#Install linux on mac mini 2007 how to
#Install linux on mac mini 2007 install
#Install linux on mac mini 2007 drivers
#Install linux on mac mini 2007 driver

Set up the partitions I find it easier (and less dangerous) to just use the OSX Disk Utility to do this.

Create a Arch Linux installer USB by dd-ing (or anything else) the latest installation medium onto a USB drive.

This worked out of the box for me, and makes it possible to boot via USB.

#Install linux on mac mini 2007 install

My method is to create the partitions in Disk Utility, install rEFInd, and then install the grub bootloader into /dev/sda1. This is almost the same as any other installation of Arch Linux, with a few changes that took some hours of frustration to figure out because of the EFI booter. Obligatory Disclaimer: Use at your own risk or not at all. This is mostly for my reference in the likely event that I will be doing anything similar in some years, so it assumes some competence fortunately, the Arch Wiki’s Beginner’s Guide probably fills in any gaps I left out. Please also check out the summary result of testing various Linux distribution on Mac Mini (late 2009).This post briefly outlines the process of setting up a dual boot OSX and Arch Linux on a Mac Mini.

#Install linux on mac mini 2007 how to

Please let me know in the comment if you have any more ideas on how to make use of this box. Using Mac Mini as a router is not an option since router need more than 1 network interface. Perhaps we can use the box to run VPN server. We can get a mini Display port to Display port cable and connect them to a TV. If you can attached an external USB drive to this Mac Mini, perhaps we can try to install Plex Server or Kodi. Now that Ubuntu is running on this Mac Mini, what can we do with it? Mac Mini has the reputation of low power consumption. Unfortunately, it is very hard to troubleshoot intermittent behavior.įinal resort is to get another wireless adapter which does not cost much according to Amazon website. However, the wifi still connects intermittently. We have tried the method recommended in the post and we also tried installing firmware-b43. To remove it use the command below:Ĭomment by adding # in front of the line blacklist bcm43xx To install firmware-b43, we must first remove the bcmwl driver.

#Install linux on mac mini 2007 drivers

Install Broadcom Drivers firmware-b43-installer

#Install linux on mac mini 2007 driver

We suggest you test with this driver first. To install bcmwl-kernel-source, you just need to use the additional drivers from the GUI. Install Broadcom Drivers bcmwl-kernel-source

The two drivers are bcmwl-kernel-source and firmware-b43-installer. We will present both drivers for you to test.

the links is below.īased on the linked post above, there are 2 drivers for BCM4321. There is a detail troubleshooting post on solving Broadcom wifi issue. To resolve the issue, we have to reboot the system few times until the wifi works. Sometimes, the wifi is able to established connection, sometimes it don't. However, subsequent reboot shows that the wifi is not able to established connection consistently. We manage to established connection with our router. The wifi is also able to scan and detect all the routers. The system is able to detect the wifi after installation of the driver. Click on ' Using Broadcom.' and click Apply Changes. If you prefer to make the wifi work, You can choose to install the third party driver. You can just ignore this section and you are good to go. If you are happy with just wired network connection.

In fact, if you search the web there are many issue relating to Broadcom wifi driver, especially on older chipset. This is the only persistent problem with some of the Ubuntu distribution. If you intend to use the box with VNC server or to boot without monitor, use the original open source video driver, DO NOT install Nvidia driver. This creates problem if you intended to boot your box without monitor attached. Our testing with Linux Mint also shows that if Nvidia driver is installed, Linux Mint would not launch X windows session during boot up, if monitors are not detected. If you intended to install VNC server, we would suggest that you keep existing driver. We have discovered that Nvidia driver does not work well with RealNVC in Ubuntu. If you are happy with the video you can leave it as default. Select ' Using Nvidia.' driver and click Apply Changes.