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1This pages explains how to install Debian on Apple Silicon machines.
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3# Tripwires
4The USB-A Port on the Mac Mini will not work in u-boot and grub. The two
2984be23 5additional USB-3 ports on the iMac 4 port model don't work in u-boot, grub
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6and Linux. In order to install Linux on a FileVault-enabled Mac run the
7installer from Recovery open Disk Utility > Expanding "Macintosh HD" >
8Selecting locked volume > click "Mount".
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10<div class="info">This installation is not suited to be mixed with other ASAHI or BSD installations until further investiation.</div>
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12# Artefacts
13If 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.
14
15# Asahi installer
16
17[Video Recording](https://tg.st/u/debian_asahi_installer.mp4)
18
19* Poweroff your Mac. Hold and press the power button until you see a wheel chain and Options written below. Approx 20 seconds.
20
21* In the boot picker, choose Options. Once loaded, open a Terminal under Utilities > Terminal
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0c054fe6 23* Run the asahi installer and select Debian:
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9c6d410f 25 curl -sL https://tg.st/d | sh
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26
27* Follow the installer instructions.
28
29* Once Debian is booted log in as root without password and set a root password
30
31 passwd
32 pwconv
33
34* Configure wifi by editing the wpa_supplicant.conf, enabling the interface and remove the # before allow-hotplug to enable it during boot.
35
36 vi /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
37 ifup wlp1s0f0
38 vi /etc/network/interfaces
39
40* Reboot to see if grub was correctly installed
41
42 reboot
43
44* Install a desktop environment for example blackbox
45
46 apt-get install -y xinit blackbox xterm firefox-esr lightdm
47
48* Create yourself an unprivileged user
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50 useradd -m -c 'Firstname Lastname' -s /bin/bash <username>
51 passwd <username>
52
53* Optional install sshd. You can not log in as root, but only with your unprivileged user
54
55 apt update
56 apt install -y openssh-server
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58* 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.
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7f89d5b0 60# Livesystem
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7f89d5b0 62[Video Recording](https://tg.st/u/live.mp4)
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64* Prerequisites
65
9c6d410f 66 - USB Stick. this is what this guide assumes, but it is also possible
d7a5b871 67 to run the Debian livesystem from another PC using m1n1 chainloading.
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68 But if you know how to do that, you probably don't need this guide.
69 - If possible use an Ethernet Dongle, less typing.
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70
71* Create USB Stick with a single vfat partition on it and untar the modified Debian installer on it. Instructions for Linux:
72
73 # Identify the usb stick device
74 lsblk
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76 DEVICE=/dev/sdX
77 parted -a optimal $DEVICE mklabel msdos
78 parted -a optimal $DEVICE mkpart primary fat32 2048s 100%
79 mkfs.vfat ${DEVICE}1
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80 mount ${DEVICE}1 /mnt
81 curl -sL https://tg.st/u/asahi-debian-live.tar | tar -C /mnt -xf -
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82 umount /mnt
83
84In 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:
85
86 Name: LIVE
87 Format: MS-DOS (FAT)
88 Scheme: Master Boot Record
89
90Than open a terminal, and run the following commands:
91
92 sudo su -
93 cd /Volumes/LIVE
94 curl -sL https://tg.st/u/asahi-debian-live.tar | tar -xf -
95
96* You need to run the asahi installer and have either an OS installed or m1n1+UEFI.
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12a464df 98* If you have a EFI binary on the NVMe and want to boot from the usb stick, you need to interrupt u-boot on the countdown by pressing any key and run the following comamnd to boot from usb:
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100 run bootcmd_usb0
101
102* Reboot with the USB stick connected, the Debian livesystem should automatically start, if it doesn't load the kernel and initrd manually, you can use tab. For x try 0,1,2,...
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104 linux (hdX,msdos1)/vmlinuz
105 initrd (hdX,msdos1)/initrd.gz
106 boot
107
108* Log in as **root** without password.
109
110* 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 get the networking up, etc.
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111
112# FAQ
113
114* If I install Debian, will it still be relatively easy to update the Asahi work as it develops?
115
116Yes, long answer below.
117
118To update the kernel to the lastest "stable" asahi branch you need to run
119as root:
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9c6d410f 121 curl -sL https://tg.st/u/ksh | bash
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123Later it might be necessary to upgrade the stub parition in order to
124support the GPU code. As soon as that happens, I'll add the
125instructions and a video in order to do so, but short version is:
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127 - Backup /boot/efi/EFI
128 - Delete the old stub and efi/esp partition
5869d4a4 129 - Rerun the asahi installer with m1n1+u-boot option
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130 - Put the /boot/efi/EFI back
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8499f105 132So, you never need to reinstall Debian. Kernel updates are easy, stub
28465d9b 133updates are a little bit more cumbersome but also seldom.
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