# Macbook Pro Install Fail **URL:** \ **Category:** StartOS Support\ **Created:** [May 5, 2024, 11:51pm UTC](https://community.start9.com/t/macbook-pro-install-fail/1409 "2024-05-05T23:51:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![crzyjanee](https://community.start9.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@crzyjanee](https://community.start9.com/u/crzyjanee)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 11:51pm UTC](https://community.start9.com/t/macbook-pro-install-fail/1409/1 "2024-05-05T23:51:53Z")
Help - I am trying to install StartOs onto Macbook Pro and Getting Install RPC Error - Disk Management Error. ![image](https://community.start9.com/uploads/default/original/1X/397c9b14474ac2dcd6b86e8326e8a5b3b8ed5c41.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Jesse](https://community.start9.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/c77e96/32.png) [@Jesse](https://community.start9.com/u/Jesse)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2024, 1:30am UTC](https://community.start9.com/t/macbook-pro-install-fail/1409/2 "2024-05-06T01:30:27Z")
Take a look at this thread and review the solution described by @George . It sounds like you may have a similar issue with your partitions. > [@Error installing StartOS on an ARM SBC](https://community.start9.com/t/error-installing-startos-on-an-arm-sbc/418/2): > > I’m not sure exactly what the problem could be but when we had users getting this error on the raspi, we had them: Insert disk into another computer Use the disk utility to wipe all partitions Create a new partition and format it with exfat (or whatever fs) replace it into the server you’re trying to install StartOS on Then try again. The installer doesn’t wipe partitions so if it doesn’t exactly like the partitions you’ve already setup, errors will occur. There’s an (yet unfixed) issue a… ---
**Author:** ![crzyjanee](https://community.start9.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@crzyjanee](https://community.start9.com/u/crzyjanee)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2024, 10:33am UTC](https://community.start9.com/t/macbook-pro-install-fail/1409/3 "2024-05-06T10:33:14Z")
Thanks - still not clear on my next steps to resolve. ---
**Author:** ![StuPleb](https://community.start9.com/user_avatar/community.start9.com/stupleb/32/195_2.png) [@StuPleb](https://community.start9.com/u/StuPleb)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2024, 1:28pm UTC](https://community.start9.com/t/macbook-pro-install-fail/1409/4 "2024-05-06T13:28:01Z")
The Macbook Pro isn’t a device we support, though many DIY users have successfully installed StartOS on a Mac. If you search the forum you’ll find your issue discussed at least a couple of times. One I remember clearly is this one… > [@Flashed USB with StartOS "unmountable" on MacBook?](https://community.start9.com/t/flashed-usb-with-startos-unmountable-on-macbook/1113/10): > > Thanks for the recommendations Stuart I tried both your suggestions with the same result / error message as before. RPC ERROR: Disk Management error mkfsvfat: unable to open /dev/nvme0n1p1 I re-installed the Mac OS before trying each option On option 2, I used UBUNTU in the try mode versus install and ran the commands as recommended. I did this twice because I noticed that the disk name to select for install is named /dev/nvme0n1 and the error message was unable to open /dev/nvme0n1p1. I s… Having installed StartOS on a Mac myself and having similar trouble I ended up pulling out the drive, connecting it to another computer and wiping+partitioning it manually. ---
**Author:** ![benihime](https://community.start9.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@benihime](https://community.start9.com/u/benihime)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.start9.com/t/macbook-pro-install-fail/1409/5 "2024-05-15T15:40:10Z")
I am not sure if it will help. In my case, I use my old macbookpro end 2013 uninstalled MacOS and install Linux system, i updated the BIOS version , then flash USB with start OS and deleted all Linux. My spec: 8GB with 256SSD internal + 2TB external. ---
**Author:** ![musashi5](https://community.start9.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@musashi5](https://community.start9.com/u/musashi5)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2025, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.start9.com/t/macbook-pro-install-fail/1409/6 "2025-03-08T19:22:25Z")
Thank you for this. I currently have an idea to try running start9 on my old 2011 MacBook Pro as a mobile/pruned node. I have Pop!\_OS currently installed on it so maybe half way there. ---
**Author:** ![StuPleb](https://community.start9.com/user_avatar/community.start9.com/stupleb/32/195_2.png) [@StuPleb](https://community.start9.com/u/StuPleb)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2025, 12:31pm UTC](https://community.start9.com/t/macbook-pro-install-fail/1409/7 "2025-03-10T12:31:25Z")
Check out this: [[Known-Good Hardware Master List] Hardware Capable of Running StartOS - #177 by Chrstph](https://community.start9.com/t/known-good-hardware-master-list-hardware-capable-of-running-startos/66/177) And this: [Start9 | DIY x86](https://docs.start9.com/0.3.5.x/diy/diy-x86) ---
**Author:** ![musashi5](https://community.start9.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@musashi5](https://community.start9.com/u/musashi5)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2025, 9:10pm UTC](https://community.start9.com/t/macbook-pro-install-fail/1409/8 "2025-03-10T21:10:35Z")
Thank you for the link @StuPleb !