Mac 2.1 2007. Version: 3.O, PVT Vesa Bios, Intel 82945 GM Notebook Mac 4208 VAA Software Rev: 256 Modes: 36 Bootloader: Isolinux 2 Core 64 bit Mem: 3055 MB Needs now: VM builder alternatives to CHEF. BR, Geg.
On Sat, 31 Jul 2021, 16:02 Gunnar Gervin, <dofee...@gmail.com> wrote: > Tried Virtual Machine it, but the DVD player doesn work, cannot unzip (to > download & use Etcher to burn USB), Multiwriter doesn`t work. > > On Sat, 31 Jul 2021 at 14:59, Gunnar Gervin <dofee...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Andy, >> Thx for answering. >> I don't know which of them it is, except for a Macbook. >> It was a OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard. >> But it isn't a Mac now; it is a Debian 10.9 Buster w/ a 160 GB ATA >> Toshiba 1655GS. Many Mac hotkeys work, so some Mac software is left in it. >> >> https://www.hdsentinel.com/storageinfo_details.php?lang=en&model=TOSHIBA%20MK1655GSX >> https://support.apple.com/kb/SP575?locale=en_US >> Seems it is 64 Bit totally or in parts 64, parts 32. >> But my dvd player has stopped working, and it won't use the external dvd >> player; doesn`t see it seems. >> Multiwriter won't mount, which is requested before burning it to USB >> Flash drive. `Cause Multiwriter is not listed when clicking Mount. >> Terminal cannot burn the (lengthy) path in downloads. Basically the >> computer gets worse little by little. >> geg >> >> On Fri, 30 Jul 2021 at 16:40, Andrew M.A. Cater <amaca...@einval.com> >> wrote: >> >>> On Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 06:53:18AM +0200, Gunnar Gervin wrote: >>> > Hi beautiful ideals! >>> > Decided to install Virtual Machine & Docker in this 14 year old >>> ex-Macbook. >>> > In which I installed Debian "Buster" i386 32 bits. As some of you >>> know, I >>> > did some failures during installation, the dvd player "hung" a bit >>> several >>> > times, so I saw it installing at least 3 times. I made a puzzling >>> > observation: 64 came up a lot of times, but the machine seemed to >>> handle >>> > it. ("Is it 64 bits anyway?" I wondered.) >>> > Now I found the following information in Wikipedia: >>> > " Mac OS X 10.6 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_Snow_Leopard> >>> is >>> > the first version of macOS <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS> that >>> > supports a 64-bit kernel < >>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel_(computing)>. >>> > " >>> > n Snow Leopard, most built-in applications have been rebuilt to use the >>> > 64-bit x86-64 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86-64> architecture >>> > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instruction_set_architecture> >>> (excluding >>> > iTunes <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITunes>, Front Row >>> > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_Row_(software)>, Grapher >>> > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grapher> and DVD Player >>> > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_Player_(software)> >>> applications).[43] >>> > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_Snow_Leopard#cite_note-43> >>> They >>> > will run in 32-bit <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/32-bit> mode on >>> machines >>> > with 32-bit processors, and in 64-bit mode on machines with 64-bit >>> > processors. >>> > A change to the com.apple.Boot.plist will also enable users with >>> compatible >>> > computers to permanently boot into 64-bit for those wishing to do so. >>> > After upgrading the kernel from 32b to 64b, if advisable & possible. >>> > How to do that? Clean reinstall I guess optional, but will that >>> suffice? >>> > Geg >>> >>> Straightforwardly: >>> >>> Which _model_ Macbook is it? [About this Mac under MacOS] >>> >>> If you run hwinfo under Debian- what does it say? >>> >>> If you run cpuinfo under Debian - what does it say >>> >>> For Macs of this vintage: (2006/2007 Core 2 Duo) >>> >>> iMac 5,1 – iMac 5,2 – iMac 6,1 >>> Macbook 2,1 >>> MacBook Pro 2,1 – MacBook Pro 2,2 >>> Mac Pro 1,1 >>> Xserve 1,1 (maybe) >>> >>> They have a 32 bit EFI and a 64 bit processor. >>> >>> You might want to try with the Debian multi-arch CD which might sort it >>> out. >>> >>> >>> https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/multi-arch/iso-cd/debian-10.10.0-amd64-i386-netinst.iso >>> >>> or, in exceptional cases for only a couple of models: >>> >>> >>> https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/debian-mac-10.10.0-amd64-netinst.iso >>> >>> If you only have a small amount of memory, you may want to consider that >>> running virtual machines / Docker may be quite frustrating. >>> >>> Hope this helps >>> >>> All the very best as ever, >>> >>> Andy Cater >>> >>>
