I set one swap partition and one main one with ‘EXT3.’ (Some how EXT4 had more trouble with booting. If you have an extra partition for swap, set up here too. This is to set where you would like to install the system. Go to the 4th option ‘Set Filesystem Mountpoints’ I will explain only remarkable parts because the installer is quite friendly and there is a wonderful document ‘Beginner’s guide’ After you setup font/date etc, you will enter here.ĭo not use the first option ‘Auto-Prepare’ which will erase all data from the harddrive. So I choose ‘ Archboot‘ Download this iso for macbook pro.ĭownload it -> make a CD -> boot with CD (pressing C button when booting) 2. But there is a bug when you meet the moment to choose which harddrive partition you would like to install. I installed first with the official iso, and yes you can install with this. This can be done with DiskUtility from OSX. I will not talk about how to make partition. This is the same as any other installer such as Ubuntu. The UEFI system on apple machin makes tricky to install from USB. You will need a cd room for installation. You need to be able to use either ‘nano’ or ‘vi’ in order to edit some files on the process. You should know which hard drive you are going to use in order to avoid an accidental erase of your other system. check your harddrive name in orx ->disk0s1 disk0s2 but in Linux -> sda0 sda1. I have seen some complains that this doesn’t work on OSX, but it works fine without any issue. Install rEFit on OSX for choosing the boottable partition. Part 1 is going to be focused on the installation process, and Part 2 is to work with Xorg-server by configuring those two problematic video cards! I wish this can be a help for people like me. Some existing post for me was very confusing this is probably because I am not mature enough on this world.

I thought it is really necessary to post this, since when I was installing, I had lack of information especially on MacBook pro 8,2.

I had so much fun(?) and quite happy for now. Especially, this apple product made it extra hard, which challenged me even more. I am not a long-term linux user yet, and this installation process has helped me to understand further how the system works. The reason why I choose Arch simplicity/configurable/ curiosity After a long time struggling, finally I am able to write this post on Archlinux!

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