Installing Arch Linux
Installing Arch Linux
I've been working hard to get Arch Linux running on an iMac from late 2006. I got the USB installer to start, but it shows the error: ERROR: '/dev/disk/by-label/multi' didn't appear after 30 seconds. Checking /dev/disk/by-label reveals only BOOTCAMP EFI HD and no other entries in fstab.
that's a pretty old system, does it support a 64bit OS? Also here's a general wiki post, it doesn't go as far back as you setup though https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Mac
I've set up Arch on an older MacBook, and the installation process feels unusual. I ended up using a custom EFI bootloader named "refit" (though I'm not sure if it's still available) and from refit I can launch my Grub bootloader, which then proceeds to install Arch 64-bit. The same applies to the boot media. The issue is that EFI is 32-bit, so a 64-bit bootloader won't work (hence refit). Regarding the '/dev/disk/by-id' not appearing, I need more details about what "multi" refers to... is it your Arch Linux USB drive?