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Then I downloaded Debian for AMD64.
Then I downloaded Debian for AMD64.


=== Preparing the USB-stick<ref>You might want to skip this step :)</ref> ===
=== FAIL: Preparing the USB-stick<ref>You might want to skip this step :)</ref> ===
  bash-3.2# mount | grep UNTIT
  bash-3.2# mount | grep UNTIT
  /dev/disk7s2 on /Volumes/UNTITLED (msdos, local, nodev, nosuid, noowners)
  /dev/disk7s2 on /Volumes/UNTITLED (msdos, local, nodev, nosuid, noowners)
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Okay. That didn't work out. Booting the iMac with Option-Key down doesn't show the stick. This might not have to do with the USB-stick, but with the ISO itself. See below.
Okay. That didn't work out. Booting the iMac with Option-Key down doesn't show the stick. This might not have to do with the USB-stick, but with the ISO itself. See below.


=== Preparing the boot CD<ref>You might want to skip this step, too...</ref> ===
=== FAIL: Preparing the boot CD<ref>You might want to skip this step, too...</ref> ===
Burning a CD? Oh well..
Burning a CD? Oh well..


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Okay. That was another fail. Obviously, the standard ISOs can't be read by this Mac's 32bit EFI. Okay, starting over. Again.
Okay. That was another fail. Obviously, the standard ISOs can't be read by this Mac's 32bit EFI. Okay, starting over. Again.


=== Preparing an ISO ===
=== FAIL: Preparing an ISO ===
Get <tt>isomacprog.c</tt> from https://mattgadient.com/2016/07/11/linux-dvd-images-and-how-to-for-32-bit-efi-macs-late-2006-models/ .
Get <tt>isomacprog.c</tt> from https://mattgadient.com/2016/07/11/linux-dvd-images-and-how-to-for-32-bit-efi-macs-late-2006-models/ .
  WroDos-MBP13-AC3L:Debian 9 heiko$ gcc isomacprog.c -o isomacprog
  WroDos-MBP13-AC3L:Debian 9 heiko$ gcc isomacprog.c -o isomacprog
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  WroDos-MBP13-AC3L:Debian 9 heiko$ mv debian-9.8.0-amd64-netinst.iso debian-9.8.0-amd64-netinst_Mac.iso
  WroDos-MBP13-AC3L:Debian 9 heiko$ mv debian-9.8.0-amd64-netinst.iso debian-9.8.0-amd64-netinst_Mac.iso


=== Preparing the boot CD, again... ===
=== FAIL: Preparing the boot CD, again... ===
[[Image:iMacLate2006DebianInstallCDBurn2.png]]
[[Image:iMacLate2006DebianInstallCDBurn2.png]]
[[Image:iMacLate2006DebianInstallCDBurn3.png]]
[[Image:iMacLate2006DebianInstallCDBurn3.png]]
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Again. This CD doesn't show up on boot. Dang.
Again. This CD doesn't show up on boot. Dang.


=== Next up: TBD ===
=== Downloading a [[Mac]]-ISO from debian.org ===
You might have heard the sound of my hand slapping my forehead.
 
There's an easier way. Get the [[Mac]]-Image here:
https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/release/current/amd64/iso-cd/
https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/release/current/amd64/iso-cd/


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Revision as of 15:31, 15 March 2019

Preparation

Reading

I started to read this:

Then I downloaded Debian for AMD64.

FAIL: Preparing the USB-stick[1]

bash-3.2# mount | grep UNTIT
/dev/disk7s2 on /Volumes/UNTITLED (msdos, local, nodev, nosuid, noowners)
bash-3.2# umount /dev/disk7s2
umount(/Volumes/UNTITLED): Resource busy -- try 'diskutil unmount'
bash-3.2# diskutil unmount /dev/disk7s2
Volume UNTITLED on disk7s2 unmounted
bash-3.2# dd if=debian-9.8.0-amd64-netinst.iso of=/dev/disk7      
598016+0 records in
598016+0 records out
306184192 bytes transferred in 630.153914 secs (485888 bytes/sec)
bash-3.2# sync
bash-3.2# diskutil eject /dev/disk7
Disk /dev/disk7 ejected
bash-3.2# 

Okay. That didn't work out. Booting the iMac with Option-Key down doesn't show the stick. This might not have to do with the USB-stick, but with the ISO itself. See below.

FAIL: Preparing the boot CD[2]

Burning a CD? Oh well..

IMacLate2006DebianInstallCDBurn.png

Okay. That was another fail. Obviously, the standard ISOs can't be read by this Mac's 32bit EFI. Okay, starting over. Again.

FAIL: Preparing an ISO

Get isomacprog.c from https://mattgadient.com/2016/07/11/linux-dvd-images-and-how-to-for-32-bit-efi-macs-late-2006-models/ .

WroDos-MBP13-AC3L:Debian 9 heiko$ gcc isomacprog.c -o isomacprog
WroDos-MBP13-AC3L:Debian 9 heiko$ ./isomacprog debian-9.8.0-amd64-netinst.iso
done
WroDos-MBP13-AC3L:Debian 9 heiko$ mv debian-9.8.0-amd64-netinst.iso debian-9.8.0-amd64-netinst_Mac.iso

FAIL: Preparing the boot CD, again...

IMacLate2006DebianInstallCDBurn2.png IMacLate2006DebianInstallCDBurn3.png IMacLate2006DebianInstallCDBurn4.png

Again. This CD doesn't show up on boot. Dang.

Downloading a Mac-ISO from debian.org

You might have heard the sound of my hand slapping my forehead.

There's an easier way. Get the Mac-Image here: https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/release/current/amd64/iso-cd/



  • Footnotes:
  1. You might want to skip this step :)
  2. You might want to skip this step, too...