepared several USB 2.0 sticks with bootable images for Centos 7 and 8. I have tried different ports and thumb drives. When I hold down "alt" key and start the Mac Mini I can see the USB stick and it says EFI Boot. All is normal.
How can I install Linux on my M3 Pro MacBook Pro? - Apple …
Jan 16, 2024 · An M3 Mac is using a customized ARM CPU, so the page you linked will not work at all for an M-series Mac. The only real Linux distribution available for M-Series Macs is the released Asahi Fedora Remix which I previously mentioned.
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Oct 19, 2021 · 2009 mac mini: gray blank screen; boot commands not working This old mac mini (Intel Core 2 Duo model, pretty sure it has 8GB RAM) has been good to me, but is super slow now and the disc drive hasn't worked for years. I thought I'd try and convert it over to a basic linux box and get another couple of good years out of it.
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Apr 27, 2024 · Linux, of course is connected to the Mac’s Ethernet port, Windows is on the same WiFi network as the Mac and both machines can use the Mac’s mouse and keyboard so both Windows and Linux are “talking” to the Mac. For some reason MacOS is just “giving away” its internet connection rather than “sharing” it. (1)
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Mar 15, 2022 · Hi, It is a Mac Mini Late 2014 Intel i5. It has latest Monterey OS and was running fine with that for weeks. I have tried all the suggested.. Hold down command + S + P + R. Hold down Command + Opt + P. Hold down Opt and start Mac. The only one that produces a screen is the following but then the commands after that just show file not found errors.
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Dec 10, 2022 · If all you see is a solid gray screen when trying to Option Boot the Mini to access the Apple boot picker menu options, then you have some sort of hardware issue with the Mini. Try disconnecting all unnecessary external devices in case one of them is causing a problem. woodmeister50. Level 7. 20,395 points.
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Jul 1, 2012 · Not sure about the Mini, or Mac's in general, but with some Win PCs I've worked on if a drive fails it stop the whole system from booting. The failed drive locks up the BIOS and could be similar with the Mac EFI. So try removing the internal drive and then try booting to an external drive that has OS X on it. cantelli Author.