Linux&Windows dual boot on MBP 9.2

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Linux&Windows dual boot on MBP 9.2

Hello!

School start soon and at my school we use only windows, and i want to start learning linux and because of that i want to do only a dual boot not a triboot.

1.How i can accomplish that? because when i delete de OSX partition i can't boot on windows anymore.

2.If i install linux 1st and then windows?

3.I can't use the sound on Windows 10 Pro, i tried all the possibilities that are on the internet, so if you have something maybe that can help,

4.What cause that problem that i cant boot on windows after i delete the OSX partition?

Thanks!

Have a nice day!!!!

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.4)

Posted on Aug 25, 2017 8:01 AM

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Answer 1

Loner T

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Aug 25, 2017 1:05 PM in response to Pryttex

The standard Mac partitions are EFI, macOS and Recovery HD.

Add two FAT32 partition.
Check the MBR by running
- sudo fdisk /dev/disk0
- If you see four (4) entries, use the last entry - MBR4. It should be used for Windows.
Use the last partition for Debian and install using EFI. Do not manipulate any partitions.

Please post back if you have any issues. Create backup of macOS before you start any partitioning activity.

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Answer 2

Rudegar

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Aug 25, 2017 8:06 AM in response to Pryttex

you don't need bootcamp at all use virtualbox https://www.virtualbox.org

or parallels or the likes

bootcamp is only a good idea if you need to do 3d stuff like games or 3d modelling it's more difficult to install and switching between the operating systems require a reboot of the computer which take a lot longer then changing virtual machine.

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Answer 3

Loner T

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Aug 25, 2017 9:20 AM in response to Pryttex

Your Mac is a preUEFI Mac, but Debian can be installed using EFI 1.x, macOS and Debian will be EFI, and Windows will be legacy BIOS. You will need to manually partition the disk, because BC Assistant can not/does not support more than a standard two-OS setup.

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Answer 4

Loner T

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Aug 25, 2017 8:12 AM in response to Pryttex

What is the year/model of your Mac? What is the version of Windows and the Linux distribution you plan to use?

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Answer 5

Pryttex Author

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Aug 25, 2017 8:16 AM in response to Loner T

Macbook Pro 13" mid 2012(i5, 4Gb Ram, 500Gb HDD)
Windows 10 Pro 64x
Linux Debian KDE

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Answer 6

Pryttex Author

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Aug 25, 2017 8:17 AM in response to Rudegar

I have only 4Gb ram and i don't like VM

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Answer 7

Pryttex Author

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Aug 25, 2017 12:55 PM in response to Loner T

And how i manually partition my disk?
Do you mean to go in disk utility and make there partition?(i was doing this always for installing Windows because bootcamp doesnt offer anmore that option)

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