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Trieforce

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Registered: 2010-12-11

Posts: 88

Macbook article is deprecated

I tried to follow it with last archlinux and archboot iso and got lot fun(it is impossible to install). I would glad to "help" to update it. Only problem that I am newbie so I would need realtime instructing.

The main problem is that I have to use compatibility mod if I want to use nvidia official drivers.

Last edited by Trieforce (2012-03-09 18:30:38)

Trieforce

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Registered: 2010-12-11

Posts: 88

Re: Macbook article is deprecated

Well to argument a little my post:
- There is no option in archlinux.iso to install grub in /dev/sda*, anymore. grub-install didn't work for me.

litemotiv

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Registered: 2008-08-01

Posts: 5,026

Re: Macbook article is deprecated

Afaik the installer now always installs the bootloader to the partition containing /boot, so the Macbook article's instructions to avoid installing to the MBR are redundant anyway.

(someone please correct me if i'm wrong)

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E3xpl0d3

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Registered: 2012-03-05

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Re: Macbook article is deprecated

We got the same issue. We solved it by installing GRUB manually using change root : https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Change_Root

wombat23

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Registered: 2011-01-14

Posts: 46

Re: Macbook article is deprecated

On Macbooks, I assume it is better to use EFI instead of BIOS, but it requires some extra work. You need a GPT instead of MBR and GRUB2 instead of legacy grub.

If you're interested, read these articles:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GPT
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/EFI
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Grub2

It worked for me. Basically before using the installer, do this:
1. set up network connection
2. install gptfdisk with pacman
3. run gdisk to create a GPT
4. first partition, make a 200MB EFI partition (set partition type accordingly), the rest according to your needs.
5. format first partition with FAT32
6. use the installer, but skip the boot loader part and uncheck grub in the package list, check grub2-efi instead
7. follow the wiki article to install grub2 to the EFI partition (you may have to chroot, i dont remeber), with a suitable grub.cfg
8. last step: insert a Mac OS X installation disk, boot it to open a Terminal and do it like this
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Gr … FI_systems

I think I could add that to the Wiki page but I don't have the time now.

Trieforce

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Registered: 2010-12-11

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Re: Macbook article is deprecated

@wombat. Installing EFI isn't this hard, but I need nvidia's blob to work.

Trieforce

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Registered: 2010-12-11

Posts: 88

Re: Macbook article is deprecated

We got the same issue. We solved it by installing GRUB manually using change root : https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Change_Root

I gave me errors. You installed it in compatibility mod?

E3xpl0d3

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Registered: 2012-03-05

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Re: Macbook article is deprecated

We got the same issue. We solved it by installing GRUB manually using change root : https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Change_Root

I gave me errors. You installed it in compatibility mod?

Yes.

cfr

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Registered: 2011-11-27

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Re: Macbook article is deprecated

Afaik the installer now always installs the bootloader to the partition containing /boot, so the Macbook article's instructions to avoid installing to the MBR are redundant anyway.

(someone please correct me if i'm wrong)

I'm not certain but I'm pretty sure this isn't correct for grub2. Maybe you're thinking of the default install with (legacy) grub?

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litemotiv

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Registered: 2008-08-01

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Re: Macbook article is deprecated

Afaik the installer now always installs the bootloader to the partition containing /boot, so the Macbook article's instructions to avoid installing to the MBR are redundant anyway.

(someone please correct me if i'm wrong)

I'm not certain but I'm pretty sure this isn't correct for grub2. Maybe you're thinking of the default install with (legacy) grub?

Yes that's certainly possible, i haven't installed grub2 yet (am probably going to one of these days to get efi-boot running).

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