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I was able to get a successful pop os linux installed. I now have the following listed on opencore boot menu Macos Other os (linux) Efi boot Efi boot How do I get rid of those 2 efi boot entries ?

What's the process for updating to Sonoma? Just install via software update and replace EFI folder? Do I use the EFI folder from Ventura?

Yes, I have done that but no matter what, linux is not detected Additionally, do I replace these boot folders AFTER I install linux?. Linux seems to want its own EFI folder. Do I overwrite the existing EFI folder with the fork after installation?

Has anyone actually done dual boot of windows/linux using this and can tell me what steps they done? This guide doesnt tell you when and where to put the new EFI fork files and the procedure of installing the other OS. I currently have MacOs only installed. I want to add a linux partition either on same nvme or the second nvme. Any help appreciated. Thanks Chris

Dan, I followed your steps but it is not very clear. You do not specify when and where to put the new EFI files. Perhaps add some steps to the process? Example. Step 5 Make partition on macOS for dual boot install linux/windows Step 6 replace EFI folders with new fork etc etc etc

Morning Dan I also tried to install windows 11 as dual boot this morning and I got a blue screen. ACPI BIOS Error. I think this has to do with secure boot being set to Other OS. If I set this to Windows, then MacOs wont boot, no? So how does the new fork work? 1. Enable windows OS for secure boot 2.install windows on new partition on other m2 drive. 3. reboot and change secure boot to other OS, boot to macOS from new fork EFI on usb stick 4. copy EFI from USB stick to EFI on MacOS Thats how i think its done? Id rather run Nabora linux on a dual boot over windows to be honest. Thanks Chris

Thanks Dan See if you can get it working. Maybe send me the steps?

If only these steps work! OpenCore now includes a driver OpenLinuxBoot.efi which should make dualbooting with Linux much easier. The steps to using it are: Install Linux as you normally would e.g. by booting from an .iso image burnt to a removable USB drive - OpenLinuxBoot.efi is not involved in this stage Add OpenLinuxBoot.efi and ext4_x64.efi to your config.plist Drivers section Make sure RequestBootVarRouting and LauncherOption are enabled in config.plist; it is also recommended to enable HideAuxiliary in order to hide older Linux kernels except when you need to see them (which you would do by pressing SPACE to show auxiliary entries in the OpenCore boot menu) Reboot into OpenCore, installed Linux should now just appear Never use Grub again I think its the install process of Linux that's messing it up. I want to install nabora Linux. It asks for an efi to be selected. I created a partition for efi and set it to fat32, mounted at boot/efi with boot,grub boot as flags. I'm not sure if that's right.

Can you tell me the proper procedure to install Linux whether on sane drive or second drive?

I sent you an email to your Gmail with images of my boot I have all files copied now and it doesn't see nobara linux

click on the link you sent me... have a look. it doesn't contain all files no openlinuxboot.efi

I downloaded this pack. https://tinyurl.com/2p9bw3th and it doesn't contain those files.

is this it? https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/349838-guide-using-openlinuxboot-to-easily-boot-linux-from-opencore/ I don't understand what you mean Dan Where do I get those files you mention and where do I add them?

Morning bud. Linux is installed on second partition. I cannot access it. I have the EFI files for linux on my desk. I have not changed the open core EFI yet. on the screenshot attached, the right folder is the ubuntu EFI and the left folder is the Opencore EFI which allows me to boot to MacOs. How do I amend the open core EFi so that it detects linux? Thanks Dan Screenshot 2024-01-22 at 09.54.48.zip

hey Bud I installed linux and done everything you said so far. this is the problem. an EFI was created on the second drive - this contained ubuntu boot loader etc. I also have the existing EFi for Mac on the first drive. The new fork open core. I can boot to what ever one I tell the bios to select. But....I cannot see linux in open core boot menu I see the following files in the ubuntu EFI folder BOOT> BOOTX64.EFI, fbx64.efi, mmx64.efi unbuntu> BOOTX64.CSV, grub.cfg, grubx64.efi, mmx64.efi, shimx64.efi I have moved the ubuntu efi to my Mac desktop and deleted the EFI folder from the second drive I still have my original EFI folder in tact with the new fork open core loader which allows me to boot to ventura How do I tell open core to also see unbuntu on boot menu? Thanks