- #Install linux on mac mini 2007 how to#
- #Install linux on mac mini 2007 install#
- #Install linux on mac mini 2007 update#
- #Install linux on mac mini 2007 driver#
If you already have a USB drive with a FAT32 file system and about 50 MB free space, you're set. Download netboot ISO image from your Debian mirror, e.g.
#Install linux on mac mini 2007 install#
Install grub-efi-ia32-bin, 7zip and dosfstoolsĪpt-get install grub-efi-ia32-bin p7zip-full dosfstools.you don't need another Mac running linux). The jessie netboot requires less than 64 MB, so any old USB stick will do.Ī computer already running Debian jessie, any architecture will do (i.e. MacBook2,1 is also able to run 64-bit linux (amd64 architecture in Debian), but this guide will use the i386 version.Ī USB drive with enough space for the ISO image of your choice.
#Install linux on mac mini 2007 how to#
This guide shows how to prepare a 32-bit EFI bootable USB drive which has the Debian installer and an i386 installation ISO image of your choice (we'll use the netboot image mini.iso in the examples) using another Debian (Jessie) system to prepare the USB drive. The UEFI bootloader in these disk images is the 64-bit version, which does not boot even in the 64-bit ?MacBook2,1 because the Apple firmware expects 32-bit EFI binaries. The firmware interface in both models is however 32-bit UEFI.ĭebian installer releases for Jessie have UEFI support only in the amd64 ISO images. The early Intel-based white MacBooks from 20 came either with the 32-bit Intel Core Duo processor (MacBook1,1) or the 64-bit Intel Core 2 Duo (MacBook2,1). Scp /etc/vmware-vpx/docRoot/vSphere-HA-depot/vib20/vmware-fdm/VMware_bootbank_vmware-fdm_5.1.0-1064983.vib :/tmpĮsxcli software vib install -v /tmp/VMware_bootbank_vmware-fdm_5.1.0-1064983.Here's how to install Debian (jessie) on 32-bit UEFI based MacBooks (MacBook1,1 and Macbook2,1) from 2006-2007 (only tested on MacBook2,1 but MacBook1,1 should work as well). The easiest method is to SCP the VIB from the VCSA and then using ESXCLI and the -no-sig-check flag to install the VIB. To get around this problem, you will need to manually install the vSphere HA VIB and then reconfigure vSphere HA. UPDATE: When trying to enable vSphere HA, the following error " Could not find a trusted signer" is thrown. This is actually pretty awesome, given that this is NOT SUPPORTED by VMware, but engineers are still willing to help the community out! I'm hoping that we will be able to get most of these fixed in a future patch or update.
#Install linux on mac mini 2007 update#
Note:From my understanding, some of these issues have been fixed but just did not make it in time for the Update 1 release. Working with VMware engineering, I was able to obtain the SMC fix and along with the workarounds that I built earlier for ESXi 5.0 and I have created a custom ESXi 5.1 Update 1 ISO that includes all the fixes and you will be able to install it on your Apple Mac Mini 6,2 without any further modifications.ĭownload:
#Install linux on mac mini 2007 driver#
Note, BCM57766 driver is supported, just that it was missing the mapping (I believe this was the case in 5.0 as well). The issue is that the on-board NIC is not recognized and claimed by the tg3 driver because there is not a PCI ID entry in the tg3 map file. If you have an Apple Mac Mini 6,2 the workarounds described in this article are still required as well as an additional issue regarding the on-board NIC for the Apple Mac Mini 6,2. Here is a quick screenshot of the networking details including the Thunderbolt ethernet adapter on my Apple Mac Mini 5,3 running ESXi 5.1 Update 1: Prior to this, to install ESXi on an Apple Mac Mini, users were required to build a custom ISO that included the updated tg3 driver and I am happy to say this is no long necessary! In addition, having the latest driver also provides out of the box support for the Thunderbolt ethernet adapter which is great if you are looking to add an additional ethernet connection to the Apple Mac Mini.ĭisclaimer: The Apple Mac Mini is not officially supported by VMware. ESXi 5.1 Update 1 was just released by VMware and similar to the ESXi 5.0 Update 2 release last year, the tg3 (Broadcom) driver has now been updated to 3.123b.v50.1 which is required to support network connectivity on the Apple Mac Mini's.
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