On Mon, Aug 02, 2021 at 05:30:30PM -0400, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > Hi, > What are you asking for here ? Or trying to achieve ? > > On 2021-08-02 4:48 p.m., Gunnar Gervin wrote: > > I cowarded out of Terminal, or not really, cos Gnome Multiwriter did it > > in 5 minutes. > > But later I`ll try it, if 64 bit doesn`t work in this old computer that > > only Looks like a Mac. But is it, really? Not in my point of view; no > Your point of view is irrelevant unless you are having a conversation > with yourself. > > What make a computer a "Mac" or not a "Mac" is totally unrelated to the > software you run on it. No one asked you "Do you run MacOS". > > What make your computer a Mac and still a Mac, and will be a Mac, was a > Mac, continue to be a Mac is the plain fact that it's got produced on > Apple's production line and is running all the software in ROM required > to boot that make it a Mac. If it's not a Mac, then it's a PC and you > either have BIOS or UEFI, which is not the case. > > > Mac software, except some hotkey functions, a pretty good keyboard, > > so-and-so dvd player, & a Toshiba SSD (original or not; did SSD exist in > > 2007? Who cares? Philosophy, history, or both? What's "both"? > Yes SSD existed in 2007 and what's the point ? > > What's the link between SSD and what you are writing here ? > > You seem to be part of a one-man show... > > I've tried to give you a helping hand but don't seem much to get it. > > And as I've seen other have tried too. > > Linux is supported by dozen of architectures, does they all become PCs > because they ain't running their original operating system. No they > don't.... > > > Psychology, haha; narrative philosophical walkthroughs PC pasts?) > Only you seem to be making so deep heard philosophical problem with > plain easy question > > BR, > > geg > > -- > Polyna-Maude R.-Summerside > -Be smart, Be wise, Support opensource development >
Gunnar, You have Mac hardware from almost exactly the right vintage to use a specific for early Mac image. It boots in 32 bit EFI and then runs 64 bit. https://wiki.debian.org/MacMiniIntel#Macmini_2.2C1 and the up to date Debian 10.10 image you need is at: https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/debian-mac-10.10.0-amd64-netinst.iso This may solve your problems for installing on Mac hardware of that vintage. It may not solve other problems but it should, at least, get you something consistent. [If this image works for you, you will be one of a very few people running this on that particular model - an installation report would be very valuable.] As Polyna says - you have Apple Mac hardware. That has its own peculiarities. On 3G of memory in total, you may find problems in running anything intensive. I can only recommend Dan Ritter's advice to go away and read and to tackle one problem at a time. Allow yourself time to get one stable Debian system running on that hardware. 14 year old hardware is pushing the boundaries on reliability but, as you've seen, it is a learning experience. All best, as ever, Andy Cater
