I`ve ubuntu-mate installed on and old MacBook Pro 2010.
Since the last upgrade sometime ago, it waits several minutes after booting with the following text on the screen:
(There are some typos because I got the text from screen picture with the iPhone)
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APFSStart:1456: Mounting with apfs_efi_osx-748.77.12
efi_fusion-pairing:635: Container ea2eaeB2-9652-49f5-b178-293493dad5cf efi_fusion_pairing:640: fusion unid: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
efi container create:929: Volume attached is internal
nx kernel_mount: 1359: : checkpoint search: largest xid 401980, best xid 401980 ₽141
er_state_obj-get_for_recovery:3848: No ER state object for volume Preboot - roll ing is not happening, nothing to recover.
er_state_obj-get_for_recovery:3848: No ER state object for volume ManelMac - rol ling is not happening, nothing to recover.
er_state_obj get_for_recovery:3848: No ER state object for volune Recovery - Do ling is not happenings nothing to recover.
er_state_obj-get_for_recovery:3848: No ER state object for volume UN - rolling i s not happening nothing to recover.
After several readings, it seems it is related with the Apple boot process and not with Ubuntu itself. However, I have not been able to understanding what I should change to make the boot process faster.
Any help will be welcome,
Thanks in advance
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Welcome back! Let's start with some "known assumptions:" Your MacBook Pro is 15 years old. That means it's Intel-based. I'm also guessing you aren't running a dual-boot system, but replaced the OS X (as it was known at the time). You don't say what version of Ubuntu MATE you're running, but the messages you're seeing are boot-level and not OS. This much I can tell you:
The first line
APFSStart:1456: Mounting with apfs_efi_osx-748.77.12
suggests the Apple File System (APFS) and was developed by Apple to replace the HFS+ file system previously used. Macs don't use a BIOS, but an Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) when they boot, so the first line is reporting the start of the boot process.
The following lines suggest boot-level checks that are being performed to ensure a "safe boot." Since they are essentially hard disk-related, the good news is that the checks are all passing successfully. Your system is just slow by today's standards. You may find it more convenient to just put your MacBook to sleep rather than boot it every time.
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Hi OldStrummer,
Thanks for the help. Your advise is fair, its an old computer, let's accept what it is. But the question is that with the previous Ubuntu-Mate version it just stated 10-15" with those APFS messages. Now, it is at least 5-6'.
It would be great if I could reduce back.
Following some additional information, such case it helps.
Dual boot. The computer boots directly in Ubuntu-Mate, but if I keep the ALT key pressed after power-up, it appears, I assume, an Apple boot menu with two options, my legacy Mac OS partition and an EFI partition where Ubuntu is installed. I rarely use the old MacOS system but it still works for some stuff.
Ubuntu-Mate version. Following the information getting from
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cat /etc/os-release
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS"
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION_ID="24.04"
VERSION="24.04.2 LTS (Noble Numbat)"
VERSION_CODENAME=noble
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="Bugs : Ubuntu"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="Data privacy | Ubuntu and Canonical Legal | Ubuntu"
UBUNTU_CODENAME=noble
LOGO=ubuntu-logo
Back to my readings, I found some forum posts indicating that those messages where from an Apple boot partition that could be accessed and configured.
I've been messing around with the partitions to locate any config file without success.
Hope you may help. In any case, thank you for the support.
Best regards
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If you still have a Mac OS X install disk you could try booting from it (that's what you saw when you held down the ALT (which I think is the option key on the Mac keyboard. With the CD in the drive (you should still have an optical drive on that machine) boot while holding down you modifier key and choose the CD. Another modifier key (or maybe the same one; I'd have to check) will launch you into "recovery mode." From there, you can choose the DiskUtility program, which will let you check and repair the internal HDD. If there are issues, this may fix them.
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Here's another tidbit of uncertain value: APFS is not suitable for Linux, so it may be that you have the recovery partition as Apple, but installed Ubuntu MATE using ext4, which I suspect is the case. But if you get into the DiskUtility program, you verify the file system type(s). You might improve things by formatting as exFAT, but be aware this will scrub everything on your Linux partition, requiring a full re-installation.
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Thanks for the help, appreciated.
I have tried the recovery tools but they did not improve the boot time. Keep waiting several minutes before Ubuntu-mate goes up.
I'm afraid you are right with your diagnose that APFS is not suitable for Linux. It seems I would need to rebuild the partitions in a way that it won't be linked with APFS.
No sure how to do it. You mentioned to format with ex-FAT the current Linux partitions and reinstall everything. So, I assume, that way, it won't be linked with APFS.
By now, I'm going to apply your first advice, suspending the computer and not shutting it down. When I will be ready, I will have a look on how re-partition the hard drive without messing up anything.
Best regards,
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I think you've made the best choice. In my experience, older hardware just seems a lot slower. I think that's in part because it IS slower, but also that our experience and expectations get heightened with newer, faster equipment. Just imagine what it was like when you had to turn a switch and slowly watch a bulb illuminate.
My two Ubuntu MATE computers are ancient by today's standards. My server is a Dell PowerEdge R710, which Dell made for 11 years beginning in 2009. I don't know the actual year of my server, but the UEFI version is dated 2018. My laptop is a ThinkPad Yoga 11e, which is dated 2014. Both of these machines seem to take forever to boot. Since the Dell is a server, I run it 24x7, and the ThinkPad is a "sandbox" that sees activity only when I choose to use it. Then, I only shut it down when I'm through--because it does take a long time to boot.
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