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 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071H38422/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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
On Tue, 18 May 2021 at 00:20, Jorge Castello jorgio.castello@gmail.com wrote:
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
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071H38422/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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
https://www.lifewire.com/dual-boot-linux-and-mac-os-4125733 recommends rEFInd: https://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/, which has been updated for Big Sur. Note that Big Sur has a new pre-boot mechanism, so what worked for dual boot on older systems may need revisions for your use case. I have used rEFInd many times, but don't have recent hardware.
Note that Arch Linux often has the best linux documentation. You may find https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Unified_Extensible_Firmware_Interface useful.
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George N. White III -
Jorge Castello