Hello all,
I am a Linux beginner who has a late 2006 Macbook Pro (2,2) that I recently started using as a Linux machine as part of a renewal process. After reviewing a wide variety of documentation to rectify the 32-bit bootloader issue, I was able to develop the following process that allowed me to test a variety of Linux variants, ultimately settling on successfully installing Lubuntu 19.10:
- Download distribution ISO
- Use UNetbootin to create a bootable USB
- Drag a bootia32.efi file into the EFI/boot directory
- Hold option to choose the USB as a bootable device
- Edit the grub entry to replace 'quiet splash' with 'nomodeset' as boot options
- Reboot to Linux installation on hard drive
- Press ESC to load grub menu and edit as per #5
- Edit the file at /etc/default/grub
- Run the update-grub command
- Reboot and enjoy!
After a while of using Lubuntu, something I did seemed to have broken audio (I was unable to get sound anymore, and none of the fixes I found online were relevant or seemed to work), so I followed the same strategy to successfully install Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. That was a bit too resource-intensive, so I thought I would try Kubuntu again as a middle-ground. And that's where I am having my problem.
I am able to successfully follow the above instructions up to and including #7. However, after I hit F10 to continue, it goes right to a black screen. I have tried following the "Troubleshooting Flow Chart" of the stickied thread, attempting to boot into a text console through nosplash --verbose text, by appending 3 to the boot options, and going into Advanced Options > recovery mode in order to access the shell prompt. None of these options allow me console access.
Does anybody have any additional insight about next steps to take? I am so lost as to how I am suddenly unable to utilize the same processes that were previously successful. I have attempted this with Xubuntu, as well as the flavors I'd installed previously, and I am lost for what to do. Thank you in advance for any time and consideration.
Kindly,
Joseph
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