Re: Problem with Macbook 2,1 Installation Instructions
Sorry, just realised that i forgot to CC Carl on my response. In case
he's not reading the list:
Andy Cater wrote:
>On Sat, Apr 17, 2021 at 06:20:19AM -0400, Carl N wrote:
>> Can anyone please help me with this installation?
>>
>> https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/Apple/MacBook/2-1
>>
>> the line:
>> grub-install --target=i386-efi --efi-directory=/mnt/usb
>> --boot-directory=/mnt/usb/boot --bootloader-id=boot --removable
>>
>> I try this and it says 'doesn't look like an EFI file system"
>>
>> I'm really stuck here.
>>
>> This macbook supports 64 bit operating system but the UEFI requires 32 bit
>>
>> that line I entered in the terminal (From the install guide) doesn't work.
>> any help is appreciated
>
>Ignore most of the above:
>
>There is a CD image that will work here:
>
>https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/debian-mac-10.9.0-amd64-netinst.iso
Sorry, no. That's a good answer for solving awkward problems for *even
older* Mac machines, but not this one. The machine that Carl has is
similar to the Bay Trail netbooks - it's 64-bit but with crappy
firmware that's limited to 32-bit only.
Carl: please try the multi-arch netinst from
https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/multi-arch/iso-cd/debian-10.9.0-amd64-i386-netinst.iso
instead. That will start in 32-bit UEFI, then install a 64-bit system
with a 32-bit version of Grub etc. You should not need to do anything
special for this to work.
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