Install linux on mac mini a1176 install#
Install linux on mac mini a1176 manual#
Install linux on mac mini a1176 Patch#
Install linux on mac mini a1176 software#
Install linux on mac mini a1176 Pc#

Blowing cobwebs: Canned air ($11 at Newegg).

More memory: Crucial 16GB RAM kit ($90 at Amazon).

New storage: Kingston 480GB SSD ($56 at Amazon).

Here we'll walk you through breathing new life into your old Mac for not a lot of money. It remains Apple's last properly upgradeable Mac Mini, and even in 2020 can be a pretty handy little computer with the right bits inside.

Install linux on mac mini a1176 Patch#

Please note that the wireless will not work after the reboot (this is due to the wl.ko kernel module error we got), so make sure you got another device with this tutorial open so you can continue reading.Р”Р„fter restarting, download the patch I have attached in the launchpad bug report and copy it to the bcmwl-kernel-source directory as follows and recompile the code.The 2012 Mac Mini held a special place in many hearts thanks to how easy it was to upgrade. But dont worry just restart your computer so that the next time computer will boot up with the latest kernel we just installed.

Install linux on mac mini a1176 install#

You can check the status of the package in the URL at the end of the document, if it says the package is updated, youР’В don'tР’В have to worry about running any of the below commands.Р”Р„fter running dpkg command you may see an error which says check make.log for debug information, that means the wireless driver failed to compile and install correctly. The way I prefer for this is through the /etc/profile file.Р”Р„t the time of writing bcmwl-kernel-source didn't compile using kernel-hearders 3.11.0 and get the error mentioned in the below paragraph, and I have submitted a patch in the ubuntu launchpad. The permanent fix for this would be to alter a configuration register for the Intel HD video card. If you have a dual monitor setup, they you will notice that sometimes one of the monitors display less colours than the other one.Р’В I read somewhere that this issue happens in EFI based machines with Intel HD xxxx video cards, but I am not exactly sure the reason behind it. Once the partitions are confirmed and the bootloader installation device is set, proceed with the installation. Never use any of the block devices used by the Mac OSX, in mine they were the device itself /dev/sda and /dev/sda1, /dev/sda2 In the 'Device for bootloader installation' dropdown please select the root partition or /boot/ partition you created in the partition table.

Install linux on mac mini a1176 manual#

You need to choose 'Something else' from the harddisk setup/partition section, then in the partition editorР”В¬hose the 2nd partition you left blank in the mac disk partitioning utility (check the note above), use the blank partition to setup your favourite partition table.Р”Р„ video clip explaining manual disk partitioning in Mint. The installation should be straightforward until you get to the point where you choose the paritions setup. Reboot, if rEFInd is installed correcty you will see the menu at the time of booting. It will show some messages and install the complete installation.

Install linux on mac mini a1176 software#

Macmini comes with an UEFI bootloader, the easiest way to get multiple OSs to run with the machine is through rEFInd, you can download it from the link below.Р”Р„s far as I can see rEFInd is a software layer for UEFI based computers so that you can esily run multiple OSes with a nice menu driven interface so that users can switch between them easily.Р”Вownload the 'Binary zip file' from the link below.Р”Р„fter downloading, extract the zip, 'cd' into the folder and run 'sudo. I dont think this is a must but just saying what my configuration was. I left the second partition untouched, meaning unformatted. NOTE:Р’В I reinstalled macosx before installing Linux and recreated the partitions table with two (using apple disk utility), since I had a 1TB drive, I split it into two equal partitions and reinstalled mac on the first (512GB was used).

A monitor or two so you can see whats going on :).A Mac mini late 2012 with OSX in a perfect state (if not you can reinstall OSX to start with, I did that).I assume that you have a reasonable knowledge in *nix based OSes and commands.

Install linux on mac mini a1176 Pc#

Installing Ubuntu/Linux Mint on Macmini is easy, but getting it to work the way you normally want a PC to run is a bit difficult (meaning, run smoothly and making all peripheralsР’В work) :) I am trying to cover all the issues I had with linux installation process and getting Apple hardware t o run happily with Linux.