Install Mac OS X 10.6 on New 2012 Mac Mini

kitsune_akki · Nov 14, 2012, 09:19 AM

Hoping I found the correct spot in the Forum,

Would anyone have a solution on how to install and get Mac OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard running on the latest 2012 Mac Mini ?

maflynn · Nov 14, 2012, 09:23 AM

Won't work, Snow Leopard does not have the Ivy Bridge kexts needed to run. That is SL has not been updated with the new chip sets to work.

People have tried unsuccessfully to hack or modify 10.6 to run on the new ivy bridge based MBPs so the mini is in the same boat

kitsune_akki · Nov 14, 2012, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maflynn

Won't work, Snow Leopard does not have the Ivy Bridge kexts needed to run. That is SL has not been updated with the new chip sets to work.

People have tried unsuccessfully to hack or modify 10.6 to run on the new ivy bridge based MBPs so the mini is in the same boat

Hmmmm I thought as much....
as we have been trying in vain in the office cloning with ccc and clonezilla. Modding and copying kexts. refit, empire efi. cloning my mac mini with snowy to the mac mini. NOTHING.

Thanks for confirming though - thought I was not smart enough to grasp it

dasx · Nov 14, 2012, 01:15 PM

Yup… Won't work. Can't even install the 10.8.2 version downloaded from the App Store so go figure...

Mojo1 · Nov 14, 2012, 09:56 PM

I downloaded and upgraded the 10.8.2 update...

Nermal · Nov 14, 2012, 10:01 PM

This *might* be adaptable but I really have no idea whether it's possible or not.

dasx · Nov 15, 2012, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Mojo1

I downloaded and upgraded the 10.8.2 update...

We all have.
I'm talking FRESH installs. Format drive AND install again. From scratch. Not possible with App Store's 10.8.2.

kitsune_akki · 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nermal

This *might* be adaptable but I really have no idea whether it's possible or not.

Yes it was possible! It worked up until the point I tried to install MultiBeast's Network Drivers - then - the black multi-language screen of death telling you to reboot...

Well, for one... it worked installing etc, had to boot using the iBoot Ivy Bridge Disc.
Installing 10.6.8 worked.
Everything installed fine, till I tried the selection to install all drivers because I got tired rebooting (every boot required the iBoot) after every single one by one driver install... time is running out so we binned it.

But I think if I had more time to play with the Mac Mini, I could find a way to use the 10.7 or 10.8 Kext Drivers on 10.6

barkmonster · Nov 15, 2012, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by XEON

Yes it was possible! It worked up until the point I tried to install MultiBeast's Network Drivers - then - the black multi-language screen of death telling you to reboot...

Well, for one... it worked installing etc, had to boot using the iBoot Ivy Bridge Disc.
Installing 10.6.8 worked.
Everything installed fine, till I tried the selection to install all drivers because I got tired rebooting (every boot required the iBoot) after every single one by one driver install... time is running out so we binned it.

But I think if I had more time to play with the Mac Mini, I could find a way to use the 10.7 or 10.8 Kext Drivers on 10.6

You can install Snow Leopard on VMware Fusion. Maybe that would be a solution?

kitsune_akki · Nov 16, 2012, 06:21 AM

Unfortunately VMWare Fusion is not an option for a transcoder...

Nov 14, 2012, 09:19 AM	#1
kitsune_akki macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: United Kingdom	Install Mac OS X 10.6 on New 2012 Mac Mini Hoping I found the correct spot in the Forum, Would anyone have a solution on how to install and get Mac OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard running on the latest 2012 Mac Mini ? __________________ 15" MacBook Pro, 2.2 GHz Intel i7, 750 GB Hybrid SSD, 16 GB, 10.6.8 ; Mac Mini 2010, 128 GB SSD, 8 GB, 10.6.8 ; 13.3" MacBook Black 2008, 2.4 GHz, 250 GB, 4 GB, Kubuntu 12.04 ; 8 GB iPod Nano
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dasx macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Barcelona	Yup… Won't work. Can't even install the 10.8.2 version downloaded from the App Store so go figure... __________________ 2012 Mac Mini
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Nov 16, 2012, 06:21 AM	#10
kitsune_akki Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: United Kingdom	darn! Unfortunately VMWare Fusion is not an option for a transcoder... __________________ 15" MacBook Pro, 2.2 GHz Intel i7, 750 GB Hybrid SSD, 16 GB, 10.6.8 ; Mac Mini 2010, 128 GB SSD, 8 GB, 10.6.8 ; 13.3" MacBook Black 2008, 2.4 GHz, 250 GB, 4 GB, Kubuntu 12.04 ; 8 GB iPod Nano
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Nov 14, 2012, 09:23 AM	#2
maflynn Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: May 2009 Location: Boston	Won't work, Snow Leopard does not have the Ivy Bridge kexts needed to run. That is SL has not been updated with the new chip sets to work. People have tried unsuccessfully to hack or modify 10.6 to run on the new ivy bridge based MBPs so the mini is in the same boat
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Nov 14, 2012, 09:56 PM	#5
Mojo1 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jul 2011	I downloaded and upgraded the 10.8.2 update...
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Nov 14, 2012, 10:01 PM	#6
Nermal Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Whakatane, New Zealand	This might be adaptable but I really have no idea whether it's possible or not.
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