Cannot boot new base Ubuntu Server 13.04 installation on Mac Mini 6, 1

Dave Woyciesjes woyciesjes at sbcglobal.net
Thu Aug 8 13:20:47 UTC 2013


On 08/08/2013 04:10 AM, Patrick Asselman wrote:
>
> Hmmm, according to this article
> http://regebro.wordpress.com/2008/11/16/installing-linux-on-a-macbook-without-os-x/
>
> Apple will only boot from a HFS+ partition. Since your Mac does not have
> one, it shows the missing boot media flashy icon thing.
>
> The only solution seems to be to create a HFS+ partition on the disk,
> with either a full OSX on it, or something smaller like rEFIt boot menu.
> The article does not clearly say if you can make it choose a default
> boot item, or if you need to make a choice every time you reboot.
>

	I don't recall where I found the instructions, but I did get 
rEFIt-0.14.dmg installed on my iMac. Mine is set for dual boot; and I 
did get it to have Ubuntu as the default OS.
	I'd have to look for the how-to I used...

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