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What does it mean to install Linux "from a host system" ? [View all]
Today I encountered the same problem and found a quirky solution to it. It is no problem at all to boot Ubuntu 14.04.2 (Mac edition). You will find it in the cdimages section of their website. EFI 32 does not like usb-sticks so do not bother to try booting from usb. I installed Ubuntu, used it as a host system to install Arch, and am currently using Ubuntu's generated /boot to get Arch up and running. So far everything works fine.
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=195283
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=195283
It sounds like all I need is Lubuntu installed on the HD (done) and an install CD for Manjaro (got that) and I should be able to install Manjaro (derived from Arch) on a formatted partition (got that) on my MacPro 2,1 despite that machine requiring a 32-bit bootloader to install a 64-bit OS (thanks, Apple). But how exactly ? I can't boot from the Manjaro CD, but I can read the files, so what next ?
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