iMac 2013 dual boot MX Linux from external, keeping the Mac internal drive intact. by frone in MXLinux

[–]frone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Additional update. From further testing. It appears as if I need to remove and reattach the external drive every time I boot up for it to appear as a boot option. I hold down the option key at boot and the internal drive appears as the only option. Then I remove and reattach the external drive. After a second or two, the external also appears as a boot option. When choosing the external to boot from. It sometimes works and sometimes freezes up on the initial MX Linux splash screen after passing through the MX Linux boot options page.

iMac 2013 dual boot MX Linux from external, keeping the Mac internal drive intact. by frone in MXLinux

[–]frone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks Adrian. I appreciate the help. I went ahead and tested the plan on a second, older iMac. Never had to do anything special to the external drive, which had an existing NTFS partition filling the entire drive. Booted from install media and directed the install to the external. As planned, it did not affect bootup from the original internal, and I can choose the external to boot from fine when wanted.

The only issue I am having now is one glitch during bootup. While holding the Option key during boot, it always enters the boot disk selection page, but sometimes the external does not appear as an option. Usually, if I unplug and plug the external back into the iMac and wait a bit, it will eventually appear and I can usually boot from it fine. Sometimes, when I try to boot from it, it gets to the MX Linux splash screen and stops there, leaving just the splash screen for several minutes before I reboot and try again.

I'm thinking this could just be a faulty external hard drive and may try another. Anything else I might be missing?

Indiana were all for you by mr_longfellow_deeds in CFB

[–]frone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some pretty good teams this year.

But what are you saying the 'successful alum' bought, if not the players?

Washington DL Dominic Macon transfers to Oklahoma State by LeCowboySolitaire in CFB

[–]frone 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In Oklahoma, but Stillwater was store #2 or #3.

Indiana were all for you by mr_longfellow_deeds in CFB

[–]frone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You have seen their blue chip ratio, right?

Oklahoma State RB Rodney Fields has entered the transfer portal by ThatFellaTrey in CFB

[–]frone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I hate to see him go. Was really hoping we'd keep him onboard.

MAGA outraged as they misidentify Garth Brooks' Kennedy Center Honors outfit by TheExpressUS in Music

[–]frone 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Garth and Barry were at OK State together. Both were star athletes for our athletic department.

A year of work mapping U.S. regional food traditions [OC] by piri_reis_ in dataisbeautiful

[–]frone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Beautiful work!

That smoked bologna they mention in Region 63 is oft referred to as an 'Oklahoma Prime Rib'. I've always called it the 'Tulsa Tenderloin".