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> recent macbooks on which it is almost impossible to install linux That's FUD, and you know it. You can disable secure boot on Mac and boot whatever you want
by pmalynin 8y ago
> recent macbooks on which it is almost impossible to install linux
That's FUD, and you know it.
You can disable secure boot on Mac and boot whatever you want.
- floatboth 8y agoYou can boot, but not install, as Linux won't see the internal storage that's controlled by the T2 chip.
- vbezhenar 8y agoSo Linux need some drivers or it's a fundamental restriction from Apple?
- floatboth 8y agoIt's probably not impossible to develop a driver?? But it'd involve a lot of reverse engineering.
- cyphar 8y agoDrivers won't work. According to my understanding, any unsupported operating system (those which are not signed by Apple -- even Boot Camp doesn't use the Windows UEFI certificate so Linux's shim won't work) cannot access stuff protected by the T2 chip. So it's definitely not a driver problem. And apparently disabling secure boot still doesn't fix the issue -- see the Phronix updates[1]. I only found one article claiming you can get past over all the T2 "security" features[2], but they explicitly say (at the end of the article) that they haven't actually tested booting or installing Linux. [1]: https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Apple-T2-Blocks-Linux-UEFI https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Apple-T2... [2]: https://www.imore.com/no-apples-not-locking-you-out-linux-macs-t2-chip https://www.imore.com/no-apples-not-locking-you-out-linux-ma...
- arthurfm 8y agoCould the "AppleSSD" driver for Windows [1] be reverse engineered? [1] https://twitter.com/tperfitt/status/1060995265694449664 https://twitter.com/tperfitt/status/1060995265694449664