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1. CREATE BOOTABLE USB INSTALLER FOR MAC WITH RUFUS WINDOWS HOW TO
2. CREATE BOOTABLE USB INSTALLER FOR MAC WITH RUFUS WINDOWS INSTALL

"refind.exe" download from a webbrowser internet explorer, firefox etcġ0) 1st window exporer ("EFI" partition disk)

CREATE BOOTABLE USB INSTALLER FOR MAC WITH RUFUS WINDOWS INSTALL

If you want to install Windows on your Mac or reinstall and older version of macOS on your Mac, creating a bootable USB allows you to do so even if you don’t have the original installation disk.

"diskutil mount disk0s1" (to mount the EFI partion)ĥ) 1st window explorer Rufus for Mac does not exist but there are some great alternatives to Rufus on Mac to create a bootable USB drive. "diskutil list" (to find the "EFI" partion its about 200mb roughly) Select "CHANGE" partition 2 4gb to file swap format. Select "CHANGE" partition 1 22gb to file ex4 format, partion and mount point IMPORTANT: ģ) INSERT USB WIFI DONGLE during install. I strongly suggest using Etcher to write it to the USB stick. The serial image is for a serial console, connected to a laptop with a serial cable for example. The VGA image is for a direct attached keyboard/monitor. Restart + then select efi (mint usb install) The pfSense ISO file will not write to a USB drive you must use the memstick image. rufus, universal usb installer etcġ partition 22gb called LINUX as MSDOS FAT Ģ partition 4gb SWAP as MSDOS FAT I didn't get it right the first time, so to make a long story short, here is what the final partitioning that worked looks like:ġ) create Live mint USB install, use any installer e.g. Chose to do manual partitioning (an option named "something else" if I recall correctly). Asked to wipe everything and install, then got an error informing automatic partitioning wouldn't be able to install the bootloader. I downloaded live DVD, booted into it then selected Install Linux Mint. I originally experimented with Mint 14 XFCE due to limited RAM (1Gb) but after upgrading to 4Gb decided to go Mint 15 MATE. My Mac mini model is A1283 (), YMMV if you have a different model.ĭistro was Linux Mint 15 MATE 64bit. decided to reclaim all the HD for use in /home. I decided to make my mac mini Linux olny after installing in dual boot and then spending a few months without using Max OS X. If you want to dual boot OS X and Linux Mint there are other tutorials out there that work, normally involving Boot Camp and rEFIt or rEFInd. So basically installing Ubuntu on dual boot on my Mac screwed up everything, made OS X non.

CREATE BOOTABLE USB INSTALLER FOR MAC WITH RUFUS WINDOWS HOW TO

After going through a painful process to convert my Mac mini to a Linux only machine I decided to post how to do it.ĪTTENTION: this is for people wanting to install Linux Mint 15 on a Mac Mini to become Linux only in SINGLE boot, without any Mac OS X alongside it. What should i do from make bootable usb ubuntu mate Post.