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#1 2015-05-30 23:59:39
- whitebrice
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[SOLVED] Setting default boot partition on Macbook Pro w/ no dual boot
I'm trying to install Arch on a new Macbook Pro 13", but I fear I've become somewhat confused by all the instructions in the wiki.
I have no interest in dual booting, so I left the mac's existing boot and recovery partitions alone and set up a new filesystem and boot partition. I installed rEFInd on the new boot partition and ran refind-install successfully. Installing Arch seemed to go perfectly as well.
My issue is that when I reboot the computer, it still tries to boot from the original boot partition, which fails because OS X is no longer installed. Does anyone have anyone idea how I boot from the rEFInd partition instead?
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#2 2015-05-31 00:01:54
- Head_on_a_Stick
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Re: [SOLVED] Setting default boot partition on Macbook Pro w/ no dual boot
Remove the original boot partition.
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#3 2015-05-31 04:30:44
- whitebrice
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Re: [SOLVED] Setting default boot partition on Macbook Pro w/ no dual boot
Thanks for the quick reply. I tried deleting the original boot partition, but I still had my problem. I ended up wiping all the existing partitions and trying again with gummiboot instead of rEFInd. It works now.
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