If you’re on some other (non-Mac) 64-bit machine that uses a 32-bit EFI, well… I have no idea. If you’re on a later Mac, you’ve probably got a 64-bit EFI so most 64-bit Linux distros should install and run. If you’ve got an earlier Mac which is a CoreDuo (not a Core 2Duo), it can’t run 64-bit anyway. These tend to be all of the Core2Duo models from late 2006.
To be clear, this applies to the 64-bit Macs that use a 32-bit EFI. Before reading further: Make sure you’re in the same boat! I figured it was time to look for a method to get this stuff running. Unfortunately, these mac-specific images seem to have fallen by the wayside as of late. Eventually I came across ubuntu-14.04.3-desktop-amd64+mac.iso which actually did boot and install. Unfortunate, because OS X Snow Leopard was my favorite version of OS X. Anyway, I decided it was time to throw Linux on it.Īt the time, I was having trouble getting the latest 64-bit Linux distro DVDs to boot. As I recall, it was some error message that translated to “ your mail client is horribly old and uses outdated security protocols“. Some time ago, Apple Mail on my white MacBook stopped communicating with Gmail.
