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Is there a bootable live Debian media for old MacBook Pro with 2 GB of RAM, Intel Core Duo, etc.?

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Is there a bootable live Debian media for old MacBook Pro with 2 GB of RAM, Intel Core Duo, etc.?

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I don't see a Mac version in https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/cu ... so-hybrid/ and https://cdimage.debian.org/images/unoff ... so-hybrid/. I do see a Mac net installer in https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/cu ... 64/iso-cd/, but I want to see how well Debian runs in it without installing Debian. https://wiki.debian.org/MacBook doesn't even mention anything about live boot.

MacBook Pro is a 15" A1260 model, unibody; 2.4 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 GB (667 MHz) of DDR2 SDRAM, 200 GB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT (256 MB of VRAM), & Mac OS X (El Capitan v10.11.6) from early 2008. Batteryless since it's very old.

Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)

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Re: Is there a bootable live Debian media for old MacBook Pro with 2 GB of RAM, Intel Core Duo, etc.?

#2 Post by Hallvor »

Use the one in your first link? Intel Core 2 Duo is Intel Core 2 Duo, even on a Mac.
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Re: Is there a bootable live Debian media for old MacBook Pro with 2 GB of RAM, Intel Core Duo, etc.?

#3 Post by ant »

I can't boot up MBP far with random errors. I used Rufus, in an updated 64-bit W10 Pro. PC with https://cdimage.debian.org/images/unoff ... onfree.iso, to make a bootable 8 GB USB flash stick.

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I tried the same USB flash media on a 2012 MBP, and it had no problems booting up. :/

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