My guess here was that sda2 is ¨Linux-SSD¨ and so I have selected ¨change"which has produced this pop-up and then used the pull downs to select these options.
But have I selected the correct options and is this the correct setting?
My guess here was that sda2 is ¨Linux-SSD¨ and so I have selected ¨change"which has produced this pop-up and then used the pull downs to select these options.
But have I selected the correct options and is this the correct setting?
@AliKelman. Welcome to the Forum. I am sorry to be the first to reply to you as I do not use Mac, so cannot give you much help myself. I suspect Mac converts to Zorin may be in the mirority here, so you may have to search Ubuntu and other Linux forums to find similar installation questions for MacMini.
I did find this one item on the old Zorin Forum, which may or may not help you.
https://zoringroup.com/forum/4/12474/
I assume from your last screenshot that you have stopped at the point of running Zorin Lite from USB and have not proceeded to install.
Is it true you have created a EXT4 partition on your SSD. I think you need a non-journaling FS for a SSD. I expect others here will advise on that. (Edit: Format EXT2 to save wear to your SSD)
Also. Have a look at Swarfendor's unofficial Zorin 15 Manual here:
Hi
I assume from your last screenshot that you have stopped at the point of running Zorin Lite from USB and have not proceeded to install. <<
That is correct.
Is it true you have created a EXT4 partition on your SSD. I think you need a non-journaling FS for a SSD. I expect others here will advise on that. (Edit: Format EXT2 to save wear to your SSD)<<
I will await additional posts as other Zorin users come into this thread
I suspect Mac converts to Zorin may be in the minority here, so you may have to search Ubuntu and other Linux forums to find similar installation questions for MacMini.<<
I think this is worth pursuing. I am a member of the Low End Macs group on Facebook. The way Apple is going everything is locked down, proprietary and expensive. I like being able to fix things and work co-operatively in fixing stuff. Putting Zorin in as a dual boot on a old desktop Mac could put new stable life in the old hardware and then create an upgrade path to take advantage of Zorin Grid when this arrives. I use a mix of computers in my activities - Windows 10, A MacMini, An iMac and an 11 inch Macbook Air laptop. Plus a Windows 10 phone and an Android phone. I used to use Ubuntu but I needed to make use of programmes and drivers which could only run under Windows
I will take a look at Swarfendor's unofficial Zorin 15 Manual
Many thanks - I hope I will be able to get the Zorin Mac installation done tomorrow. Then I plan to replace the Ubuntu partition with Zorin on my dual boot Windows 10 desktop
This is some slightly edited information on my MacMini
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: Mac mini
Model Identifier: Macmini3,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 8 GB
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version: MM31.0081.B06
SMC Version (system): 1.35f0
Serial Number (system):
Hardware UUID:
Available: 787.38 GB (787,384,119,296 bytes)
Capacity: 999.35 GB (999,345,127,424 bytes)
Mount Point: /
File System: Journaled HFS+
Writable: Yes
Ignore Ownership: No
BSD Name: disk1s2
Volume UUID: 306E6C01-5834-3B0A-8D05-EB8FC735289A
Physical Drive:
Device Name: HGST HTS721010A9E630
Media Name: HGST HTS721010A9E630 Media
Medium Type: Rotational
Protocol: SATA
Internal: Yes
Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
SSD:
Available: 18.05 GB (18,048,860,160 bytes)
Capacity: 119.69 GB (119,690,149,888 bytes)
Mount Point: /Volumes/SSD
File System: Journaled HFS+
Writable: Yes
Ignore Ownership: No
BSD Name: disk0s2
Volume UUID:
Physical Drive:
Device Name: OWC Mercury Electra 3G SSD
Media Name: OWC Mercury Electra 3G SSD Media
Medium Type: SSD
Protocol: SATA
Internal: Yes
Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
Apple Bluetooth Software Version: 4.4.6f4
Hardware, Features, and Settings:
Name: ALISTAIR’s Mac mini
Address: 00-25-00-F7-31-D3
Bluetooth Low Energy Supported: No
Handoff Supported: No
Instant Hot Spot Supported: No
Manufacturer: Broadcom
Transport: USB
Chipset: 2046
Firmware Version: v208 c521
Bluetooth Power: On
Discoverable: On
Connectable: Yes
Auto Seek Pointing: Off
Remote wake: On
Vendor ID: 0x05AC
Product ID: 0x8216
HCI Version: 2.1 (0x4)
HCI Revision: 0x209
LMP Version: 2.1 (0x4)
LMP Subversion: 0x21D0
Device Type (Major): Computer
Device Type (Complete): Mac Desktop
Composite Class Of Device: 0x380104
Device Class (Major): 0x01
Device Class (Minor): 0x01
Service Class: 0x1C0
Auto Seek Keyboard: Off
I was about to create a journaling FS but I held off doing so in the hope of hearing back from people in this forum. Should I create a non-journaling FS for the SSD.
@AliKelman. As per edit to my last post. I previously had a look at other posts on here about FS to use on SSD and EXT2 was suggested as is non-journaling, wheras EXT4 is journaling. I think if you also search the Forum you will find that same result.
Have a look at this post by @swarfendor437
You will also need to setup TRIM for your SSD as is not done automatically.
Thanks - later today (or tomorrow) I will get down to work on this. I have been spending my time working on an ACER Aspire laptop moving it from Windows 8 to Zorin. It has been interesting
Please excuse my ignorance but what is TRIM?
Explained here: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-configure-periodic-trim-for-ssd-storage-on-linux-servers
In the link on the post that zab linked.
Hmm - I’m going to try to install Zorin OS this Friday on the 2009 MacMini. I will set the partition to Ext2. By the look of things I also appear to need to open Terminal and insert a script so that the computer can run TRIM periodically. I understand that Zorin OS 15 is based on Ubuntu 18.04. But having skim read this article I am now very confused as to what I need to do.
That article confused me, too.
However, TRIM is included in the OS; it needs only be enabled. Perhaps this article can help reduce the confusion by warp factor 6:
Thanks Aravisian - I was getting quite bogged down with this stuff. I am now quite curious in how well Zorin is going to run on my 2009 MacMini.
It is funny that when I started out I never went near Apple computers but stuck with real computers. Apple Macs are Fisher-Price activity toys whereas real computer allowed you to get into the heart of things. If your program wouldn’t compile you would rip the cover off and put some freezer spray directly on the CPU to cool it down so it would complete the task without bombing out.
Now, after more than 40 years, there is a chance that a second life could be given to old Macs by Zorin. Modern Apple stuff is completely locked down - if you buy a new MacBook like this one
That something else just might be Zorin.
Right Today’s the day when I try to put Zorin on the MacMini. Will I brick it and, if not, what is it going to be like ?
I have put the USB in a spare port, held down the Alt-Option key during the reboot, set up my wifi so that it remained connected and started to boot Zorin from the USB . The USB is flashing nicely and the Zorin logo is pretty on the screen occasionally flashing. I know that if I use the cursor keys I could see what it was doing but I prefer to remain in blissful ignorance.
So far I have waited half an hour for it to load with the USB flashing away. I suspect that it is taking this long because I selected the third option - to have it load with the extra Nvidia drivers. I don’t know if this computer has them but there was no harm in loading them in any event. 45 minutes in the logo disappeared and a bit of code appeared on the screen. Then the screen went blank with the USB still blinking away. Five minutes later the mouse cursor has appeared on the screen. Five minutes after than the bottom line with the Zorin logo at the left hand side of the screen has appeared and now the Zorin desktop is there for me. Total time 50 minutes to get to this point
Have now clicked on “Install Zorin OS 15.3”. The Welcome window has appeared. I select “English”, wait a few seconds until it asks me which English. I select “English UK”, use the “Detect Keyboard Layout” option to ensure that it understands my keyboard. It has decided that my keyboard is English UK (which it is - it is actually Apple LogicKeyboard, Video Editing USB Keyboard, Model: A1048, UK QWERTY) It is now showing me “Updates and other software” in a window. I press continue
Now the “Installation type” window. I tell it to Erase disk and install Zorin OS. I select the advance partitioning tool, click on “/dev/sda2 hfs+”, click change and then in the Edit partition window use the pull-down to Use as Ext2 file system. I also change the Mount point to /
Having said “Continue” I get the warning “Write the changes to disks?” I say “Continue”
It has now asked me “Where are you” and shows me a world map. I confirm that I am in London
Now it says “Who are you” I
Having said “Installation crashed” - and has set out the Traceback
I am now back on the original desktop screen - no trace of the error log
So what have I done wrong
The good news is that I haven’t bricked my MacMini which still boots up in OS X El Capitan. I think that, subject to what people say within this forum, it is not going to be possible to run the Zorin OS on Apple Mac kit without someone doing some serious development work. Which is a pity.
I understand a user must use refind to install Linux on a Mac or Apple product.
I just did a search and this came up- a newer version of Ubuntu and a newer MiniMac, but I suspect the essentials are the same:
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