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Apple's T2 Security Chip Prevents Linux From Installing on New Macs

posted by chromas on Monday November 12 2018, @02:22AM   Printer-friendly
from the apple-is-now-dead-to-me dept.

Subsentient writes:

Apple's MacBook Pro laptops have become increasingly unfriendly with Linux in recent years [...] But now with the latest Mac Mini systems employing Apple's T2 security chip, they too are likely to crush any Linux dreams.

At least until further notice, these new Apple systems sporting the T2 chip will not be able to boot Linux operating systems.

[...] By default, Microsoft Windows isn't even bootable on the new Apple systems until enabling support for Windows via the Boot Camp Assistant macOS software.

From Phoronix.

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  • (Score: 2) by Immerman on Monday November 12 2018, @04:25PM (3 children)

    by Immerman (3985) on Monday November 12 2018, @04:25PM (#760951)

    Haven't seen any of the new macs personally in a long time, but have Linux on a macbook pro from the early teens, back when DVD drives and adequate USB ports were the rule. and the build quality, functionality, and cosmetics are all quite good, probably among the best. I've heard from several mac people that it's all been downhill since then. Certainly the precipitous loss of USB ports suggests as much.

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  • (Score: 2) by Bot on Monday November 12 2018, @05:20PM (2 children)

    by Bot (3902) on Monday November 12 2018, @05:20PM (#760971) Journal

    I had a titanium powerbook II series. A head turner, basically next to the other laptops it seemed alien tech. Linux double booting, booting from firewire. The build quality though was OK but not stellar, i had problems with the screen hinge due to a fall and they wanted 300 eur to send it from ITA to NL to have it repaired. I NOPED out of it crossed fingers wiped the HD and mailed it to a shop who did repairs some 600km from here, everything went well.no

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    • (Score: 2) by Bot on Monday November 12 2018, @05:21PM (1 child)

      by Bot (3902) on Monday November 12 2018, @05:21PM (#760972) Journal

      "no" means "no big problems afterwards but the machine tended to heat up a lot".

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      • (Score: 2) by Arik on Tuesday November 13 2018, @12:14AM

        by Arik (4543) on Tuesday November 13 2018, @12:14AM (#761103) Journal
        "the machine tended to heat up a lot"."

        True of every Titanium Powerbook I ever worked with - and I worked with many of them. If the interior was cleaned regularly and they were kept in spec they would *almost* stay in spec on temp - and spec was pretty hot. And of course they get gunked up just as easy as any other laptop - maybe easier than some.

        Once the cooling efficiency degraded even a little, trying to do real work on them resulted in temperatures high enough to make typing on the built-in keyboard uncomfortable, and of course to damage components over time.
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