Hey there, I’m trying to install Mint on a 2015 MacBook Pro and for some reason the laptop won’t show the USB in the boot menu when I try to access it. I’ve tried using both baleneaEtcher on both my Macbook and my Linux desktop, and ventoy on the desktop to make the drive but neither has worked.

Does anyone have experience with this era of macs and installing Linux on them?

EDIT: Changing the flash drive worked ¯_(ツ)_/¯

  • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble
    42·
    2 months ago

    Macs dont support EFI booting OSes other than Mac OS properly. You either need to install a bootloader or make sure you flash drive is made in “legacy bios mode”.

      • Fonzie!
        10·
        2 months ago

        Was it installed EFI or BIOS/legacy?

        • Chimaeratorian
          20·
          2 months ago

          The icon I clicked on to start the installer was an orange disk called “EFI Boot.”

          • Fonzie!
            20·
            2 months ago

            Well darn, your 2013 MacBook Pro with elementaryOS does beg to differ.