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Bug#501290: marked as done (Installation report: MacBook4,1 on Oct 2nd)

Your message dated Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:48:01 +0000
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and subject line Closing old installation report #501290
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regarding Installation report: MacBook4,1 on Oct 2nd
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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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We are closing this installation report for one of the following
reasons:
- it was reported with a pre-lenny version of Debian
  Installer.
- indications in the installation report give the feeling that
  the reported problem waslying in another software, unrelated to
  D-I, which we can't easily identify.
- indications in the installation report suggest that it may have been
  fixed in a more recent version of a D-I component
- it was successful and we forgot closing it..:-)
- it has no information we consider useful


The D-I team is currently in the process of cleaning out the old spool
of installation reports that haven't bene processed yet. 

In case you think that the problem you reported has chances to be
still present, please reiterate your installation test with
a more recent image of D-I, if you're in position of doing this.

You'll find daily builds at
http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer. We recommend you choose
the netboot image, in the "daily builds section", then choose to
install "squeeze" when prompted.

If some problems are found, please report them with a new bug sent
against installation-reports.

Many thanks for your understanding and your help improving Debian,
past and present.

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