Eddie's Tech Notes

The Linux utility adds boot capability on devices not supported by BIOS. Download location: https://www.plop.at/en/bootmanager/download.html Reference

Open /etc/fstab for writing sudo nano /etc/fstab Add the following line to the file LABEL=NAME none ntfs rw,auto,nobrowse Unmount and attach the NTFS drive. Open the folder where it is mounted. open /Volumes Reference

Create an UEFI Live Linux USB Use Mac Linux USB Loader to turn a FAT32 USB drive to a UEFI Live Linux system. Use the same software, or the steps in this guide to build files for persistence (useful if you want to keep additional driver and software packages and custom settings after reboot). You can only create at most 4GB of persistence storage with the FAT32 USB drive. Get WiFi working To get the wifi driver working, use a thunderbolt to Ethernet adaptor to get the Mac connected to the Internet. Get the following apt packages to get the wifi device working. sudo apt-get install linux-firmware-nonfree b43-fwcutter firmware-b43-installer More information is available in this reference . The reference also contains instruction to install the driver for those who don't have the thunderbolt to Ethernet adaptor. Utilize the remaining space on the USB The remaining space on the UEFI USB Live Linux can't be used unless it is on a partition other than the one that sto...

Disable fast boot and secure boot Enable CSM