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@@ -2,14 +2,20 @@ This pages explains how to install Debian on Apple Silicon machines.
# 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 also don't work in u-boot, grub
+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".
+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 [bootstrap.sh](https://git.zerfleddert.de/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi/m1-debian/blob_plain/refs/heads/master:/bootstrap.sh) script.
+# Kernel header files
+The kernel header files can be found here:
+
# Asahi installer
[Video Recording](https://tg.st/u/debian_asahi_installer.mp4)
@@ -41,6 +47,7 @@ If you don't want to use the prebuild artefacts, you can build them yourself usi
* 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
@@ -70,14 +77,13 @@ If you don't want to use the prebuild artefacts, you can build them yourself usi
# 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 /dev/sdX1 /mnt
- cd /mnt
- curl -sL https://tg.st/u/asahi-debian-live.tar | tar -xf -
+ 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:
@@ -117,7 +123,10 @@ Yes, long answer below.
To update the kernel to the lastest "stable" asahi branch you need to run
as root:
- curl -sL https://tg.st/u/ksh | bash
+ apt update
+ apt upgrade
+
+For installations before 2022-12-12, see
Later it might be necessary to upgrade the stub parition in order to
support the GPU code. As soon as that happens, I'll add the