Install Linux on PZI iMacs - Revision history

Ruben at 10:14, 1 December 2015

2015-12-01T10:14:03Z

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	[[File:GnomeWifi.png\|frameless\|Gnome wifi settings for eduroam]]		[[File:GnomeWifi.png\|frameless\|Gnome wifi settings for eduroam]]

			== SD card reader ==
			From http://askubuntu.com/a/563674

			Run as root:

			rmmod tg3

			Not tested: you can probably add this to command to /etc/modules as well.

Ruben: /* WiFi */

2015-09-22T12:41:53Z

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	make sure you run modprobe as root.		make sure you run modprobe as root.

			== Connect to Eduroam ==

			See the [[Connecting to Eduroam]] wiki page.

			[[File:GnomeWifi.png\|frameless\|Gnome wifi settings for eduroam]]

Ruben: /* WiFi */

2015-09-22T11:18:13Z

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	modprobe wl		modprobe wl

			make sure you run modprobe as root.
	~~for these last two commands we need [https://wiki.debian.org/modprobe modprobe], but it returns:~~
	~~bash: modprobe: command not found~~

	~~but when i rebooted my computer, the wireless driver was there!~~

	~~to check, see if '''broadcom-sta-dkms.conf''' is located in the /etc/modprobe.d folder, by:~~
	~~ls /etc/~~modprobe.d

Manetta at 15:22, 21 September 2015

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	PARTITIONING - First ~~step :<br><br>~~		==PARTITIONING (First part)==
	Erasing the datastorage partition of 3TB using the following command :<br>		Erasing the datastorage partition of 3TB using the following command :<br>
	''diskutil eraseVolume free Blank /dev/disk0s4 ''		''diskutil eraseVolume free Blank /dev/disk0s4 ''
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	~~<br>~~
	BOOT MANAGER : <br>		==install BOOT MANAGER : rEFInd==
			download it from here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/ <br>

	Here you can find all the instruction to install rEFInd. <br>		Here you can find all the instruction to install rEFInd. <br>
	http://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/installing.html#osx<br>		http://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/installing.html#osx<br>

	---------------------------		---------------------------
	~~<br~~>
	INSTALLATION AND PARTITIONING ~~- Second step : <br>~~		==create a (Live) USB stick with an OS on it==
	~~You may have prepared a~~ bootable USB stick with the Operating System on it.<br>		you can make an install usb stick

			or a live image usb stick, which you can also use to install an OS with

			* download an image of the distribution you want to install, it's a .iso file
			* for Debian you can find them here: https://www.debian.org/CD/live/
			* pick a 64 bit system, (amd64), for example: http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current-live/amd64/iso-hybrid/
			* install debian-live-8.2.0-amd64-gnome-desktop.iso (or any other Desktop Environment you prefer)
			elementary OS --> to look like Mac OSX
			cinnemon --> fork of gnome, to look familiar (part of Mint)
			kde -->
			lxde -->
			mate --> attempt to recreate gnome 2, which lighter, simple, looking like a hybrid between windows/OSX
			standard --> using Gnome
			xfce -->
			gnome --> these days gnome 3, smooth, easy access, good to begin with
			* also download the md5sum file, this is the file you can compare with your downloaded .iso file, as sometimes while downloading you lose a few parts
			* run:
			md5sum -c MD5SUMS
			reads MD5 sums from the FILEs and check them, if the FILENAME.iso is saying 'OK', everything is fine
			* insert usb stick
			* run the following command, to check what the path of the usb is
			dmesg
			* this line tells you where the USB is:
			[ 8578.333983] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
			the disk to copy the iso to is in this case !!!!! sdb !!!!!
			* become root
			* copy the .iso to your usb, fill in the path to your usb stick
			cat debian-live-8.2.0-amd64-gnome-desktop.iso > /dev/sdb
			* your (Live) usb stick is ready

			---------------------------

			==INSTALLATION AND PARTITIONING (second part) ==
			Take your bootable USB stick with the Operating System on it.<br>
	Plug it in and reboot the computer.<br>		Plug it in and reboot the computer.<br>
	Just launch the Install normally by selecting the pinguin.<br>		Just launch the Install normally by selecting the pinguin.<br>
	As it gets to the partitioning part of the installation, go for manual partitioning and set up the following partitions ; <br>		As it gets to the partitioning part of the installation, go for manual partitioning and set up the following partitions ; <br>
	- 500Go for datastorage, unmounted <br>		- 500Go for datastorage, unmounted <br>
	- 10Go [SWAP] <br>		- 10Go [SWAP] <br> (AM: swap not needed, when you have more then 4gb RAM then a SWAP is useless)
	- 2.3 TB /home<br>		- 2.3 TB /home<br>
	- 50 GB /		- 50 GB /

Manetta: /* Audio */

2015-09-20T11:54:18Z

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 * ctrl-x , save: yes.
 * reboot
 == WiFi ==

Manetta: /* WiFi */

2015-09-20T11:34:17Z

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	See http://unix.stackexchange.com/a/175813 and https://wiki.debian.org/wl		See http://unix.stackexchange.com/a/175813 and https://wiki.debian.org/wl

	It seems the non-free WL ~~driver~~ should work. (it does)!		It seems the non-free '''WL drive'''r should work. (it does! the specific working package is called '''broadcom-sta-dkms.conf''' )

	a list of supported hardware → https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43		a list of supported hardware → https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43

Manetta: /* WiFi */

2015-09-20T11:33:10Z

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	and load the wl module:		and load the wl module:
	modprobe wl		modprobe wl
	~~but~~ for ~~this~~ we need [https://wiki.debian.org/modprobe modprobe], but it returns:

			for these last two commands we need [https://wiki.debian.org/modprobe modprobe], but it returns:
	bash: modprobe: command not found		bash: modprobe: command not found

Manetta: /* WiFi */

2015-09-20T11:32:16Z

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	It seems the non-free WL driver should work. (it does)!		It seems the non-free WL driver should work. (it does)!


	a list of supported hardware → https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43		a list of supported hardware → https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43


	===how to install the '''wl''' driver?===		===how to install the '''wl''' driver?===

Manetta: /* Audio */

2015-09-20T11:31:54Z

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	To get the audio working -- although it's still quite buggy:		To get the audio working -- although it's still quite buggy:

	as root:		as root:
	- nano /lib/modprobe.d/aliases.conf
	- after the 'options' add a new line with: "options snd-hda-intel model=imac27_122"		* nano /lib/modprobe.d/aliases.conf
	- ctrl-x , save: yes.		* after the 'options' add a new line with: "options snd-hda-intel model=imac27_122"
	- reboot		* ctrl-x , save: yes.
			* reboot

	== WiFi ==		== WiFi ==

Manetta: /* how to install the wl driver? */

2015-09-20T11:31:37Z

how to install the wl driver?

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	(following https://wiki.debian.org/wl)		(following https://wiki.debian.org/wl)

	+ → how to find out which firmware to look for ~~(in process....)~~		+ → how to find out which firmware to look for