Package: installation-reports Boot method: Image version: Date: CD: Debian GNU/Linux testing "Lenny" - Official Snapshot amd64 NETINST Binary-1 20081002-09:05 Machine: MacBook4,1 Partitions: Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0x00000000 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 1 26 204819+ ee EFI GPT /dev/sda2 26 16719 134086656 af Unknown /dev/sda3 * 16735 18677 15597568 83 Linux /dev/sda4 18693 19458 6139696 c W95 FAT32 (LBA) Base System Installation Checklist: Initial boot: [O] Detect network card: [O] Configure network: [O] Detect CD: [O] Load installer modules: [O] Detect hard drives: [O] Partition hard drives: [see below] Install base system: [O] Clock/timezone setup: [O] User/password setup: [O] Install tasks: [O] Install boot loader: [O, see below] Overall install: [O] Comments/Problems: Keeping in mind http://wiki.debian.org/MacBook, the installation proceeded unexpectedly well. The partitioning has been done in MacOS X (entirely, i.e. resizing and creating, with the graphical disk utility). The triple boot layout is managed with rEFIt (http://refit.sourceforge.net/). During "partition hard drives" I just have labeled the linux partition correctly. Right after debootstrap (IIRC) I created a swap file (more than four partitions are not recommended for GPT/MBR mix). *suggestion*: support swap files in the debian installer Grub2 has been successfully installed in /dev/sda3. Before rebooting I had to synchronize MBR and GPT with chroot /target aptitude install refit /sbin/gptsync /dev/sda This is the only thing that is really *missing* in the debian installer. Final adjustments: * install 'pommed' so that the apple laptop hotkeys are recognized * add 'options snd-hda-intel model=mbp3' so that the sound chip is detected * correct the xorg keyboard options (for anyone who is used to the mac layout): Option "XkbModel" "macbook79" Option "XkbOptions" "apple:badmap" * install 'gsynaptics' and configure the touchpad according to /usr/share/doc/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics/README.Debian.gz this would be easier if a 'ServerLayout' section and the 'Input Device' section for the touchpad are present by default (like in Ubuntu) * install 'lm-sensors' and add chip driver 'coretemp' to '/etc/modules' Have not tried yet: * bluetooth * camera * external monitor * infrared receiver * microphone * wireless network * map 2nd and 3rd mouse button to the keyboard * use apple/cmd key as ctrl (so that apple-q quits application like in MacOS X) Cheers, Jens
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