My flash drive has the ubuntu-20.04-desktop-amd64.iso that has been made into a bootable USB by the startup disk creator on my working Ubuntu 14.04 LTS laptop. No matter what I do the install fails and the Mac mini subsequently boots into an old Grub 2.04 with limited capabilities. I am unable to follow this good advice Install ubuntu 18.04 on. Part 1: Install Ubuntu 16.04 Server. (Ubuntu Server 16.04 32-bit) This is done the same way any other Linux install is done. You will insert the CD/DVD, run through the setup to take the entire partition of the Mac Mini, and once you reach a desktop, you're ready for part 2. Excellent Basic Tutorial, 2012, but relevant. Install Ubuntu On Mac Mini Download Garrys Mod Game Gvision Touchscreen Drivers Game Maker Tutorials Pdf Igi 1 Trainer Free Download Windows Phone Dialer Bmw E36 Manual Catia V6 Crack Usb 2.0 Webcam Driver Windows Storage Server 2012 Download. When I boot Ubuntu from a USB key, I do access the Live Ubuntu but Ubuntu can't see the internal Mac mini 2018 disk even though it detects my extra external hard drive. So, it is impossible so far for me to install Ubuntu as a standalone OS. I already remove the T2. I've been trying to install Ubuntu 12.04, 13.04 and 13.10 onto my mac mini using every tutorial I could find using dd or even a program similar to UNetbootin for mac, and nothing seems to be worki.
I have a brand new 2020 Mac mini (Intel i3 quad core chip).
My install (dedicated Ubuntu NO dual boot) fails with the famous;
Executing 'grub-install /dev/nvme0n1' failed.
This is a fatal error.
I have bypassed the T2 chip by booting into recovery mode and selecting 'No Security' and 'Allow booting from external drive'. So when I turn on the Mac mini and hit the Alt key it shows me the two icons to select boot, the hard drive and the flash drive. My flash drive has the ubuntu-20.04-desktop-amd64.iso that has been made into a bootable USB by the startup disk creator on my working Ubuntu 14.04 LTS laptop.
No matter what I do the install fails and the Mac mini subsequently boots into an old Grub 2.04 with limited capabilities.
I am unable to follow this good advice Install ubuntu 18.04 on mac mini 2018 as I cannot install rEFInd in that manner.
I have tried several of the Matt Gadient (legend) bootable iso versions.
Ubuntu Mac Mini
I have reformatted the entire drive as gpt using gparted and basically started from scratch but cannot find any partition combination that will let the installer complete (other than forcing it to install when there is no EFI partition in which case the installer does NOT fail but obviously the Mac mini fails to boot to anything).
I have tried several manual grub-install options from these pages but the most common error then is /cow is busy and it cannot be unmounted.
When I boot up with boot-repair the program runs but it does not detect anything. From that program if I terminal and lsblk it does not even show the nvme0n1 drive.
Install Ubuntu Mac Mini 2018
So, any ideas how I can get the installer to work or how I can manually install a grub?