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I am. Having trouble installing Linux on my 2011 27" iMac. When I boot from the DVD I just get a black screen with a flashing cursor at the top left.
What am I doing wrong?
What I suggested was you try the DVD or flash drive with Ubuntu on another computer. If it boots on another computer, that eliminates one problem. If it doesn't that's a different problem.
The AMD in the iso name means it is 64bit. Did you burn the iso as an image with whatever software you use to burn to the DVD? What software did you use to put the iso on the flash drive?
I used a windows laptop to burn it to the usb, can't remember the name of the software though.
In that case, not much anyone can suggest to help.
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for the DVD I used the iMac's disc utility to burn the ISO
But did you select "burn as an image". When you open the DVD in a file manager, do you see one file or multiple files. If the former, you did it wrong.
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