Mac 2.1 2007. Version: 3.O, PVTVesa Bios, Intel 82945 GMNotebook Mac 4208 VAASoftware Rev: 256 Modes: 36Bootloader: Isolinux2 Core 64 bit Mem: 3055 MBNeeds now:VM builder alternatives to CHEF.BR,Geg.On Sat, 31 Jul 2021, 16:02 Gunnar Gervin, <dofeelok@gmail.com> wrote:Tried Virtual Machine it, but the DVD player doesn work, cannot unzip (to download & use Etcher to burn USB), Multiwriter doesn`t work.On Sat, 31 Jul 2021 at 14:59, Gunnar Gervin <dofeelok@gmail.com> wrote:Andy,Thx for answering.I don't know which of them it is, except for a Macbook.It was a OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard.But it isn't a Mac now; it is a Debian 10.9 Buster w/ a 160 GB ATA Toshiba 1655GS. Many Mac hotkeys work, so some Mac software is left in it.Seems it is 64 Bit totally or in parts 64, parts 32.But my dvd player has stopped working, and it won't use the external dvd player; doesn`t see it seems.Multiwriter won't mount, which is requested before burning it to USB Flash drive. `Cause Multiwriter is not listed when clicking Mount.Terminal cannot burn the (lengthy) path in downloads. Basically the computer gets worse little by little.gegOn Fri, 30 Jul 2021 at 16:40, Andrew M.A. Cater <amacater@einval.com> wrote:On Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 06:53:18AM +0200, Gunnar Gervin wrote:
> Hi beautiful ideals!
> Decided to install Virtual Machine & Docker in this 14 year old ex-Macbook.
> In which I installed Debian "Buster" i386 32 bits. As some of you know, I
> did some failures during installation, the dvd player "hung" a bit several
> times, so I saw it installing at least 3 times. I made a puzzling
> observation: 64 came up a lot of times, but the machine seemed to handle
> it. ("Is it 64 bits anyway?" I wondered.)
> Now I found the following information in Wikipedia:
> " Mac OS X 10.6 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_Snow_Leopard> is
> the first version of macOS <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS> that
> supports a 64-bit kernel <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel_(computing)>.
> "
> n Snow Leopard, most built-in applications have been rebuilt to use the
> 64-bit x86-64 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86-64> architecture
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instruction_set_architecture> (excluding
> iTunes <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITunes>, Front Row
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_Row_(software)>, Grapher
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grapher> and DVD Player
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_Player_(software)> applications).[43]
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_Snow_Leopard#cite_note-43> They
> will run in 32-bit <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/32-bit> mode on machines
> with 32-bit processors, and in 64-bit mode on machines with 64-bit
> processors.
> A change to the com.apple.Boot.plist will also enable users with compatible
> computers to permanently boot into 64-bit for those wishing to do so.
> After upgrading the kernel from 32b to 64b, if advisable & possible.
> How to do that? Clean reinstall I guess optional, but will that suffice?
> Geg
Straightforwardly:
Which _model_ Macbook is it? [About this Mac under MacOS]
If you run hwinfo under Debian- what does it say?
If you run cpuinfo under Debian - what does it say
For Macs of this vintage: (2006/2007 Core 2 Duo)
iMac 5,1 – iMac 5,2 – iMac 6,1
Macbook 2,1
MacBook Pro 2,1 – MacBook Pro 2,2
Mac Pro 1,1
Xserve 1,1 (maybe)
They have a 32 bit EFI and a 64 bit processor.
You might want to try with the Debian multi-arch CD which might sort it out.
https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/multi-arch/iso-cd/debian-10.10.0-amd64-i386-netinst.iso
or, in exceptional cases for only a couple of models:
https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/debian-mac-10.10.0-amd64-netinst.iso
If you only have a small amount of memory, you may want to consider that
running virtual machines / Docker may be quite frustrating.
Hope this helps
All the very best as ever,
Andy Cater