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Did everyone just forget about the recent security chip deployment by Apple that literally makes it so you can't boot Linux from the internal ssd? I've sysadmi

Did everyone just forget about the recent security chip deployment by Apple that literally makes it so you can't boot Linux from the internal ssd? I've sysadmin'd all OSs for many years, but I'm with GP: I see Apple as another Microsoft these days (especially given MSs dubious push into non Foss oss) Hell even their efi implementation is non standard, and I really think people should pay more attention to Richard Stallman...(paraphrasing) "Apple puts the user in a prison. It is a beautiful prison though". Now, that's not to be defending others that do the same but in a different way (android is crap due to unrootable devices)... Once again, the four freedoms as explained by RMS are the crux of the matter. The man was and is right, and it gets tiring seeing so many people bandwagon onto attacks against his person without addressing his position, for which I will always consider him a man who saw the future far before anyone else, and is getting more and more relevant every day.

saagarjha 8y ago
> Did everyone just forget about the recent security chip deployment by Apple that literally makes it so you can't boot Linux from the internal ssd? This is a mischaracterizsation. You can boot Linux, it is up to Linux to have driver support for the T2 SSD controller so that it can detect it as storage.
- wlesieutre 8y ago
  The default setting is to only allow booting from your current macOS installation or from another macOS installation that is signed by apple and currently trusted (requires an internet connection to verify). That can be turned down to either accept any OS that was ever signed by Apple, or to boot whatever you want it to. The third option should let you attempt to boot Linux, but like you said, whether the driver support exists is another matter entirely.
shellac 8y ago
Startup Security Utility -> Secure Boot -> No Security https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208198 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208198
- lozaning 8y ago
  Booting != installing

saagarjha 8y ago

> Did everyone just forget about the recent security chip deployment by Apple that literally makes it so you can't boot Linux from the internal ssd? This is a mischaracterizsation. You can boot Linux, it is up to Linux to have driver support for the T2 SSD controller so that it can detect it as storage.

wlesieutre 8y ago
The default setting is to only allow booting from your current macOS installation or from another macOS installation that is signed by apple and currently trusted (requires an internet connection to verify). That can be turned down to either accept any OS that was ever signed by Apple, or to boot whatever you want it to. The third option should let you attempt to boot Linux, but like you said, whether the driver support exists is another matter entirely.

shellac 8y ago

Startup Security Utility -> Secure Boot -> No Security https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208198 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208198

lozaning 8y ago
Booting != installing