Install Linux Lite on Macbook

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If you have AMD graphics card, and you just can't boot to a desktop, this is the best I can offer:

Press E at Grub, do:

Look for the line set gfxpayload=keep. Once you’ve found it, type the following lines underneath to disable the AMD graphics card:

outb 0x728 1
outb 0x710 2
outb 0x740 2
outb 0x750 0

Next find the kernel line and after “quiet splash” add the following:

i915.lvds_channel_mode=2 i915.modeset=1 i915.lvds_use_ssc=0

F10 to boot.


Disable AMD graphics card permanently:

sudo leafpad /etc/default/grub

when the file opens search for the line:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=“quiet splash“

and change it to:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash i915.lvds_channel_mode=2 i915.modeset=1 i915.lvds_use_ssc=0"

sudo leafpad /etc/grub.d/10_linux

when the file opens find the line:

echo "  insmod gzio" | sed "s/^/$submenu_indentation/"

And place the following immediately before this line:

echo "  outb 0x728 1" | sed "s/^/$submenu_indentation/"
echo "  outb 0x710 2" | sed "s/^/$submenu_indentation/"
echo "  outb 0x740 2" | sed "s/^/$submenu_indentation/"
echo "  outb 0x750 0" | sed "s/^/$submenu_indentation/"

sudo update-grub

Thanks for the tips. I did have to use nomodeset when I installed AntiX...

So - on Rufus, I needed to select NTFS (default was Fat32). The mac sees the drive - I can select it from the boot menu, but nothing happens. I select it, hit enter - nothing.

I tried using Etcher, and the mac doesn't even see the drive.