Are there alternatives to VM, & does it help w/external ssd 1tb? Are external RAM available? Geg
On Mon, 2 Aug 2021, 15:11 Gunnar Gervin, <dofee...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 >>>> >>>>