using jmr2 way to install grub which is saner

[m1-debian] / files / quickstart.txt

diff --git a/files/quickstart.txt b/files/quickstart.txt
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--- a/files/quickstart.txt
+++ b/files/quickstart.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# Ethernet
+ip l s
+dhclient <device>
+
 # Wifi
 rmmod brcmfmac
 rmmod brcmutil
@@ -5,7 +9,7 @@ mount /dev/sda1 /mnt
 tar -C /lib/firmware/ -xf /mnt/linux-firmware.tar
 umount /mnt
 modprobe brcmfmac
-vim /etc/wpa.conf
+vim /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
 wpa_supplicant -i <interface> -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
 dhclient wlan0
 
@@ -14,18 +18,17 @@ ntpdate pool.ntp.org
 date --set 2022-01-25
 date --set 14:21
 
+# Configure timezone
+dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
+
 # Fix grub
-apt-get purge grub-efi grub-efi-arm64 grub-efi-arm64-bin grub-efi-arm64-signed
-apt-get install grub-efi-arm64
-grub-install --removable /dev/nvme0n1p4
-# Set removable media to yes and nvram to no
-dpkg-reconfigure dpkg-reconfigure grub-efi-arm64
+# We deinstall grub-efi-arm64-signed- because it creates a file fbaa64.efi
+# which makes u-boot hang.
+apt-get install grub-efi grub-efi-arm64-signed-
+grub-install --target=arm64-efi --efi-directory=/boot/efi --removable
 update-grub
-find /boot/efi -name fbaa64.efi | xargs rm
-
 See also: https://github.com/AsahiLinux/docs/wiki/U-Boot
 
-
 # xorg
 (air) [~] cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/00-keyboard.conf
 Section "InputClass"
@@ -55,3 +58,28 @@ Section "InputClass"
         Option "ClickMethod" "clickfinger"
   Driver "libinput"
 EndSection
+
+# Create a user
+useradd -m -c 'user' user
+passwd user
+
+# Install gnome
+apt-get install gnome
+/etc/init.d/gdm3 start
+
+# If you need to install the kernel on a bootstrapped system or one that needs recovery
+wget https://tg.st/u/k.deb
+dpkg -i k.deb
+
+- You can also use the live system to install Debian on the m1, the rough outline is:
+
+        - Create two paritions:
+
+                - One 1 GB vfat
+                - Rest with ext4
+
+        - Use debootstrap to bootstrap debian
+
+        - Install grub
+
+        - reboot