I'm having a great deal of trouble doing a fresh install on my Mac Mini
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- Apple Mac mini, 2.8GHz Intel Core i5 Dual Core, 8GB RAM, 1TB Fusion Drive, Mac OS, Silver, MGEQ2LL/A (Newest Version) (Renewed) 3.0 out of 5 stars 11 $479.99 $ 479.
Specs as far as I know are: 1.83 GHz Core Duo (T2400) Model A1176 (EMC 2108)
It currently when starting it up has Mythbuntu installed on it (on Linux I'm guessing I'm not sure) and I want to be able to install OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard (I believe thats the latest version that will work with that model) so I can install an older version of Plex (it won't be connected to the Internet, just for using as a media server)
So I have tried making a bootable USB of Mountain Lion which is the earliest version OS I have on iTunes, it was successful, I thought I would try it in case it worked, but I will have to buy Snow Leopard do you think?
When I try command+R on start up the screen goes blank, then it shows a folder with a question mark and then just a faint grey stop symbol (circle with a diagonal line).
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I'm hesitant to fork out the $30 something dollars for Snow Leopard download if I won't be able to even get it to boot up into that. I also tried command+alt+r. If I just boot it up normally it loads up into Mythbuntu options screen but I want to put a proper OS X and use it as a media player.
If anyone has any advice you could give I would be most grateful. My husband used to take care of all the technical stuff but he passed away last year and the kids are now hassling me to get it sorted out and we miss watching our files and music. Thanks!
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You may not remember, but the first Apple TV was introduced in 2007 and it was quite different from what Apple TV has become now. Even though the original model can’t run apps or have access to Apple TV+, there are still some fun things that more willing users can do with it, including running a full version of Mac OS X.
Back then, Apple TV was powered by an Intel processor instead of an ARM chip — which was first used with the second generation Apple TV. In fact, the first Apple TV has a modified 1GHz Intel Pentium M processor with 256MB of RAM and a regular hard drive, so it’s almost like this Apple TV was a Mac mini with different software.
Some users then discovered how to run a full version of Mac OS X on the first generation Apple TV, as it was based on Intel just like other Macs. The process isn’t easy since Mac OS X doesn’t have the necessary drivers to work on an Apple TV so the system needs to be adapted to that specific hardware, which is essentially like building a Hackintosh computer.
13 years later, the YouTube channel Computer Clan has shared a new video showing this process in detail for those who had no idea that it’s possible to install Mac OS X on an Apple TV. To get everything working, they had to remove the internal hard drive from Apple TV and plug it into a real Mac to install Mac OS X Tiger with the required changes.
You can watch the full video below:
Of course, Mac OS X will not run smoothly on a first-generation Apple TV and you can’t do much on it, but it’s amazing to see everything in action, not to mention the nostalgic feeling behind it.
Either way, this might be something fun to do in your spare time if you still have a 2007 Apple TV model.
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