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  1. Bug #633983
  2. Comment #80

Comment 80 for bug 633983

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Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox) wrote : Re: [Bug 633983] Re: Can't boot amd64 live cd on Mac (EFI)

On 30 January 2017 at 01:06, PetrolPC <email address hidden> wrote:
> I'm experiencing this bug when attempting to install Linux Mint 17.3 64 bit, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64 bit and Debian 8.7.1 64 bit. The issue does not arise when installing the 32 bit versions.
> My Macbook specs can be found here:
> http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook/specs/macbook-core-2-duo-2.0-white-13-specs.html
>

I believe for that old Mac you do need amd64+mac ISO image of Ubuntu.
Note that these are no longer produced. Alternatively, to install
without UEFI you do need to invoke legacy boot (bootcamp/windows)
procedure to install amd64 image using PC-BIOS emulation.

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Regards,

Dimitri.