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Re:Apple finally announces an overhauled Mac mini by mmjaa on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @11:14AM (#18337310)
Wouldn't the T2 security chip mean an end to putting non-MacOS operating systems on Apples hardware? Honest question .. I don't know the answer .. but it seems like this is going to be a hurdle for Linux on Apple hardware going forward.

EDIT: from another thread discussing Apples release today:

>You can install Linux, if you can accept that a lot of functionality does not work. Even on most MacBook Pro 2016 models audio, suspend/hibernate, and WiFi don't work.

https://github.com/Dunedan/mbp-2016-linux

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Re:Apple finally announces an overhauled Mac mini by saagarjha on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @11:19AM (#18337362)
You can install Linux. Hardware not working is not a result of the T2 chip, since the 2016 MacBook Pro doesn’t have one.
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Re:Apple finally announces an overhauled Mac mini by Dunedan on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @02:44PM (#18340038)
A result of the T2 chip is, that you can't access the SSD under Linux yet, which makes running Linux on it pretty pointless.
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Re:Apple finally announces an overhauled Mac mini by saagarjha on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @02:54PM (#18340134)
The fundamental issue, that of Apple allowing you to boot alternative operating systems, is solved. The other problem of figuring out how to talk to the SSD is more of a technical (if important) issue.
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Re:Apple finally announces an overhauled Mac mini by Dunedan on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @02:48PM (#18340083)
In theory you should be able to install alternative operating systems by disabling "secure boot", but at least with Linux that isn't working properly yet. Trying to use the NVMe controller results in reboots, caused by the T2 chip. It's not clear so far if that's intended, a bug in the software running on the T2 chip, a bug in the NVMe implementation in Linux or if there is some logic necessary to properly initialize the T2 chip.
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