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Dual Partition: Mac OS X (MacbookPro) and Linux Kali

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Hey there, I know there is tons of information out there, but I might just be doing something wrong. I can't boot into Linux after installing it.

I have a 250 GB SSD and 2 primary, HFS+ partitions (recovery and Mac OS X), 1 primary, ext4 partition (for Linux) and a swap area. After the installation of Linux, I installed rEFInd (also tried rEFIt) to be able to start Linux. It just doesn't show up, what can I do?

Additional questions:

1. I installed Linux on a 32GB USB3 Flash Drive. I can select to boot from it. It works on other PCs but not on my Macbook. It always gets stuck in a black screen with a caret in the top left of my screen (looks like a terminal, but I can't type anything). What could be my problem?

2. I would also like to have an additional Windows partition on my Macbook. Is that possible, since Windows needs another two primary partitions (I only have one HDD, but I could delete the Mac Recovery partition)?

Help is very much appreciated!

Xyron
 
Wow, that is what I call a fast reply! Yes I want to install Linux on my Macbook. It's a Macbook Pro Retina 13.

If you need more information, let me know.

ProductName: Mac OS X
ProductVersion: 10.9.5
BuildVersion: 13F34

Hardware Overview:
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro11,1
Processor Name: Intel Core i5
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 2
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 8 GB
Boot ROM Version: MBP111.0138.B16
SMC Version (system): 2.16f58

Apple USB Ethernet Adaptor:
Type: USB
BSD name: en3
Kext name: AppleUSBEthernet.kext
Location: /System/Library/Extensions/IONetworkingFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBEthernet.kext
Version: 2.4.6
MAC Address: 48:d7:05:—:—:—
Product ID: 5122
Vendor ID: 1452

Intel Iris:
Chipset Model: Intel Iris
Type: GPU
Bus: Built-In
VRAM (Dynamic, Max): 1536 MB
Vendor: Intel (0x8086)
Device ID: 0x0a2e
Revision ID: 0x0009
Displays:

Color LCD:
Display Type: Retina LCD
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Retina: Yes
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Built-In: Yes

Memory Slots:
ECC: Disabled
Upgradeable Memory: No

BANK 0/DIMM0:
Size: 4 GB
Type: DDR3
Speed: 1600 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: 0x802C
Part Number: 0x384B54463531323634485A2D314736453120
Serial Number: -

BANK 1/DIMM0:
Size: 4 GB
Type: DDR3
Speed: 1600 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: 0x802C
Part Number: 0x384B54463531323634485A2D314736453120
Serial Number: -

Apple SSD Controller:
Vendor: Apple
Product: SSD Controller
Physical Interconnect: PCI
Link Width: x2
Link Speed: 5.0 GT/s
Description: AHCI Version 1.00 Supported

APPLE SSD SD0256F:
Capacity: 251 GB (251'000'193'024 bytes)
Model: APPLE SSD SD0256F
Revision: A223321
Serial Number: 1407A7419945
Native Command Queuing: Yes
Queue Depth: 32
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk0
Medium Type: Solid State
TRIM Support: Yes
Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)
S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
Volumes:

EFI:
Capacity: 209.7 MB (209'715'200 bytes)
BSD Name: disk0s1
Content: EFI

MAC:
Capacity: 202.14 GB (202'141'425'664 bytes)
Available: 179.84 GB (179'841'720'320 bytes)
Writable: Yes
File System: Journaled HFS+
BSD Name: disk0s2
Mount Point: /
Content: Apple_HFS
Volume UUID: BBCFEFFB-D0F3-3B8B-BD75-C5F97605988D

Recovery HD:
Capacity: 650 MB (650'006'528 bytes)
BSD Name: disk0s3
Content: Apple_Boot
Volume UUID: D0D9D737-CD71-3A8A-85B7-6DB585245122

KALI:
Capacity: 48 GB (47'998'566'400 bytes)
Available: 47.98 GB (47'984'279'552 bytes)
Writable: Yes
File System: MS-DOS FAT32
BSD Name: disk0s4
Mount Point: /Volumes/KALI
Content: Microsoft Basic Data
 
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