# 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:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**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. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.start9.com/t/macbook-pro-install-fail/1409)._