- #Install linux on mac mini 2007 install#
- #Install linux on mac mini 2007 software#
- #Install linux on mac mini 2007 windows#
Why doesn't every Linux story have a modded up comment about HP-UX, Solaris, Irix and others asking "why use Linux?".
#Install linux on mac mini 2007 windows#
Seriously, could someone explain to me why similar remarks about Windows aren't modded up on stories about x86 hardware? What about all the other proprietary UNIX-like operating systems in addition to OS X.
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#Install linux on mac mini 2007 software#
At minimum, software installation is easier and the apps tend to integrate better on a Linux desktop.
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OK, I setup my mid-2007 Mac Mini (model 2,1 with1.83GHz Core 2 Duo and 2x 2GB DIMM restricted to 3GB usable) and experimented with the internal CDROM drive.īoot method X: set from Tiger OSX for the system to boot from the internal optical drive.Is it such an absurd concept for you that some people might actually prefer GNU/Linux to OS X for whatever reason? You can't really get *every* Linux application installed so easily under OS X. The only upside to using the MBR partitioning scheme is that FreeBSD boots much more quickly than when previously using the GPT partitioning scheme which had a delay of around 60 seconds before the Mac Mini would find the FreeBSD boot partition.
#Install linux on mac mini 2007 install#
I'm also running FreeBSD on a couple of late-2009 Mac Minis.Īfter much trial and error I have found that it is possible to install FreeBSD 10.3-Release (I installed the non-UEFI, amd64 version - ) if you forgo the GPT partitioning scheme and instead use the MBR partitioning scheme. > bless -info -getbootĬurrent EFI boot device string is: 'IOMatchIOProviderClassIOMediaIOPropertyMatchUUID9ED183AC-6DBB-11E7-838D-002590EC6166BLLastBSDNamedisk2s1IOEFIDevicePathTypeMediaFilePathPath\EFI\BOOT\BOOTX64.EFI' > sudo bless -mount /Volumes/ESP/ -setBoot -file /Volumes/ESP/EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.EFI
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> sudo bless -mount /Volumes/ESP/ -setBoot -file /Volumes/ESP/EFI/BOOT/
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> sudo mount -t msdos /dev/disk2s1 /Volumes/ESP/ IONVRAM-DELETE-PROPERTY='efi-boot-kernelcache'Ĭurrent EFI boot device string is: 'IOMatchIOProviderClassIOMediaIOPropertyMatchUUID9ED183AC-6DBB-11E7-838D-002590EC6166BLLastBSDNamedisk2s1' Preferred system partition found: disk0s1Ģ : = ( > sudo bless -device /dev/disk2s1 -setBoot -verbose > bless -info -getboot -verboseĬurrent EFI boot device string is: 'IOMatchIOProviderClassIOMediaIOPropertyMatchUUIDF845B1F7-CD84-4936-8850-3D9E070E7145BLLastBSDNamedisk1s1'īoot option is 8BE4DF61-93CA-11D2-AA0D-00E098032B8C:Boot0080