On Wed, Nov 15, 2017 at 01:07:11PM -0800, Colin Williams wrote: > On Wed, Nov 15, 2017 at 1:28 AM, Geert Stappers wrote: > > On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 08:49:04PM -0800, Colin Williams wrote: > > > I've been given a recent macbook at work and have been trying to > > > install linux on it. I run debian on my personal thinkpad. Anyhow > > > I downloaded the weekly debian-mac-testing-amd64-netinst.iso and > > > wrote it to a thumb drive using dd. However it doesn't boot. > > > > Over here no macbook. So hands-on expirence with the mentioned hardware. > } Over here no macbook. So NO hands-on expirence with the mentioned hardware. > > > > > > Thing the original poster could do: > > > > * Share the download URL > > * See if there is checksum for the ISO on the website > > * Verify the download with the checksum > > > > * cat /path/to/debian-mac-testing-amd64-netinst.iso > /dev/sdx > > that is an alternative for `dd plus parameters`, > > '/dev/sdx' is the thumb drive
note that is says /dev/sdx ( not /dev/sdx1 ) > > * try again > > > > * State the exact model of the macbook. Year of production might also help. > > > > > > With the reported feedback would be possible for macbook owners to > > reproduce it. > > Knowing if it boots is enough, no need to do an install. > > > > Hello, Technically I don't own a macbook and probably wouldn't buy one > myself either. But I'm happy to help test! And I happy with testers. In fact are _we_ happy with testers, but I speak for myself :-) > > * downloaded from > https://caesar.ftp.acc.umu.se/cdimage/weekly-builds/amd64/iso-cd/debian-mac-testing-amd64-netinst.iso > * ran sha512sum that matched the provided 507da60c4b23141dcc9850bf14782c > 16c4cf3d19e559c1d63d0de8798349eb020033421ee553853a3bd124fce0 > 58eb3189d5331a8880a2a7d4203d9393aa6130 OK > * used dd to write the image: sudo dd bs=4M > if=~/Downloads/debian-mac-testing-amd64-netinst.iso of=/dev/sdb1 && sync The '/dev/sdb1' means "into the first partition". With '/dev/sdb' it is "into the whole device, starting at the begin of the device" Retry with sudo dd bs=4M if=~/Downloads/debian-mac-testing-amd64-netinst.iso of=/dev/sdb && sync > * hit Option on multiple boots to select the boot device. Unfortunately it > didn't show up, but I have seen images show up this way before. > * model and more information: 2016 mbp 15". MBP 13,3 . Boot Rom Version > "MBP133.0226.B08" . > > The related sums can be found here: > https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/weekly-builds/amd64/iso-cd/SHA512SUMS > > I tried again this morning but it didn't work. However I downloaded the non > mac daily image > debian-testing-amd64-netinst.iso URL? > and it displays the splash image and selection menu, > but not sure if it boots a kernel or anything else. Play with it. Play with the selection menu. Play with prepared thumb drive, mount it, remove splash image, unmout, retry > Then I'm not sure what macs the mac iso is targeting. Couldn't find any > information regarding it so I asked. We shall see if some one else knows ... > Best, > Colin Williams Groeten Geert Stappers -- Leven en laten leven