-Original announcement: [Debian on Apple M1/M2: status and call for testers](https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2025/06/msg00241.html)
-
-# Tripwires
-The USB-A Port on the Mac Mini will not work in u-boot and grub. The two
-additional USB-3 ports on the iMac 4 port model don't work in u-boot, grub
-and Linux. In order to install Linux on a FileVault-enabled Mac run the
-installer from Recovery open Disk Utility > Expanding "Macintosh HD" >
-Selecting locked volume > click "Mount". Debian does not include the choosen
-EFI patch. As a result it will always pick the first ESP partition. This can be
-problematic if you're using multiple ESP partitions for example when having
-multiple Linux and BSD installations.
-
-# Artefacts
-If you don't want to use the prebuild artefacts, you can build them yourself
-using the following scripts:
-
- - prepare_rust.sh - Prepares a rust installation suitable for kernel compilation
- - m1n1_uboot_kernel.sh - Builds m1n1, u-boot and the kernel including gpu support.
- - mesa.sh - Creates mesa packages
- - bootstrap.sh - Creates Debian root and live filesystem
- - meta.sh - Meta package which makes sure that we always get latest and greatest kernel.
-
-# Asahi installer
-
-[Video Recording](https://tg.st/u/debian_asahi_installer.mp4)
-
-* Poweroff your Mac. Hold and press the power button until you see a wheel chain and Options written below. Approx 20 seconds.
-
-* In the boot picker, choose Options. Once loaded, open a Terminal under Utilities > Terminal
-
-* Run the asahi installer and select Debian:
-
- curl -sL https://tg.st/d | sh
-
-* **Or** run the Debian testing installer:
-
- curl -sL https://bananas-archive.debian.net/install | sh
-
-* Follow the installer instructions.
-
-* Once Debian is booted log in as root without password and set a root password
-
- passwd
- pwconv
-
-* Configure wifi by editing the wpa_supplicant.conf, enabling the interface and remove the # before allow-hotplug to enable it during boot.
-
- vi /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
- ifup wlan0
- vi /etc/network/interfaces
-
-* Reboot to see if grub was correctly installed
-
- reboot
-
-* Install a desktop environment for example blackbox
-
- apt-get update
- apt-get install -y xinit blackbox xterm firefox-esr lightdm
-
-* Create yourself an unprivileged user
-
- useradd -m -c 'Firstname Lastname' -s /bin/bash <username>
- passwd <username>
-
-* Optional install sshd. You can not log in as root, but only with your unprivileged user
-
- apt update
- apt install -y openssh-server
-
-* Consult the **[/root/quickstart.txt](https://git.zerfleddert.de/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi/m1-debian/blob_plain/refs/heads/master:/files/quickstart.txt)** file to find out how to do other interesting things.
-
-# Livesystem
-
-[Video Recording](https://tg.st/u/live.mp4)
-
-* Prerequisites
-
- - USB Stick. this is what this guide assumes, but it is also possible
- to run the Debian livesystem from another PC using m1n1 chainloading.
- But if you know how to do that, you probably don't need this guide.
- - If possible use an Ethernet Dongle, less typing.
-
-* Create USB Stick with a single vfat partition on it and untar the modified Debian installer on it. Instructions for Linux:
-
- # Identify the usb stick device
- lsblk
-
- DEVICE=/dev/sdX
- parted -a optimal $DEVICE mklabel msdos
- parted -a optimal $DEVICE mkpart primary fat32 2048s 100%
- mkfs.vfat ${DEVICE}1
- mount ${DEVICE}1 /mnt
- curl -sL https://tg.st/u/asahi-debian-live.tar | tar -C /mnt -xf -
- umount /mnt
-
-In order to format the usb stick under Macos, open the disk utility, right-click on the usb stick (usually the lowest device in the list) and select erase. Choose the following options:
-
- Name: LIVE
- Format: MS-DOS (FAT)
- Scheme: Master Boot Record
-
-Than open a terminal, and run the following commands:
-
- sudo su -
- cd /Volumes/LIVE
- curl -sL https://tg.st/u/asahi-debian-live.tar | tar -xf -
-
-* You need to run the asahi installer and have either an OS installed or m1n1+UEFI.
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