Re: Install Debian 10 amd64 onto USB flash drive with and for Macintosh

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Subject	Re: Install Debian 10 amd64 onto USB flash drive with and for Macintosh
Date	Wed, 01 Sep 2021 01:00:02 +0200
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David Christensen wrote: 
> debian-user:
> 
> I have an Apple MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) with an Intel Core
> i7-4770HQ processor, 16 GB memory, and 256 GB SSD:
> 
> 
> If I now power up the machine with the buster-mac USB flash drive installed,
> Debian starts.
> 
> 
> 
> If I now power up the machine without the buster-mac USB flash drive
> installed and hold the Option key, I see the MacBook firmware disk window
> showing the internal SSD.  Selecting the internal SSD starts macOS.
> 
> 
> If I now power up the machine without the buster-mac USB flash drive
> installed and hold the Command-R keys, I see the MacBook firmware POST
> screen, then the MacBook firmware utilities window.  Selecting Disk Utility
> and View -> Show All Devices, I see:

I am pretty sure you didn't want to install GRUB at all -- the
Mac's own EFI booter should work on your USB stick; it's invoked
by holding down option at boot time.

-dsr-

Thread

Install Debian 10 amd64 onto USB flash drive with and for Macintosh David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2021-09-01 00:40 +0200
  Re: Install Debian 10 amd64 onto USB flash drive with and for  Macintosh Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2021-09-01 01:00 +0200
    Re: Install Debian 10 amd64 onto USB flash drive with and for  Macintosh David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2021-09-01 02:40 +0200
      Re: Install Debian 10 amd64 onto USB flash drive with and for  Macintosh Keith Bainbridge <keithrboz@gmail.com> - 2021-09-01 06:00 +0200
  Re: Install Debian 10 amd64 onto USB flash drive with and for  Macintosh didier gaumet <didier.gaumet@gmail.com> - 2021-09-01 10:20 +0200
    Re: Install Debian 10 amd64 onto USB flash drive with and for  Macintosh David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2021-09-02 01:10 +0200
      Re: Install Debian 10 amd64 onto USB flash drive with and for  Macintosh David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-09-03 02:40 +0200
        Re: Install Debian 10 amd64 onto USB flash drive with and for  Macintosh David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2021-09-03 07:40 +0200
          Re: Install Debian 10 amd64 onto USB flash drive with and for  Macintosh David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-09-09 05:50 +0200
          Re: Install Debian 10 amd64 onto USB flash drive with and for  Macintosh Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2021-09-11 17:40 +0200

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