Create bootable hfs+ partition for macbook
I've installed Debian testing on a Macbook Pro (mid 2014) without keeping OS X on the internal SSD. I've used the following GPT partition layout:
- HFS+
- EFI on /boot/efi
- BTRFS on /
- SWAP on swap
I've heard that the Apple implementation of UEFI is different and only boots from a HFS+ partition instead of the default FAT32 partition, so i decided to create a HFS+ partition. The Debian installer automatically installed Grub 2 to the EFI partition, when i manually issue grub-install to the HFS+ partition, grub-install fails. I'm a bit in the dark about how Fedora/Ubuntu solves this problem, those distributions create a HFS+ partition and get it to boot after the install.
I'd like to avoid using refind because i'm not using OS X anymore. I do however have OS X installed on a SD card.
How can i get my laptop to boot Debian directly without using refind?
debian boot osx uefi hfs+
asked Aug 13 '14 at 6:33
Peter VerbruggePeter Verbrugge
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I've installed Debian testing on a Macbook Pro (mid 2014) without keeping OS X on the internal SSD. I've used the following GPT partition layout:
- HFS+
- EFI on /boot/efi
- BTRFS on /
- SWAP on swap
I've heard that the Apple implementation of UEFI is different and only boots from a HFS+ partition instead of the default FAT32 partition, so i decided to create a HFS+ partition. The Debian installer automatically installed Grub 2 to the EFI partition, when i manually issue grub-install to the HFS+ partition, grub-install fails. I'm a bit in the dark about how Fedora/Ubuntu solves this problem, those distributions create a HFS+ partition and get it to boot after the install.
I'd like to avoid using refind because i'm not using OS X anymore. I do however have OS X installed on a SD card.
How can i get my laptop to boot Debian directly without using refind?
debian boot osx uefi hfs+
asked Aug 13 '14 at 6:33
Peter VerbruggePeter Verbrugge
366
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Apple should support a FAT32/boot/efipartition as it's mandatory according to the spec. The spec doesn't ban the use of any other filesystem which is why Apple use HFS+. Anyway, can you expand your post with the error message fromgrub-install?
– garethTheRed
Aug 13 '14 at 7:15
Inspired by your comment i reinstalled debian without a HFS+ partition with just a fat32 EFI partition. After a normal install and then using OS X recovery to bless the grubx64.efi file it worked. weird that it didn't the last time. still, thanks for your help.
– Peter Verbrugge
Aug 14 '14 at 6:26
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I've installed Debian testing on a Macbook Pro (mid 2014) without keeping OS X on the internal SSD. I've used the following GPT partition layout:
- HFS+
- EFI on /boot/efi
- BTRFS on /
- SWAP on swap
I've heard that the Apple implementation of UEFI is different and only boots from a HFS+ partition instead of the default FAT32 partition, so i decided to create a HFS+ partition. The Debian installer automatically installed Grub 2 to the EFI partition, when i manually issue grub-install to the HFS+ partition, grub-install fails. I'm a bit in the dark about how Fedora/Ubuntu solves this problem, those distributions create a HFS+ partition and get it to boot after the install.
I'd like to avoid using refind because i'm not using OS X anymore. I do however have OS X installed on a SD card.
How can i get my laptop to boot Debian directly without using refind?
debian boot osx uefi hfs+
asked Aug 13 '14 at 6:33
Peter VerbruggePeter Verbrugge
366
I've installed Debian testing on a Macbook Pro (mid 2014) without keeping OS X on the internal SSD. I've used the following GPT partition layout:
- HFS+
- EFI on /boot/efi
- BTRFS on /
- SWAP on swap
I've heard that the Apple implementation of UEFI is different and only boots from a HFS+ partition instead of the default FAT32 partition, so i decided to create a HFS+ partition. The Debian installer automatically installed Grub 2 to the EFI partition, when i manually issue grub-install to the HFS+ partition, grub-install fails. I'm a bit in the dark about how Fedora/Ubuntu solves this problem, those distributions create a HFS+ partition and get it to boot after the install.
I'd like to avoid using refind because i'm not using OS X anymore. I do however have OS X installed on a SD card.
How can i get my laptop to boot Debian directly without using refind?
debian boot osx uefi hfs+
debian boot osx uefi hfs+
asked Aug 13 '14 at 6:33
Peter VerbruggePeter Verbrugge
366
asked Aug 13 '14 at 6:33
Peter VerbruggePeter Verbrugge
366
asked Aug 13 '14 at 6:33
Peter VerbruggePeter Verbrugge
366
asked Aug 13 '14 at 6:33
Peter VerbruggePeter Verbrugge
366
asked Aug 13 '14 at 6:33
Peter VerbruggePeter Verbrugge
366
366
2
Apple should support a FAT32/boot/efipartition as it's mandatory according to the spec. The spec doesn't ban the use of any other filesystem which is why Apple use HFS+. Anyway, can you expand your post with the error message fromgrub-install?
– garethTheRed
Aug 13 '14 at 7:15
Inspired by your comment i reinstalled debian without a HFS+ partition with just a fat32 EFI partition. After a normal install and then using OS X recovery to bless the grubx64.efi file it worked. weird that it didn't the last time. still, thanks for your help.
– Peter Verbrugge
Aug 14 '14 at 6:26
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2
Apple should support a FAT32/boot/efipartition as it's mandatory according to the spec. The spec doesn't ban the use of any other filesystem which is why Apple use HFS+. Anyway, can you expand your post with the error message fromgrub-install?
– garethTheRed
Aug 13 '14 at 7:15
Inspired by your comment i reinstalled debian without a HFS+ partition with just a fat32 EFI partition. After a normal install and then using OS X recovery to bless the grubx64.efi file it worked. weird that it didn't the last time. still, thanks for your help.
– Peter Verbrugge
Aug 14 '14 at 6:26
2
2
Apple should support a FAT32
/boot/efi partition as it's mandatory according to the spec. The spec doesn't ban the use of any other filesystem which is why Apple use HFS+. Anyway, can you expand your post with the error message from grub-install?– garethTheRed
Aug 13 '14 at 7:15
Apple should support a FAT32
/boot/efi partition as it's mandatory according to the spec. The spec doesn't ban the use of any other filesystem which is why Apple use HFS+. Anyway, can you expand your post with the error message from grub-install?– garethTheRed
Aug 13 '14 at 7:15
Inspired by your comment i reinstalled debian without a HFS+ partition with just a fat32 EFI partition. After a normal install and then using OS X recovery to bless the grubx64.efi file it worked. weird that it didn't the last time. still, thanks for your help.
– Peter Verbrugge
Aug 14 '14 at 6:26
Inspired by your comment i reinstalled debian without a HFS+ partition with just a fat32 EFI partition. After a normal install and then using OS X recovery to bless the grubx64.efi file it worked. weird that it didn't the last time. still, thanks for your help.
– Peter Verbrugge
Aug 14 '14 at 6:26
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Would you mind expanding on how you "using OS X recovery to bless the grubx64.efi file"?
I booted from an OS X installation SD card, started a terminal but was not able to mount the fat32 EFI partition. I tried mount -t exfat /dev/disk1s1 /Volumes/xxx but it came back saying "Invalid argument". I also tried -t msdos to no avail.
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Would you mind expanding on how you "using OS X recovery to bless the grubx64.efi file"?
I booted from an OS X installation SD card, started a terminal but was not able to mount the fat32 EFI partition. I tried mount -t exfat /dev/disk1s1 /Volumes/xxx but it came back saying "Invalid argument". I also tried -t msdos to no avail.
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Would you mind expanding on how you "using OS X recovery to bless the grubx64.efi file"?
I booted from an OS X installation SD card, started a terminal but was not able to mount the fat32 EFI partition. I tried mount -t exfat /dev/disk1s1 /Volumes/xxx but it came back saying "Invalid argument". I also tried -t msdos to no avail.
edited Dec 12 '14 at 12:13
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Would you mind expanding on how you "using OS X recovery to bless the grubx64.efi file"?
I booted from an OS X installation SD card, started a terminal but was not able to mount the fat32 EFI partition. I tried mount -t exfat /dev/disk1s1 /Volumes/xxx but it came back saying "Invalid argument". I also tried -t msdos to no avail.
edited Dec 12 '14 at 12:13
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Would you mind expanding on how you "using OS X recovery to bless the grubx64.efi file"?
I booted from an OS X installation SD card, started a terminal but was not able to mount the fat32 EFI partition. I tried mount -t exfat /dev/disk1s1 /Volumes/xxx but it came back saying "Invalid argument". I also tried -t msdos to no avail.
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/boot/efipartition as it's mandatory according to the spec. The spec doesn't ban the use of any other filesystem which is why Apple use HFS+. Anyway, can you expand your post with the error message fromgrub-install?– garethTheRed
Aug 13 '14 at 7:15
Inspired by your comment i reinstalled debian without a HFS+ partition with just a fat32 EFI partition. After a normal install and then using OS X recovery to bless the grubx64.efi file it worked. weird that it didn't the last time. still, thanks for your help.
– Peter Verbrugge
Aug 14 '14 at 6:26