Hey everyone,
I hope this is the correct section for this question.
I recently picked up a Mac mini 1,1 (Early 2006) and would like to use it as a retro server for my vintage Macs using AppleTalk / AFP.
I already have another 2006 Mac mini running Mac OS X Tiger, so the hardware itself should be fine?
I’ve tried multiple OS X Server 10.4.7 Universal install ISOs since those are the only versions I could find, but on this machine they all fail to boot and immediately show the prohibited symbol. Booting with verbose mode always ends with "Still waiting for root device", so the installer never actually loads.
I’ve already patched OSInstall.mpkg to bypass model checks, but since the failure happens before the installer starts, that obviously doesn’t help.
I came across a forum thread where someone successfully ran Mac OS X Server 10.4.11 on a Mac mini 2,1, stating they had a 10.4.11 Server install disc. However, all publicly available Server ISOs I can find seem to be 10.4.7 only, and I haven’t been able to locate any later Server install media.
So my questions are:
- Did Apple ever release a later Tiger Server install disc (10.4.10 / 10.4.11) that properly supports early Intel Mac minis?
- Has anyone here successfully installed Tiger Server on a Mac mini 1,1, and if so, which install media/build did you use? I´m not asking for any links since I dont want to break any rules.
I’m specifically trying to avoid Leopard, as this machine is intended to act as a classic AppleTalk/AFP server for older systems.
Any insight from people who’ve done this would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
I hope this is the correct section for this question.
I recently picked up a Mac mini 1,1 (Early 2006) and would like to use it as a retro server for my vintage Macs using AppleTalk / AFP.
I already have another 2006 Mac mini running Mac OS X Tiger, so the hardware itself should be fine?
I’ve tried multiple OS X Server 10.4.7 Universal install ISOs since those are the only versions I could find, but on this machine they all fail to boot and immediately show the prohibited symbol. Booting with verbose mode always ends with "Still waiting for root device", so the installer never actually loads.
I’ve already patched OSInstall.mpkg to bypass model checks, but since the failure happens before the installer starts, that obviously doesn’t help.
I came across a forum thread where someone successfully ran Mac OS X Server 10.4.11 on a Mac mini 2,1, stating they had a 10.4.11 Server install disc. However, all publicly available Server ISOs I can find seem to be 10.4.7 only, and I haven’t been able to locate any later Server install media.
So my questions are:
- Did Apple ever release a later Tiger Server install disc (10.4.10 / 10.4.11) that properly supports early Intel Mac minis?
- Has anyone here successfully installed Tiger Server on a Mac mini 1,1, and if so, which install media/build did you use? I´m not asking for any links since I dont want to break any rules.
I’m specifically trying to avoid Leopard, as this machine is intended to act as a classic AppleTalk/AFP server for older systems.
Any insight from people who’ve done this would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
