Hi, I am trying to dual boot Linux Mint 18.1 Cinnamon on my iMac Pro (2017). I have a bootable usb that loads perfectly normally from my Mid-2013 MacBook Air, but when I try it on my mac, I get to the first boot menu and if I choose:
- Start Linux -> all I can get is a black screen
- Start Linux (Compatibility mode) -> I get a black screen or a login prompt, I can login with usr mint,
no password. From here, I have tried editing the xconf files, but this doesn’t seem to save between boots and doesn’t seem to help anyway. I also don’t seem to be able to connect to the internet to update to a useful AMD driver like I have seen suggested in some forums .... I also get a blue screen and error from xorg that no screens are available
- OEM -> also black
I have tried editing the Start Linux and Start Linux compatibility with "nomodeset" and "radeon.modeset=0" to no avail
Is there anything more I can do? Am I in a driver black hole?
Thanks
- Start Linux -> all I can get is a black screen
- Start Linux (Compatibility mode) -> I get a black screen or a login prompt, I can login with usr mint,
no password. From here, I have tried editing the xconf files, but this doesn’t seem to save between boots and doesn’t seem to help anyway. I also don’t seem to be able to connect to the internet to update to a useful AMD driver like I have seen suggested in some forums .... I also get a blue screen and error from xorg that no screens are available
- OEM -> also black
I have tried editing the Start Linux and Start Linux compatibility with "nomodeset" and "radeon.modeset=0" to no avail
Is there anything more I can do? Am I in a driver black hole?
Thanks