Bug#637284: Can't install wheezy on a 2011 iMac
Mike Hore wrote:
> I don't know that I want to try any more -- I seem to be getting nowhere. I
> think it might need someone who really understands the Debian boot process
> to get their hands on a new iMac and sort this whole thing out. There are
> plenty of them around by now. I've got a lot of other things on my plate
> and this isn't a high priority for me.
Might also be worth asking on debian-user@lists.debian.org if anyone has
tried installing on a 2011 iMac.
Sorry for the trouble and thanks for testing. As you saw with e.g.
the "co" bug, we're not at a stage in the release cycle when the
installer is completely polished yet. So at the moment, using the
squeeze installer and then upgrading is more likely to be reliable.
If you do get a working installation, I would still be very interested
in tracking down the radeon modesetting trouble (e.g., by taking a
snapshot of the screen with artifacts and recovering any log entries
that appear before then). I suspect the cause is similar to
Bug#637943 (modesetting not working correctly without
firmware-linux-nonfree installed).
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