I'm a newbie in Linux world. I have installed the latest Peppermint (Bookworm) to Macbook Pro (early 2008 version). The installation completed successfully but when I tried booting into the OS for the first time, there's nothing on the screen after a brief welcome to Grub message. I also tried to boot in safe mode but after a bunch of lines of text it simply stalls.
Before installation, the Live session seems to work fine, except for the fact that I had to boot in safe mode, otherwise normal boot would not complete.
I'm wondering if the above issues are related to failure to load proper video card driver. My MBP has GeForce 8600M GT as the video card.
I'd appreciate any reliable help offered. Thank you.
Last edit: MetaT 2024-03-09
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2024-03-10
Hi MetaT,
I have no knowledge of Apple per se.
The black of death will be probably your video card not speaking to the nouveau driver, which is the Linux graphic driver, that functions with all nvidia cards.
Per this example: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash nomodeset"
With this temporary edit you should be able to boot into your Peppermint install, now you can edit the grub file by right clicking on the Thunar File Manager main page, this will reveal a drop down menu and choose Open as root by clicking on it, this will reveal a pop up screen prompting you for your password, enter it and a new window will open with a coloured band across the top the page warning you are now have total control of your system, now click on the entry to the left panel File system and navigate to /etc directory, there look for the default directory and open it and look for the grub file. Or /etc/default/grub file.
Here you add the the nomodeset as you did to the bootsplash, now it is for real, as it keeps this new setting permanently. Save and close this file. Exit the root system.
This is the important bit. Open a terminal and type sudo update-grub press enter and when prompted for your password and press Enter, allow it do its thing. When your uesername and machine name reappears, it has done its job. Close all open files, browsers etc any app and type systemclt reboot and press Enter to instruct the machine to reboot.
Upon booting into a now functional Peppermint install, you will need to open a terminal and type in sudo xDaily and allow it do its thing. If you see the word kernel 6. point what ever or the word linux-image, press the Y key to continue to install these new components and be aware, you will have to reboot the machine once more.
The desktop Xfce compositor will enhance your graphics further, you will need to go to the settings manager and look for Windows Manager Tweaks and under Compositor tick the box.
Good luck. The last occasion I performed this I was as a novice circa 2012, yep, nervous!
I'm a newbie in Linux world. I have installed the latest Peppermint (Bookworm) to Macbook Pro (early 2008 version). The installation completed successfully but when I tried booting into the OS for the first time, there's nothing on the screen after a brief welcome to Grub message. I also tried to boot in safe mode but after a bunch of lines of text it simply stalls.
Before installation, the Live session seems to work fine, except for the fact that I had to boot in safe mode, otherwise normal boot would not complete.
I'm wondering if the above issues are related to failure to load proper video card driver. My MBP has GeForce 8600M GT as the video card.
I'd appreciate any reliable help offered. Thank you.
Last edit: MetaT 2024-03-09
Hi MetaT,
I have no knowledge of Apple per se.
The black of death will be probably your video card not speaking to the nouveau driver, which is the Linux graphic driver, that functions with all nvidia cards.
I found this article: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-uk/000123893/manual-nomodeset-kernel-boot-line-option-for-linux-booting to edit your current grub file, from the boot splash by placing
nomodesetafter the wordsquiet splashbut make sure it is inside the quotation marks.Per this example:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash nomodeset"With this temporary edit you should be able to boot into your Peppermint install, now you can edit the grub file by right clicking on the Thunar File Manager main page, this will reveal a drop down menu and choose
Open as rootby clicking on it, this will reveal a pop up screen prompting you for your password, enter it and a new window will open with a coloured band across the top the page warning you are now have total control of your system, now click on the entry to the left panelFile systemand navigate to/etcdirectory, there look for thedefaultdirectory and open it and look for thegrubfile. Or/etc/default/grub file.Here you add the the
nomodesetas you did to the bootsplash, now it is for real, as it keeps this new setting permanently. Save and close this file. Exit the root system.This is the important bit. Open a terminal and type
sudo update-grubpress enter and when prompted for your password and press Enter, allow it do its thing. When your uesername and machine name reappears, it has done its job. Close all open files, browsers etc any app and typesystemclt rebootand press Enter to instruct the machine to reboot.Upon booting into a now functional Peppermint install, you will need to open a terminal and type in
sudo xDailyand allow it do its thing. If you see the wordkernel 6.point what ever or the wordlinux-image, press theYkey to continue to install these new components andbe aware, you will have to reboot the machine once more.The desktop Xfce compositor will enhance your graphics further, you will need to go to the settings manager and look for Windows Manager Tweaks and under Compositor tick the box.
Good luck. The last occasion I performed this I was as a novice circa 2012, yep, nervous!
Last edit: Anonymous 2024-03-10