Is it possible to run arch on the mac pro?

archfan · 2010-01-31 20:45:27

Hi everyone,

I have tried burning both x86_64 Core ISOs and x86_64 ISOLINUX ISO, and booting into them on my mac pro (not macbook pro) but all I get is a blank screen! So I don't know what I should try to do, or if I should just give up.

please tell me if anyone has some ideas that are related! thanks

archfan · 2010-01-31 21:53:03

(I think the problem might be because of the particular sort of CD drive I have, and I'll have to try with a USB drive to check that)

lilsirecho · 2010-01-31 23:13:48

Give ArchBang Live CD a try........

devadittya · 2010-02-01 03:23:45

May sound like a rhetoric, but have you gone through this link? : http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/MacBook

archfan · 2010-02-02 18:14:56

I could not get anywhere with USB waste of money (so far)
I'll try ArchBang Live CD then, and I have seen the http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/MacBook and it is quite good but I am not completely sure what parts of it do and don't apply to me (since I have a Mac Pro rather than a MacBook).

archfan · 2010-02-28 01:56:44

thanks for your idea but I still have not succeeded, would be nice to know if anyone has on the same hardware as me: And how?

Allan · 2010-02-28 02:00:15

archfan wrote:

I could not get anywhere with USB waste of money (so far)
I'll try ArchBang Live CD then, and I have seen the http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/MacBook and it is quite good but I am not completely sure what parts of it do and don't apply to me (since I have a Mac Pro rather than a MacBook).

It essentially all applies to the Macbook Pro too. There is also a big thread on the forums somewhere about this.

archfan · 2010-03-01 21:26:06

Allan wrote:

archfan wrote:
I could not get anywhere with USB waste of money (so far)
I'll try ArchBang Live CD then, and I have seen the http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/MacBook and it is quite good but I am not completely sure what parts of it do and don't apply to me (since I have a Mac Pro rather than a MacBook).
It essentially all applies to the Macbook Pro too. There is also a big thread on the forums somewhere about this.

I don't have a macbook pro I have a mac pro.

cesura · 2010-03-02 03:56:52

archfan wrote:

Allan wrote:
archfan wrote:
I could not get anywhere with USB waste of money (so far)
I'll try ArchBang Live CD then, and I have seen the http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/MacBook and it is quite good but I am not completely sure what parts of it do and don't apply to me (since I have a Mac Pro rather than a MacBook).
It essentially all applies to the Macbook Pro too. There is also a big thread on the forums somewhere about this.
I don't have a macbook pro I have a mac pro.

The guide should still pretty much be relevant for a Mac Pro, even though I don't actually have first-hand experience.

halfloaf · 2010-05-30 14:30:59

I've got a 2008 dual quad core Mac Pro with 8800GT. Arch boots and runs fine on mine.

How are you trying to boot the CD?

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#1 2010-01-31 20:45:27

Is it possible to run arch on the mac pro?

#2 2010-01-31 21:53:03

Re: Is it possible to run arch on the mac pro?

#3 2010-01-31 23:13:48

Re: Is it possible to run arch on the mac pro?

#4 2010-02-01 03:23:45

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#5 2010-02-02 18:14:56

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#6 2010-02-28 01:56:44

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#9 2010-03-02 03:56:52

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#10 2010-05-30 14:30:59

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