Hey there, I’m trying to install Mint on a 2015 MacBook Pro and for some reason the laptop won’t show the USB in the boot menu when I try to access it. I’ve tried using both baleneaEtcher on both my Macbook and my Linux desktop, and ventoy on the desktop to make the drive but neither has worked.

Does anyone have experience with this era of macs and installing Linux on them?

EDIT: Changing the flash drive worked ¯_(ツ)_/¯

  • jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Are you holding ‘Option’ down when it boots? So as to access the GNU GRUB menu?

    Quick search:

    Chapters:

    1. 00:00 Intro
    2. 00:26 Why use Linux Mint?
    3. 03:29 Booting from, and playing with, the live USB
    4. 06:51 Release notes and installing Linux Mint
    5. 09:50 First impressions of the new Linux Mint install
    6. 10:56 Walking through the “First Steps” guide
    7. 14:45 Updating for the first time and playing with the Panel
    8. 15:53 System settings in Linux Mint
    9. 16:32 Software Manager and installing OBS from Flatpak
    10. 18:21 Customizing the Panel (taskbar)
    11. 19:52 Trying OBS from the Flatpak, testing the camera
    12. 20:24 Other applications shipped with Linux Mint
    13. 22:56 Parting thoughts

    Edit: added below

    Another quick search:

    • Noob Guide to Installing Linux Mint on 2014 MacBook Air [07:47 | FEB 05 2024 | jailbrayk]

    This process should work on any Intel Mac pre 2018 (without T2 security chip & secure boot). Thanks for the suggestion to install Linux on this old MacBook Air! It has brought new life to this old computer and I am really enjoying getting to know Linux, as I have never really used Linux in this capacity. Let me know if you would like a more in depth video of how I set up my Linux environment!

  • Chimaeratorian@beehaw.org
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    3 months ago

    The etcher worked for me but I installed elementaryOS on a 2013. Have you verified the checksum and verified the USB works to boot any other computer you have available (your Linux desktop, maybe?)

      • Chimaeratorian@beehaw.org
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        3 months ago

        Haha I think there’s some confusion. I’m not asking if the USB is confirmed working, I’m asking if your Mint image is correctly written and can boot another machine successfully.

  • Eugenia@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Try another usb, different brand. It might not be the burning app, it could be the usb itself. Also, try different ports of usb. Finally, have an ethernet usb adapter, if your laptop doesn’t have an ethernet port, because you will need that to install the wifi driver, which is not included by default on linux, because it’s not a Free driver.

    • Chimaeratorian@beehaw.org
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      3 months ago

      This explains so much! It took me ages to get the Broadcom working correctly and even now I’m not sure how I got it to work (it sometimes goes away and I have to reboot to bring it back).

  • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 months ago

    Macs dont support EFI booting OSes other than Mac OS properly. You either need to install a bootloader or make sure you flash drive is made in “legacy bios mode”.