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alma9: how to request package update
by Adrian Sevcenco 09 Aug '25

09 Aug '25

Hi! Is there a possibility to request a package update that is part of baseos? It seems that i hit a bug in smartmontools that was fixed two years ago so i do not know how can i can fix this ... if this is not possible, does anyone have an idea if i can (and how) make the request to EPEL? Thanks a lot! Adrian

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Re: Installer on 2012 Mac Mini failing to boot
by Jos Purvis 06 Aug '25

06 Aug '25

On Wed, Aug 6, 2025, at 12:56, Nicolas Kovacs via AlmaLinux Users wrote: > Le 06/08/2025 à 17:41, Jos via AlmaLinux Users a écrit : >> I'm wrestling with an odd problem in the lab and hoping someone has some >> insights. I have a 2012 Mac Mini (6,1 - Core i5-3210M) and I'm unable to >> get Alma installed on it, as I can't get the installer to actually boot. >> Thus far, this is what I've tried: >> - Alma DVD or Boot ISO on USB stick: Mac can see the stick as >> bootable, but selecting to boot results in a black screen. >> - Ventoy with Alma DVD ISO: Booting in "normal mode" results in the >> same as above (black screen). However, booting in "grub mode" gets me to >> the first installer-select screen (install/validate/troubleshoot). Any >> option selected from there, however, even "install in non-graphical >> mode", results in a black screen. > > Hi, > I had the same problem a few years back. I solved it using rEFInd. > I wrote a blog article about it on my tech blog (in french) : > https://blog.microlinux.fr/refind/ Merci! That got me a little further — reFIND works, it finds the EFI grub image on the Alma USB stick, and it attempts to boot it. Alas, it gets no further than that: I get a message about booting with default grub options of '', and then a white cursor, and nothing further.

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Re: Installer on 2012 Mac Mini failing to boot
by Nicolas Kovacs 06 Aug '25

06 Aug '25

Le 06/08/2025 à 17:41, Jos via AlmaLinux Users a écrit : > I'm wrestling with an odd problem in the lab and hoping someone has some > insights. I have a 2012 Mac Mini (6,1 - Core i5-3210M) and I'm unable to > get Alma installed on it, as I can't get the installer to actually boot. > Thus far, this is what I've tried: > - Alma DVD or Boot ISO on USB stick: Mac can see the stick as > bootable, but selecting to boot results in a black screen. > - Ventoy with Alma DVD ISO: Booting in "normal mode" results in the > same as above (black screen). However, booting in "grub mode" gets me to > the first installer-select screen (install/validate/troubleshoot). Any > option selected from there, however, even "install in non-graphical > mode", results in a black screen. Hi, I had the same problem a few years back. I solved it using rEFInd. I wrote a blog article about it on my tech blog (in french) : https://blog.microlinux.fr/refind/ Cheers, Niki -- Microlinux - Solutions informatiques durables 7, place de l'église - 30730 Montpezat Site : https://www.microlinux.fr Blog : https://blog.microlinux.fr Mail : info(a)microlinux.fr Tél. : 04 66 63 10 32 Mob. : 06 51 80 12 12

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Installer on 2012 Mac Mini failing to boot
by Jos 06 Aug '25

06 Aug '25

Hi folks, I'm wrestling with an odd problem in the lab and hoping someone has some insights. I have a 2012 Mac Mini (6,1 - Core i5-3210M) and I'm unable to get Alma installed on it, as I can't get the installer to actually boot. Thus far, this is what I've tried: - Alma DVD or Boot ISO on USB stick: Mac can see the stick as bootable, but selecting to boot results in a black screen. - Ventoy with Alma DVD ISO: Booting in "normal mode" results in the same as above (black screen). However, booting in "grub mode" gets me to the first installer-select screen (install/validate/troubleshoot). Any option selected from there, however, even "install in non-graphical mode", results in a black screen. Doing some searches online, it looks like Macs do something weird with EFI (a Mac doing weird things with partitions — what a shock, right?), so I guess it's possible that's messing with the installer. Oddly, however, a Fedora 42 install stick boots right up and happily installs on the same hardware without any issue. Anyone manage to get this type of hardware working with Alma? TIA, Jos

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