On Thu, 04 Dec 2014 14:46:09 -0500 Stefan Monnier <monn...@iro.umontreal.ca> wrote:
> > I was recently given a Mac Mini (Intel Mid 2007) that had been wiped. > > I tried to install Debian (Wheezy) on it, and the installer reported > > success, but when it came time to eject and reboot, Debian didn't > > boot from the hard drive. > [...] > > Is there a way to install Debian/Linux on this machine that doesn't involve > > buying or borrowing (or "borrowing") a copy of OSX? > > If you managed to boot a plain-normal Debian CDROM installer, then your > machine's firmware has full BIOS support and you can boot a plain-normal > Debian install on the harddisk as well, as if the machine were > a normal PC. Hmm... I was able to boot a plain-normal (I assume it is) Debian CDROM installer, but now I can't boot the plain-normal (I assume) Debian install that the installer said it installed. The two questions I have: Can I still assume that I have the firmware version that I want? What do I do next to troubleshoot/fix this? Another random question: The installer gave me the choice of installing Grub on the partition or on the Master Boot Record. Which of these should I choose? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20141204162907.0de983753677069650c9d...@brisammon.fastmail.fm
