Now that your system is running you might want to look into making it better, starting with this question: I now have a working system with Ubuntu 14.10 running on a Mac Mini. And after a few attempts this is what I got. Now that I had some clue of what was happening and how to fix it I went back to the terminal and set the boot order straight. Rebooted the system without the rEFInd drive connected and the computer booted into Ubuntu. Somewhat afraid I'd mess the system and have to reinstall one more time I first tested with the -n flag for boot next.Īnd set it to the ubuntu value of 0000 (this may be different on other systems). On the above paste the BootCurrent line might not match what I actually had originally, that is long lost as my terminal buffer is too small. Show_boot_order(): No such file or directory And reading through it I found what looked to be another lead. So I insisted on trying to fix the issue by tweaking the parameters for EFI/GPT/MBR/etc.Īt some point yesterday while seeking answers I came across a #! (CrunchBang) forum discussion( ). The fact that the rEFInd drive was able to boot and then load Ubuntu tipped me to think that rEFInd had something right that Grub/Ubuntu did not, yet GRUB/Ubuntu was not so messed up as not being usable. I am sure of this as I retried multiple times.Īs you may have noticed from the list of 'encantations' I attempted I do not know what I am doing. the keyboard detection fails to automatically recognize the keyboard.

sudo update-grub - same folder as beforeįor now I am only able to boot the computer if the rEFInd USB drive is connected.sudo grub-macbless /dev/sda - flashing folder with question mark.sudo grub-install /dev/sda - after reboot, goes back to flashing folder with question mark.Status: GPT partition of type 'Unknown' found, will not touch this disk. I have attempted to use gptsync to fix the issue as I remember that this solved the problem on a different mac I also own(MacBook 4,1 - early 2008). Yet having the computer depend on this external USB drive is less than ideal. If I leave this USB drive connected to the computer it will automatically boot to grub and then load Ubuntu. Using a different USB drive I have created a rEFInd drive. I can use the same USB drive and go into recovery mode. There is nothing substantial to report from the installation.Īfter finishing the installation and rebooting I am presented with the blinking image of a folder with a question mark. The computer is connected to the internet through ethernet cable. I have installed (and reinstalled multiple times) Ubuntu Server 14.10 on a Mac Mini 6,2 (late 2012).

Mac mini question mark on startup