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It should be surprisingly easy according to [https://wiki.debian.org/MacMiniIntel this page]... | It should be surprisingly easy according to [https://wiki.debian.org/MacMiniIntel this page]... | ||
# [http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/8.6.0/amd64/iso-dvd/ debian-8.6.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso]. | # <strike>[http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/8.6.0/amd64/iso-dvd/ debian-8.6.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso]</strike> Go [http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/ here] and download the first dvd iso of the latest release. | ||
# I am installing on [http://www.everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/?search_keywords=ym9063pd19x this Macmini 3,1]. | # I am installing on [http://www.everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/?search_keywords=ym9063pd19x this Macmini 3,1]. | ||
# The internal DVD "Superdrive" would not accept the freshly burned DVD so i attached my external USB DVD and that worked... Apple optical drives suck ;-) | # The internal DVD "Superdrive" would not accept the freshly burned DVD so i attached my external USB DVD and that worked... Apple optical drives suck ;-) | ||
Revision as of 13:56, 17 June 2017
It should be surprisingly easy according to this page...
debian-8.6.0-amd64-DVD-1.isoGo here and download the first dvd iso of the latest release.- I am installing on this Macmini 3,1.
- The internal DVD "Superdrive" would not accept the freshly burned DVD so i attached my external USB DVD and that worked... Apple optical drives suck ;-)
- Non free firmware (b43/ucode11.fw) is needed to make the wireless NIC work according to the install dvd. I opted to not supply this during DVD install.
It worked like a charm... question now isfor what purpose i should use it ;-)
I started over and installed without any graphical destop. When trying to set up wlan0 i discovered that iwconfig wich is part of wireless-tools were missing, after i installed the non-free b43 wireless firmware. [1] was a big help too...