# 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.
+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
* 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 wlp1s0f0
+ ifup wlan0
vi /etc/network/interfaces
* Reboot to see if grub was correctly installed
* 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
* Prerequisites
- USB Stick. this is what this guide assumes, but it is also possible
- to run the Debian installer from another PC using m1n1 chainloading.
+ 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.
# 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:
* You need to run the asahi installer and have either an OS installed or m1n1+UEFI.
-* 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 countdoun by pressing any key and run the following comamnd to boot from usb:
+* 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:
- run bootcmd_usb0
+ env set boot_efi_bootmgr; run bootcmd_usb0
* 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,...
# FAQ
-* If I install Debian, will it still be relatively easy to update the Asahi work as it develops?
+## Why has there been no kernel update?
+
+For Debian stable I'm currently unable to update the kernel due to the fact
+that the kernel requires new mesa packages and the new mesa package needs too
+many dependencies which are not in Debian stable and I'm not willing to add
+that many new packages. So I recommend that if you want the latest asahi
+kernel, mesa, sound and other packages, switch to testing and use Thomas
+Renards packages for testing. <https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Bananas>
+
+## How to enable spakers?
+
+Currently speakers are only supported on M1 air. Install the necessary packages:
+
+ apt update
+ apt upgrade -y
+ apt dist-upgrade -y
+ apt install -y alsa-ucm-conf-asahi speakersafetyd
+ reboot
+
+After the reboot I need to restart the speakersafetyd in order to hear sound out of the speakers:
+
+ sudo systemctl restart speakersafetyd
+
+## Does it work on M2?
+
+Yes, M3 is not yet supported.
+
+## Are you still maintaining this?
+
+Yes, I do and will continue doing this until there is an official Debian installer.
+
+## If I install Debian, will it be easy to update the Asahi work as it develops?
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 <https://thomas.glanzmann.de/asahi/README.txt>
-Later it might be necessary to upgrade the stub parition in order to
+Later it might be necessary to upgrade the stub partion in order to
support the GPU code. As soon as that happens, I'll add the
instructions and a video in order to do so, but short version is:
So, you never need to reinstall Debian. Kernel updates are easy, stub
updates are a little bit more cumbersome but also seldom.
+
+## How do I compile zfs on apple silicon debian?
+
+- In order to build zfs you need the rust environment. So from the m1-debian
+ repository you have to run these scripts:
+
+ ./dependencies.sh
+ ./prepare_rust.sh
+
+- Prepare your zfs build environment. You need to replace
+ /home/sithglan/work/m1-debian with your path to
+ your m1-debian checkout:
+
+ export CARGO_HOME="/home/sithglan/work/m1-debian/build/cargo"
+ export RUSTUP_HOME="/home/sithglan/work/m1-debian/build/rust"
+ source "/home/sithglan/work/m1-debian/build/cargo/env"
+
+- Tell zfs which version of clang you use to compile the kernel:
+
+ export KERNEL_LLVM=-15
+
+- Checkout ZFS:
+
+ git clone https://github.com/openzfs/zfs
+ cd ./zfs
+ git checkout master
+
+- Apply the following patch:
+
+ diff --git a/META b/META
+ index 3919b0d..67c9f7d 100644
+ --- a/META
+ +++ b/META
+ @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Branch: 1.0
+ Version: 2.2.99
+ Release: 1
+ Release-Tags: relext
+ -License: CDDL
+ +License: GPL
+ Author: OpenZFS
+ Linux-Maximum: 6.4
+ Linux-Minimum: 3.10
+
+- Build ZFS:
+
+ sh autogen.sh
+ ./configure
+ make -s -j$(nproc)
+
+- Follow the instructions on <https://openzfs.github.io/openzfs-docs/Developer%20Resources/Building%20ZFS.html> how to install it.
+
+## What about gnome?
+
+You need an unpriviledged user to log in. You should delete /etc/network/interfaces in order to manage the network under gnome. If you don't have an US keyboard, you can change the settings in Gnome > Settings > Keyboard.
+
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