Hacking Help how to install Linux on OSX

[Deleted User]

if you own a mac and want to help get linux running on the switch please post some hints and helps for me and other mac users

 

[bi388]

Um you load linux onto a bootable usb or disc, launch it from your bios and install it... im pretty sure macs dont lock you out from being able to install other OS onto the system, so just do it the same way you would on a normal pc.

 

[Deleted-442439]

if you own a mac and want to help get linux running on the switch please post some hints and helps for me and other mac users

I know nothing about OSX, so i guess the easiest thing would be to run Linux from a live USB for the end user?

 

[Deleted User]

I know nothing about OSX, so i guess the easiest thing would be to run Linux from a live USB for the end user?

well its about how to install linux on the switch using osx

 

[bi388]

oh crap um dont know that, so you already have osx running on your switch?

 

[Deleted User]

oh crap um dont know that, so you already have osx running on your switch?

no listen i dont own a windows pc i own a macbook pro and i want to compile linux for the switch using my macbook without installing VMs

 

[bi388]

no listen i dont own a windows pc i own a macbook pro and i want to compile linux for the switch using my macbook without installing VMs

install windows (or linux?) onto your mac and compile it from there? doesnt take very long and is super easy

 

[Deleted-442439]

no listen i dont own a windows pc i own a macbook pro and i want to compile linux for the switch using my macbook without installing VMs

The easiest thing would be to do it from Linux though, OSX requires more work and I dont even think all the tools are available on it.

 

[Deleted User]

install windows (or linux?) onto your mac and compile it from there? doesnt take very long and is super easy

the issue is if i do install VM it will be a pain in the ass because i have to patch it first so i can use it with usb 2.0

 

[bi388]

the issue is if i do install VM it will be a pain in the ass because i have to patch it first so i can use it with usb 2.0

im not saying use a VM, just install windows or linux.

 

[Deleted-442439]

the issue is if i do install VM it will be a pain in the ass because i have to patch it first so i can use it with usb 2.0

You don't need to run it on VM if you run it from a USB it will work as if you installed it on a HDD.

 

[bi388]

https://linuxmint.com/download.php here ya go. idk if osx has rufus, if theres no good way to make a bootable usb on it you might need to burn to a disc.

 

[kombos]

no listen i dont own a windows pc i own a macbook pro and i want to compile linux for the switch using my macbook without installing VMs

Remove OSX and install Linux. Then you will be more pro than you are now. You will use you macbook to compile linux and at the same time you will not have to use VM.

 

[Centergaming]

the issue is if i do install VM it will be a pain in the ass because i have to patch it first so i can use it with usb 2.0

Use this application called "Etcher" to write the iso to your SD card

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Use this application called "Etcher" to write the iso to your SD card

I reccomend using this img at https://github.com/SoulCipher/shofel2_linux

 

[DavGerm4]

I'm surprised you haven't just seen this thread that was created 2 days ago. Just do it this way, don't need Linux, can just use terminal in macOS

https://gbatemp.net/threads/tutorial-for-osx-users.501950/

 

[gbazone]

I and others are working on a solution to launch Switch Linux from OSX, so hang tight.

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I'm surprised you haven't just seen this thread that was created 2 days ago. Just do it this way, don't need Linux, can just use terminal in macOS

https://gbatemp.net/threads/tutorial-for-osx-users.501950/

That works for Fusee on OSX but not the Switch Linux script at the moment. We're working on it. That was my mistake in the tutorial. Things are moving very quickly in this scene.

 

[Zhongtiao1]

Here's a secret: About 75-80% of all development that tells you to do on Linux, you can do on Mac OSX.

I use a linux PC at home, but I usually have to use a Mac at work. The UI aside, Mac OSX is a nice Unix distro. Brew is a lifesaver though. I couldn't live without it

 

[bi388]

seriously it takes almost no effort to launch linux from a usb, you just need an 8gb usb stick and ~10 minutes for the iso to download. theres probably a billion guides on how to launch linux from osx once you have the bootable usb stick.

 

[TheZander]

You should have used the word compile, to clear this confusion

 

[punderino]

Why have you made like 4 threads in the past 2 days. Calm it down, just comment in threads rather then making new ones in sections they don't belong in.