Install mx linux on a mac mini 2014 ? [Solved]
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Install mx linux on a mac mini 2014 ? [Solved]
Hello does anyone know of an easy way of installing mx linux on a mc mini 2014 please?
I did manage it once but I had no network.
Thank you.
I did manage it once but I had no network.
Thank you.
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Re: Install mx linux on a mac mini 2014 ?
Did you have a network while running live?
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Re: Install mx linux on a mac mini 2014 ?
You can try everything on live session first.
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Re: Install mx linux on a mac mini 2014 ?
I will try on live
Thank you.
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Re: Install mx linux on a mac mini 2014 ?
I got a network connection and when I tried to install it I got this message?
Test indicate it will have a higher than average failure rate in near future,.
Test indicate it will have a higher than average failure rate in near future,.
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Re: Install mx linux on a mac mini 2014 ?
I was copying the message and it just carried on installing?
Thank you
Thank you
Re: Install mx linux on a mac mini 2014 ?
This message is referring to your spinning rust HDD's SMART data which is stored in the drives firmware. Your drive has fault codes referring to surface imperfections and/or platter damages. Our installer checks for potentially damaged drives that are selected for installation. If the drives SMART data has markers showing faults that could lead to failure, the message you saw is provided to warn of the increased possibility of either a failed install, or potential data loss.geordiejohn wrote: ↑Sat Jan 28, 2023 12:27 pm Test indicate it will have a higher than average failure rate in near future,.
If it were me, I'd be quick smart tossing that old spinning rust drive out and replacing it with a fast SSD, nobody ever regretted the immense speed improvements achieved with SSD
As for your network, sometimes it is necessary to get the exact fault from the boot logs, then download the required firmware blobs and have them available for insertion prior to installation. Anything you add while running live prior to installation will be carried into the installed product.
You can find the errors by booting live, firing up a terminal and "grepping" the content out of dmesg. The following will save all lines from dmesg that contain the string "error" into a text file in the demo users home.
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dmesg |grep error > dm-errors.txt
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dmesg |grep error > ~./Live-usb-storage/dm-errors.txt
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Re: Install mx linux on a mac mini 2014 ?
Thank you.
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Re: Install mx linux on a mac mini 2014 ?
I have mx on my mac mini now and my old laptop.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Re: Install mx linux on a mac mini 2014 ?
@geordiejohn That's great, so please click that check mark to tell others that this is solved. Thanks.
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