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You can boot, but not install, as Linux won't see the internal storage that's controlled by the T2 chip.
by floatboth 8y ago
You 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