Re: Help Installing a Dual Boot Debian and Mac OS MacBook Pro 9,1
As an iMac owner who has had a dual boot Mac system before: Hold down the C key while the computer is starting up, and the computer will boot to the DVD. (assuming the dvd was burned correctly as a bootable DVD) reFind is a very nice app, but unnecessary, and *really* mucks up being able to completely remove one of the boot options from the computer should you want to remove it later. I also found that setting up a dual boot system made my iMac boot much more slowly no matter which system I selected. This slowness persisted after I returned to a single boot system. YMMV. I wish you luck, and hope you like Debian. On 01/21/2017 02:43 PM, Rafael Lauda wrote: Good Afternoon, My name is Rafael Lauda and I’ve tried time and time again to install a dual boot Debian on my MacBook Pro 9,1. I have installed rEFInd on my MacBook Pro, and I have installed the iso image for Debian 8.7.1 1 onto a DVD-R. When the computer is turned on the dvd does not show. I had also partitioned space on the hard drive as well. I don’t want to settle for another Distro, I want to install Debian as I feel it is the best Distro currently using the Linux kernel. I’m not the most tech savvy but I have been putting the effort into becoming more computer literate. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for making a wonderful Distro and with any help you may have for me. Best Regards, Rafael Lauda
Re: How to fix screen resolution ( has been set to 1024 * 768 )
And what video card/chipset do you have? I got the 1024x768 until I installed firmware-Linux-nonfree to get the firmware for my integrated Intel graphics. Perhaps you, too need some firmware. It's the best bet when other distros Just Work, as they include non-free drivers by default, and Debian doesn't. cathy On 01/12/2017 06:36 AM, Lisi Reisz wrote: On Monday 09 January 2017 10:34:23 manashpal wrote: After installing Debian latest Jessie in my system, I am getting a 1024*768 screen resolution, but my monitor can render 1366*768. it is unlikely to have got such a unexpected screen resolution like 1024*768. on the other hand ubuntu, fedora, kali and many more linux distros has never disappoint me such a way. how can I fix it ? kindly let me know the steps I will follow.thanks.m@n@sh..p@l Which Desktop Environment, if any, are you using? Lisi
Re: How to fix screen resolution ( has been set to 1024 * 768 )
We'd be happy to help. What videocard/chipset do you have? What driver is currently in use? It really sounds like a simple driver problem. cathy On 01/09/2017 05:34 AM, manashpal wrote: After installing Debian latest Jessie in my system, I am getting a 1024*768 screen resolution, but my monitor can render 1366*768. it is unlikely to have got such a unexpected screen resolution like 1024*768. on the other hand ubuntu, fedora, kali and many more linux distros has never disappoint me such a way. how can I fix it ? kindly let me know the steps I will follow. thanks. m@n@sh..p@l
Re: Upgrade Wheezy to Jessie - gave up waiting for root device
On 01/06/2017 08:38 AM, Steven Kauffmann wrote: I'm busy with an upgrade from Wheezy to Jessie. I didn't had any issue during the upgrade so far, but I cannot boot into the new kernel (3.16.0-4-amd64). Any idea how to solve this? I had a similar problem. I upgraded from Wheezy to Jessie and got an unbootable system. What the specific error was I do not know, as all I got was blank screen. I solved it by burning and using a Jessie install disc. You might consider that if all else fails and you have a good backup of your home directory and other critical files. Since the Wheezy was a fresh install for me, using a disc I already had, it didn't matter.
