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@TheShortTimer and me were talking about the 32-bit EFI that no non-Apple laptops of the time had.
Update: I must have mixed up EMC 2121 and EMC 2139.
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Well, no it doesn't. It says it can boot in 32-bit mode running SL. The EFI is 64-bit. Having said that, the machine might be *set* to boot in 32-bit mode, if I read the footnote correctly. Will have to check. Put a fresh install of Lion on it until such time as I gigure things out.This says otherwise.
The devil is in the detail...
Strange that Snow Leopard can't be run in 64-bit mode but Lion, a 64-bit only OS is supported.
The Netkas site is down unfortunately. I managed to access the page using the Wayback Machine but the download link involves the defunct Rapidshare. It can probably found elsewhere with a bit of digging.
The Startup Mode Selector utility is still available if you want to check it out.
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In any case, EveryMac does say the EMC 2139 is EFI64 so if that’s accurate, I must have mixed it up with the EMC 2121. Sorry.
ioreg -l -p IODeviceTree | grep firmware-abi in Terminal to see what type of EFI you have.In any case, EveryMac does say the EMC 2139 is EFI64 so if that’s accurate, I must have mixed it up with the EMC 2121. Sorry.
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No worries!
Nope. 32-bit Mac Pro 2,1 final software was Lion, so that must be 32-bit capable. My first Mac and my first Macos!
Final Lion runs on 64-bit CPUs (which all Mac Pros have) only but does run on Macs with a 32-bit EFI.
Nope. 32-bit Mac Pro 2,1 final software was Lion, so that must be 32-bit capable. My first Mac and my first Macos!
As @Amethyst1 has pointed out, there are no 32-bit Mac Pro's - otherwise my Mac Pro 1,1 wouldn't be able to run Mavericks and El Capitan - with a bit of fiddling.
The early machines are however saddled with a 32-bit EFI - which needlessly and annoyingly blocked their official access to later macOS releases and also requires workarounds with newer Linux distros.
As @Amethyst1 has pointed out, there are no 32-bit Mac Pro's - otherwise my Mac Pro 1,1 wouldn't be able to run Mavericks and El Capitan - with a bit of fiddling.
The early machines are however saddled with a 32-bit EFI - which needlessly and annoyingly blocked their official access to later macOS releases and also requires workarounds with newer Linux distros.
As we're talking EFIs, I didn’t bother making the distinction. My bad. What I meant to point out, in my disjointed way, was that even if this particular Macbook had a 32-bit EFI, it would still run Lion.
I would already have patched it to High Sierra, but can't download the sw from @dosdude1 .
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MacBook2,1’s “Merom” CPU doesn’t have SSE4 and can’t go past El Capitan no matter what. Worse yet, going past patched Mountain Lion loses graphics acceleration, making OS X basically useless (IMHO).
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The link is seemingly permanently broken...Easily missed in the text because of the font size. I've enlarged it!
A 32-bit Linux is definitely in its future, then!
Thanks for all the help, this place is great for the accumulated knowledge!
Donwnloads and mounts fine here (Firefox 124 on Monterey).
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The Penryn CPU in the 2009 mini on the other hand can run Sonoma with a few patches.
Startup Mode Selector changes nothing useful in this context, but continues to insist on there being a 32-bit EFI, despite what Everymac says. What is odd is what will and what won't boot. 64-bit Antix live USB will not boot. 64-bit Mint will boot and install, but not run once installed. Will now try a 32-bit Antix and see what happens.
That worked fine. But not a fan. Interestingly, the display on the right shows that the CPU is throttled as per the duff battery. OK. Will go back to Lion and keep it there. Battery is on its way, and Lion performs quickly anyhow, so should be a whizzer with new battery.
Again, I so appreciate l the help and knowledge.
I’d be inclined to believe what the system says.
Is it an EMC 2139 for sure? How does it fail?
64-bit Linux install media need to have an EFI32-compatible boot loader: see here.
Maybe Mint has the right boot loader?
Unfortunately it's not uncommon for Linux distros to simply fail to work - even when you've chosen the right version, followed all of the instructions and ensured that your install media has been prepared correctly. I've experienced this with Macs and PCs and had episodes where I couldn't even get pass the installer menu!
(Cue howls of denunciation from Linux devotees.)
(Cue howls of denunciation from Linux devotees.)
That's what it says on the chassis. And the OS returns 'late 2007', so one might assume there's been no logic board swap.
Never had many problems with Linux on PCs, and not that many on Macs, to be fair. Except cMP 2,1 - never got Linux working on that!