Need to dual-boot Ubuntu with Yosemite

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I initially followed this guide. I installed rEFInd. I booted from my USB, installed Ubuntu, but when I try to boot into Ubuntu, I get a black screen with a blinking _ and nothing really happens. Pleas help.

It would also be fine if you could show me a way to wipe OSX and install Ubuntu. Athough, i know i wont be getting any firmware updates later on.

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25

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The system is unbootable because the Mac bootloader expects the EFI partition to be formatted as HFS+, the typical Mac filesystem, while the Ubuntu installer actually formats it as VFAT.

Refer to my earlier answer for detailed steps to install Ubuntu properly on a Mac.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25

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answered Dec 19 '14 at 08:45

Rohith Madhavan

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This overwrites osx with ubuntu ? – Thejdeep Dec 19 '14 at 08:51

Need to dual-boot Ubuntu with Yosemite

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