Balenaetcher linux mint mac os x#

My memory is fuzzy, but I think the way I 'installed' on the SSD was by making a clone of the old spinner drive using Foxclone, then replacing it with the SSD and using the clone to restore Mint. Linux works so well on old macbooks that I upped the ram to the 4GB max and installed an SSD on mine.

I also reset the PRAM before plugging in the usb and booting the install, but can't say that makes any difference and can't see why it would. I've since used it to install Mint on a couple of different white macbooks. The way I eventually solved that problem was to install the latest balena etcher on a 2015 macbook air and then burning the iso to a bootable usb stick. Balena Etcher wouldn't run on Snow Leopard because it was too old. I ran into the same problem when I installed Mint on a 2008 core2 duo macbook. Therefore I decided to post this topic here and hope it is ok. I normally only deal with Linux and would not like to register at a Mac Forum only to post this single question.

Balenaetcher linux mint mac os x#

It would be a pitty not to use the macbook any more but under the old Mac OS X it is practically impossible.Ĭan somebody help? Are there another ways to create a bootable USB stick containing an LM ISO?ĭisclaimer: I now this is a Linux Mint Forum, and I have a problem on a Mac. I have the impression, that balenaetcher does not create the right bootable USB drive because it is neither recognised at the iMAC, which normally functions ok. There, the boot drive and a recovery drive are presented, but not the USB drive. The USB stick is not recognised at the MacBook at any time, either not at book time when pressing the “alt” key after the gong.

I have been trying to install Linux Mint 20.3 64 bit Cinnamon on a Macbook running Mac OS X Version 10.7.5Īfter formating the USB stick on a iMac running macOS Sierra 10.13.6 I used balenaetcher (also running on the iMac) to create a bootable USB stick.