Wifi Option not showing up + Boot Method

Question

Hoping to get help with two quick questions. I'm moving from MacOS to Elementary so fairly new to the Linux world

1. I flashed ElementaryOS based on installation instructions and then booted my Macbook. I see EFI Boot for 2 out of 3 options. Is doing EFI boot okay and safe to do? I was able to start the installation guide from EFI, but wanted to know if any risks came with this

2. I played around in live mode before going ahead and doing full install of Elementary and I couldn't get wifi to work. I only saw three options: 1) Wired 2)VPN 3)Proxy.

I saw another post where the OP outlined that these instructions worked: No wifi on Macbook Pro mid 2010. Will be trying this out, but curious to know if this could be something else.

Thanks everyone.

Answer 1

I just today installed eOS 6 (beta 2) on a mid-2010 MacBook Pro, specifically model MacBookPro 7,1. To get the wifi options to show up, I followed these steps:

1. Remove the bcmwl-kernel-source package (if you installed it), then reboot:

    sudo apt-get remove --purge bcmwl-kernel-source
    reboot

2. Install the b43 broadcom firmware:

    sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer

3. Reload the package

    sudo modprobe -r b43
    sudo modprobe b43

You should now see the wifi options appear. Source: Elementary OS on Macbook won't display wifi settings. How do i fix?

And I also selected the EFI boot, that should be a fine way to go.