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  Is there a bootable live Debian media for old MacBook Pro with 2 GB of RAM, Intel Core Duo, etc.? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2022-06-24 13:28 -0500
    Re: Is there a bootable live Debian media for old MacBook Pro with 2 GB of RAM, Intel Core Duo, etc.? Marco Moock <mo01@posteo.de> - 2022-06-25 17:45 +0200
      Re: Is there a bootable live Debian media for old MacBook Pro with 2 GB of RAM, Intel Core Duo, etc.? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2022-06-25 23:43 -0500
        Re: Is there a bootable live Debian media for old MacBook Pro with 2 GB of RAM, Intel Core Duo, etc.? Marco Moock <mo01@posteo.de> - 2022-06-26 08:24 +0200
          Re: Is there a bootable live Debian media for old MacBook Pro with 2 GB of RAM, Intel Core Duo, etc.? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2022-06-26 01:44 -0500
            Re: Is there a bootable live Debian media for old MacBook Pro with 2 GB of RAM, Intel Core Duo, etc.? Marco Moock <mo01@posteo.de> - 2022-06-26 10:03 +0200
              Re: Is there a bootable live Debian media for old MacBook Pro with 2 GB of RAM, Intel Core Duo, etc.? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2022-06-26 18:05 -0500

#10046 — Is there a bootable live Debian media for old MacBook Pro with 2 GB of RAM, Intel Core Duo, etc.?

Hello.

Is there a bootable live Debian media for old MacBook Pro with 2 GB of 
RAM, Intel Core Duo, etc.? I don't see a Mac version in 
https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current-live/amd64/iso-hybrid/ and 
https://cdimage.debian.org/images/unofficial/non-free/images-including-firmware/11.3.0-live+nonfree/amd64/iso-hybrid/. 
I do see a Mac net installer in 
https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/, but I want 
to see how well Debian runs in it without installing Debian. 
https://wiki.debian.org/MacBook doesn't even mention anything about live 
boot.

MacBook Pro is a 15" A1260 model, unibody; 2.4 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 
GB (667 MHz) of DDR2 SDRAM, 200 GB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT (256 MB 
of VRAM), & Mac OS X (El Capitan v10.11.6) from early 2008. Batteryless 
since it's very old.

Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)
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#10047

Am Freitag, 24. Juni 2022, um 13:28:12 Uhr schrieb Ant:

> MacBook Pro is a 15" A1260 model, unibody; 2.4 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo,
> 2 GB (667 MHz) of DDR2 SDRAM, 200 GB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
> (256 MB of VRAM), & Mac OS X (El Capitan v10.11.6) from early 2008.
> Batteryless since it's very old.

Use the amd64 iso, maybe these MacBooks already have UEFI, so you need
an UEFI capable image (these should already be).

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#10048

In alt.os.linux.debian Marco Moock <mo01@posteo.de> wrote:
> Am Freitag, 24. Juni 2022, um 13:28:12 Uhr schrieb Ant:

> > MacBook Pro is a 15" A1260 model, unibody; 2.4 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo,
> > 2 GB (667 MHz) of DDR2 SDRAM, 200 GB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
> > (256 MB of VRAM), & Mac OS X (El Capitan v10.11.6) from early 2008.
> > Batteryless since it's very old.

> Use the amd64 iso, maybe these MacBooks already have UEFI, so you need
> an UEFI capable image (these should already be).

I can't boot up MBP far with random errors. I used Rufus, in an updated 
64-bit W10 Pro. PC with 
https://cdimage.debian.org/images/unofficial/non-free/images-including-firmware/11.3.0-live+nonfree/amd64/iso-hybrid/debian-live-11.3.0-amd64-xfce+nonfree.iso, 
to make a bootable 8 GB USB flash stick.

Photos:
https://matrix.ross154.net/_matrix/media/r0/download/ross154.net/UtCzzdimSDXsSDkejfRsAlPb/ima_9c157e3.jpeg
https://matrix.ross154.net/_matrix/media/r0/download/ross154.net/rEXcninIChudPWCTIOsKTkGT/ima_70e42e4.jpeg
https://matrix.ross154.net/_matrix/media/r0/download/ross154.net/pGRdlmZycRXJoJOrUJsyCHJu/ima_97650d7.jpeg

I tried the same USB flash media on a 2012 MBP, and it had no problems 
booting up. :/
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#10049

Am Samstag, 25. Juni 2022, um 23:43:20 Uhr schrieb Ant:

> I can't boot up MBP far with random errors. I used Rufus, in an
> updated 64-bit W10 Pro.

Try dd on a Linux PC.

At least it starts GRUB, that means it can be booted on your Mac.
Maybe try the netboot image.

Maybe this might be also helpful for your:
https://wiki.debian.org/MacBook

I have never had an iMac, so I have no experience with it at all, but
I'll do my best.

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#10050

In alt.os.linux.debian Marco Moock <mo01@posteo.de> wrote:
> Am Samstag, 25. Juni 2022, um 23:43:20 Uhr schrieb Ant:

> > I can't boot up MBP far with random errors. I used Rufus, in an
> > updated 64-bit W10 Pro.

> Try dd on a Linux PC.

How do I use it with the ISO file?


> At least it starts GRUB, that means it can be booted on your Mac.

Well, it did boot on the newer MacBook Pro (2012). 2008 didn't. Maybe 
it's broken hence it was free. Ha.
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#10051

Am Sonntag, 26. Juni 2022, um 01:44:50 Uhr schrieb Ant:

> How do I use it with the ISO file?

The same as with disks.
dd if=/path/debain.iso of=/dev/sda bs=4M status=progress
You NEED to change the path of if and of.
 
> > At least it starts GRUB, that means it can be booted on your Mac.  
> 
> Well, it did boot on the newer MacBook Pro (2012). 2008 didn't. Maybe 
> it's broken hence it was free. Ha.

Maybe the GPU is faulty, you may try the boot option nomodeset.

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#10052

In alt.os.debian Marco Moock <mo01@posteo.de> wrote:
> Am Sonntag, 26. Juni 2022, um 01:44:50 Uhr schrieb Ant:

> > How do I use it with the ISO file?

> The same as with disks.
> dd if=/path/debain.iso of=/dev/sda bs=4M status=progress
> You NEED to change the path of if and of.

Last night, I found out that Rufus has DD option when writing to an USB 
flash drive from an ISO. I assume that's the same. 
https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxquestions/comments/vdapv9/whats_the_best_lowend_supported_and_updated_linux/idsds11/ 
for the details.

  
> > > At least it starts GRUB, that means it can be booted on your Mac.  
> > 
> > Well, it did boot on the newer MacBook Pro (2012). 2008 didn't. Maybe 
> > it's broken hence it was free. Ha.

> Maybe the GPU is faulty, you may try the boot option nomodeset.

Maybe. Or MBP's internal USB hub is broken, but then why under Mac OS X El 
Capitan v10.11.6 works fine? Maybe this machine has issues.
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