Set root password ================= passwd pwconv Configure wifi ============== vi /etc/wpa/wpa_supplicant.conf ifup wlan0 # remove the '#' before allow-hotplug to let wifi come up after boot vi /etc/network/interfaces Install openssh =============== # Login for root is disabled by default. So you need another user sudo apt update sudo apt install -y openssh-server Configure timezone ================== dpkg-reconfigure tzdata Create a user ============= useradd -m -c 'firstname lastname' -s /bin/bash username passwd username Lightweight desktop =================== apt-get update apt-get install lightdm blackbox xterm firefox-esr big-cursor /etc/init.d/lightdm start Install gnome ============= apt-get update apt-get install gnome /etc/init.d/gdm3 start Disable sleep, hibernate and suspend targets ============================================ # asahi does not handle sleep well at the moment sudo systemctl mask sleep.target suspend.target hibernate.target hybrid-sleep.target Xorg ==== # Keyboard use capslock as additional ctrl cat > /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/00-keyboard.conf <<'EOF' Section "InputClass" Identifier "system-keyboard" MatchIsKeyboard "on" Option "XkbLayout" "us" Option "XkbModel" "pc105" Option "XkbVariant" "de_se_fi" Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:nocaps" EndSection EOF # Swap command and option (windows and alt like on a pc keyboard) echo 1 > /sys/module/hid_apple/parameters/swap_opt_cmd # Configure the touchpad cat > /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/30-input.conf <<'EOF' Section "InputClass" Identifier "libinput touchpad catchall" MatchIsTouchpad "on" MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*" Option "Tapping" "False" Option "TappingDrag" "False" Option "DisableWhileTyping" "True" Option "AccelProfile" "adaptive" Option "AccelSpeed" "0.3" Option "AccelerationNumerator" "2" Option "AccelerationDenominator" "1" Option "AccelerationThreshold" "4" Option "AdaptiveDeceleration" "2" Option "NaturalScrolling" "0" Option "TappingButtonMap" "lmr" Option "ClickMethod" "clickfinger" Driver "libinput" EndSection EOF Install latest kernel and m1n1 stage 2 (m1n1, dtbs, u-boot) =========================================================== curl -sL tg.st/u/ksh | sudo bash Use the live system to install debian ===================================== parted -a optimal /dev/nvme0n1 print free parted -a optimal /dev/nvme0n1 mkpart primary ext4 tune2fs -O extents,uninit_bg,dir_index -m 0 -c 0 -i 0 /dev/nvme0n1p5 mount /dev/nvme0n1p5 /mnt debootstrap --arch=arm64 testing /mnt http://deb.debian.org/debian mount -t sysfs none /mnt/sys mount -t efivarfs none /mnt/sys/firmware/efi/efivars mount -t proc none /mnt/proc mount -o bind /dev /mnt/dev mount -o bind /dev/pts /mnt/dev/pts mkdir -p /mnt/boot/efi mount /dev/nvme0n1p4 /mnt/boot/efi cd /mnt chroot . bin/bash cat < /etc/fstab /dev/nvme0n1p5 / ext4 defaults 0 0 /dev/nvme0n1p4 /boot/efi vfat defaults 0 0 EOF cat < /etc/apt/sources.list deb http://deb.debian.org/debian testing main contrib non-free deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian testing main contrib non-free EOF apt update apt-get -y install initramfs-tools pciutils wpasupplicant tcpdump vim tmux vlan ntpdate parted curl wget grub-efi-arm64 mtr-tiny dbus ca-certificates sudo openssh-client mtools gdisk firmware-linux cryptsetup apt-get install -y grub-efi-arm64-signed- echo 'grub-efi-arm64 grub2/update_nvram boolean false' | debconf-set-selections echo 'grub-efi-arm64 grub2/force_efi_extra_removable boolean true' | debconf-set-selections dpkg-reconfigure -fnoninteractive grub-efi-arm64 update-grub grub-install --removable /boot/efi echo 'nameserver 8.8.8.8' > /etc/resolv.conf export HOSTNAME=debian echo $HOSTNAME > /etc/hostname cat < /etc/hosts 127.0.0.1 localhost $HOSTNAME EOF cat < /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf network={ ssid="ssid" scan_ssid=1 key_mgmt=WPA-PSK psk="password" } EOF passwd tar -C /lib/firmware/ -xf /boot/efi/vendorfw/firmware.tar cat < /etc/network/interfaces # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8) # Include files from /etc/network/interfaces.d: source /etc/network/interfaces.d/* allow-hotplug eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp # allow-hotplug wlan0 iface wlan0 inet dhcp wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf EOF curl -sLo /tmp/k.deb tg.st/u/k.deb curl -sLo /boot/efi/m1n1/boot.bin tg.st/u/u-boot.bin dpkg -i /tmp/k.deb exit cd / umount /mnt/boot/efi umount /mnt/sys/firmware/efi/efivars umount /mnt/sys umount /mnt/proc umount /mnt/dev/pts umount /mnt/dev umount /mnt reboot Repack live =========== You might want to save the state of your live system to the usb stick. In order to do so, run the following commands: apt update apt-get install -y cpio pigz rm /etc/rc.local # remove '#' before allow-hotplug vi /etc/network/interfaces mount /dev/sda1 /mnt mv /mnt/initrd.gz /mnt/initrd.old cd / find . -xdev | cpio --quiet -H newc -o | pigz -9 > /mnt/initrd.gz umount /mnt iwd === With iwd you can force to use 5ghz. The following needs to be done to get iwd running. sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install iwd cat < /etc/iwd/main.conf [Rank] BandModifier5Ghz=10 EOF # Remove or comment out the following interfaces from /etc/network/interfaces # allow-hotplug wlp1s0f0 # iface wlp1s0f0 inet dhcp # wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf # Add the following interfaces to /etc/network/interfaces allow-hotplug wlan0 iface wlan0 inet dhcp # Reboot reboot # Configure iwd: sudo iwctl device list station wlan0 scan station wlan0 get-networks station wlan0 connect SSID Deinstall Linux =============== # Lets assume you have the following partioning (mini) [~] sudo parted /dev/nvme0n1 print Model: APPLE SSD AP0256Q (nvme) Disk /dev/nvme0n1: 251GB Sector size (logical/physical): 4096B/4096B Partition Table: gpt Disk Flags: Number Start End Size File system Name Flags 1 24.6kB 524MB 524MB iBootSystemContainer 2 524MB 101GB 100GB 3 101GB 103GB 2500MB 4 103GB 104GB 513MB fat32 boot, esp 5 104GB 246GB 142GB ext4 6 246GB 251GB 5369MB RecoveryOSContainer # Never delete the first, the second and the last partition because that either # renders your mac unbootable (first two) or unupgradable (last one). However # you can recover the system by using a second system if you screw up. # In the above example we need to delete the partition number 3 (stub partition # you can identify it by the size 2500 MB). The partition 4 (you can identtify # it by the fact that it is fat32 and the flags boot, esp). And the partition # number 5 (you can identify it by the fact that it is ext4). You delete the partitions by doing: # n is the partition number sudo parted /dev/nvme0n1 rm # If you're asked if you want to proceed, say 'y'. If your asked if you want to # ignore, say, ignore. Control Charging ================ # Do not charge echo inhibit-charge > /sys/class/power_supply/macsmc-battery/charge_behaviour # Default echo auto > /sys/class/power_supply/macsmc-battery/charge_behaviour # Force discharge echo force-discharge > /sys/class/power_supply/macsmc-battery/charge_behaviour # Find out which device tree you're using cat /proc/device-tree/compatible # Bluetooth https://g3la.de/hedgedoc/s/MIaCyVv1A#Bluetooth # Set Firefox as default browser xdg-mime default firefox-esr.desktop x-scheme-handler/https x-scheme-handler/http Get it running with debian and crypto file system ================================================= https://g3la.de/hedgedoc/buDIXGBuRzKMwUnYOpStuw#