Hi Folks,

Thanks in advance to those who read this email to help me out!

I'm super excited to try out Fedora 34 - please note that this is my first time installing Linux. I'm eager to get things working but I've run into a roadblock that I'm having tremendous difficulty figuring out. Please let me know if you can help.

System Specs:
- Mac Mini 2018
- macOS Big Sur Version 11.3.1
- Note: I replaced the original Mac Mini RAM with 32GB of Crucial RAM

Installing Fedora:
- I obtained a USB stick from my local Walgreens (16GB Infinitiv)
- I downloaded the Fedora Media Writer, & proceeded to follow the instructions to write Fedora 34 to the USB
- I also disabled secure boot & enabled the ability to boot from an external USB

The problem:
- When I restart my computer holding the options key, I see an orange option titled "EFI Boot"
- When I click it, everything immediately becomes black and it's very clear that the Mac is restarting
- When it restarts, it mentions that "A problem occurred that necessitated the reboot"
- I've attached the full Kernel panic log to this email

Some details from the Kernel Panic Log:
- caused_by: "macos"
- "os_version": "Bridge OS 5.3"

"kernel" : "Darwin Kernel Version 20.4.0: Thu Mar  4 23:34:36 PST 2021; root:xnu-7195.101.1~1\/RELEASE_ARM64_T8010",

- "macOSPanicString" : "panic(EFI): Exception 6 occurred: Invalid Opcode\r\n\n

- EFI Version:  1554.100.64.0.0


Thanks again for your input. I'd love to buy coffee, beer, or whatever you prefer if you can help me out.


Looking forward to hearing from you!


Best,

Jorge


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Jorge Castello
Phone: (323) 775-7523