![]() Linux /efi/boot/linux priority=low vga=normal video=efifb noefi Edit “grub.cfg” and add the following lines:.Download “linux” and “initrd.gz” files from Ubuntu netinstall: 64-bit or 32-bit. ![]() Get the helpful tarball containing EFI-compatible GRUB and unpack it into the USB stick’s root folder.Partition a USB stick with a GPT partition table, format it to FAT32 and set bootable flag (gparted is a good tool to use).While it’s possible to run 32-bit Linux in PAE mode, it’s uncool and, surprisingly, makes MacPro consume more energy, according to my Kill-o-watt. Note that MacPro 1,1 boxes, while being 64-bit, have an added challenge of EFI32 boot system. Linux doesn’t boot from the hard drive after installation.Linux hangs during boot (avoided with noefi kernel option).How to select boot device? How to keep the selection?.What are the problems? If you’re reading this, you most likely have encountered some of them: I wanted to boot from a 16GB M.2 SSD in a PCIe to M.2 adapter, so I found a way to boot in EFI. Why boot in EFI mode? Up to Ubuntu 14.04 there were +mac disc images that had let you boot in BIOS compatibility mode and worked just fine, except for one issue: 2 extra SATA ports on motherboard were disabled in non-EFI boot mode, precluding their use, e.g. UPDATE – how to make a Ubuntu 18.04.1 live USB for MacPro 1,1 It has 4 SATA bays + 2 onboard SATA ports, ECC memory, looks much better than any enterprise ECC-capable server box, and can be found pretty cheap. An Apple MacPro box, even old one, makes a nice home server. ![]()
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