airdrummer Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 i'm trying to install s.l.server on my macmini2,1 yeahyeah, not a hackintosh, but i upgraded to c2d, & upgraded firmware, and it runs 64 bit, even tho it's 32bit efi. while the dvd successfully installs onto a usb sdd, on reboot to complete setup it fails, showing the no-access symbol. so is there a simple textfile that i can poke "macmini2,1" into, or is this a 32efi problem? unfortunately all i can find are boot.efi for later osx. any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0000-1248 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279088-how-to-patch-any-mac-os-x-restore-dvd-gray-disc-to-work-on-any-computer/Something like this? Good luck, - Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airdrummer Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 thx, i was looking for a file named OSInstall.dist as noted in other instructions...i'll let u know how it goes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airdrummer Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 nope, modded install dvd fails to load Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouCioccio Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Aha! https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Mac_mini2-1you cannot boot from USB. I think you may have to put a hard drive inside. I only worked on one of these and the repair manual said to use a flexible metal putty knife and actually explained what grade of sand paper to use to sharpen the one side and at what angle. It worked made a cracking sound similar to those old Bondi Blue iMacs that I had worked on! I think the drive is SATA so if the USB drive can be taken apart you could put it inside as I am assuming you put the drive in side a USB case. Lou Cioccio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts