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Then I downloaded Debian for AMD64. | Then I downloaded Debian for AMD64. | ||
=== FAIL: Preparing the USB-stick<ref>You might want to skip this step :)</ref> === | === Attempt #1: USB-stick === | ||
==== 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. | ||
=== FAIL: Preparing the boot CD<ref>You might want to skip this step, too...</ref> === | === Attempt #2: CD-ROM === | ||
==== 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. | ||
=== FAIL: Preparing an ISO === | === Attempt #3: Modifying ISO & burning CD-ROM === | ||
==== 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 | ||
=== FAIL: 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. | ||
=== Downloading a [[Mac]]-ISO from debian.org === | === Attempt #4: Downloading a [[Mac]]-ISO from debian.org === | ||
You might have heard the sound of my hand slapping my forehead. | You might have heard the sound of my hand slapping my forehead. | ||
Revision as of 16:32, 15 March 2019
Preparation
Reading
I started to read this:
- https://wiki.debian.org/iMacIntel
- https://www.neontribe.co.uk/crunchbangplusplus-install-on-imac-52/
- https://mattgadient.com/2016/07/11/linux-dvd-images-and-how-to-for-32-bit-efi-macs-late-2006-models/
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-cdimage/+bug/1298894/comments/16
- https://wiki.debian.org/MacMiniIntel#Macmini_2.2C1
- https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/release/current/amd64/iso-cd/
Then I downloaded Debian for AMD64.
Attempt #1: USB-stick
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.
Attempt #2: CD-ROM
FAIL: Preparing the boot CD[2]
Burning a CD? Oh well..
Okay. That was another fail. Obviously, the standard ISOs can't be read by this Mac's 32bit EFI. Okay, starting over. Again.
Attempt #3: Modifying ISO & burning CD-ROM
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...
Again. This CD doesn't show up on boot. Dang.
Attempt #4: 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/
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