Looking for answers and help: I used Clonezilla, and the Mac doesn't see USB as a boot option, so I can't create a backup. Is there any way to make the boot options visible? I would be very grateful for any expert help. Thanks.
My computer is a MacBook Pro with an M1 chip, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage.
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Well, it's actually a challenge to do so on a Mac machine with M1 chip.
Firstly, you need to have a arm64 release of Clonezilla live, which is available in experimental branch here: https://free.nchc.org.tw/clonezilla-live/experimental/arm/
Secondly, you need to install asahi boot loader in your Mac.
For more info, you can refer to the presentation we had in FOSSASIA 2025: https://clonezilla.org//lecture-materials/
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Hi Steven,
Thank you for your suggestion and reply. I've tried several times but still haven't been successful—perhaps my understanding isn't quite sufficient. May I ask if you have any successful examples, or if there might be an easier method for operating this with my computer's specifications? Thank you!
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Looking for answers and help: I used Clonezilla, and the Mac doesn't see USB as a boot option, so I can't create a backup. Is there any way to make the boot options visible? I would be very grateful for any expert help. Thanks.
My computer is a MacBook Pro with an M1 chip, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage.
Well, it's actually a challenge to do so on a Mac machine with M1 chip.
Firstly, you need to have a arm64 release of Clonezilla live, which is available in experimental branch here:
https://free.nchc.org.tw/clonezilla-live/experimental/arm/
Secondly, you need to install asahi boot loader in your Mac.
For more info, you can refer to the presentation we had in FOSSASIA 2025:
https://clonezilla.org//lecture-materials/
Hi Steven,
Thank you for your suggestion and reply. I've tried several times but still haven't been successful—perhaps my understanding isn't quite sufficient. May I ask if you have any successful examples, or if there might be an easier method for operating this with my computer's specifications? Thank you!
Did you check the on page 14?
https://clonezilla.org//lecture-materials/026_FOSSASIA_2025/slides/FOSSASIA2025-Clonezilla-v1.pdf
Actually this feature for Mac M1 chip is still in experimental status. Hence I won't recommended to use Clonezilla live on your Mac machine.