The default EFI and bootloader on macOS will not allow booting without modification by a third party bootloader, or an arduous manual booting process every time you restart.

I confirmed this by reading the log output as it froze. The system also loads the OS, and the OS crashes. Both the HDMI port and DisplayPort over Thunderbolt are hardwired to the AMD chip.Įdit: I should have mentioned that I can install fine on my MacBook Air. Is there any option to fix this? From what I understand, the graphics card can't be bypassed to use the Intel integrated graphics (which is what I would do if I could). Which indicates it is an Ubuntu-specific problem (at least, it does to me). Worth noting is the fact that Debian installs and runs fine. From the boot logs when booting this with a monitor connected, I determined it was something to do with the graphics drivers not loading properly.

I'd kind of like to have a GUI on it, so this really isn't much of an option for me. If I use the non-graphical install media, it installs fine but refuses to boot after.Īlso, the server edition boots fine without a monitor connected, and I can connect one after, but no GUI will boot (obviously, it's a server). However, as soon as I boot to the graphical install media, it freezes. I'm trying to install Ubuntu on an old Mac Mini from 2011, with an i7 processor and an AMD graphics card. I have a weird problem that I've never seen any documentation about.

Mac mini i7 2012 graphics