Switching from Mountain Lion to Snow Leopard

SantaClause · Nov 16, 2012, 12:04 PM

Hi all,
I just purchased a new mac mini with Mountain Lion on it. I use my computer almost exclusively for audio production with Pro Tools and my version of Pro Tools doesn't support ML. My current computer uses Snow Leopard and is very stable and I would like to continue to use that until ML support is added for my version of Pro Tools.

My question is, will I be able to go back to ML from SL even though the mac mini didn't come with any physical version of the OS? Do I have a license in the app store or something where I could download ML for free or do I need to do some kind of time machine back up before I install SL?

Eithanius · Nov 16, 2012, 12:53 PM

Which version of Pro Tools are you using...?

I'm afraid the new Mac Minis can no longer run Snow Leopard. The OS simply does not have the necessary drivers to support the latest hardware. Your only option is to upgrade PT to version 10.

I understand your dilemma, I have PT 7 myself, runs fine on Snow Leopard but not Mountain Lion. I'm glad I still have my old SL compatible MacBook Pro so I keep a partition for SL just in case I need to run PT.

SantaClause · Nov 16, 2012, 01:35 PM

Oh man...that's pretty much the one thing I didn't consider when picking out my computer...I am running Pro Tools 9 and think maybe I read somewhere that 9 works with ML even though it's not officially supported. I just don't want to deal with any issues related to stuff like that.

I was going to try to skip PT 10 altogether and upgrade when 11 came along...I guess I have to rethink that.

It's really a shame because PT9 and SL worked perfectly together but my computer didn't have the necessary power...

Eithanius · Nov 16, 2012, 09:57 PM

Your best bet is to try out 9.0.5 if you have not already done so...

old-wiz · Nov 17, 2012, 11:07 AM

New Macs will almost never boot with versions of the OS earlier than they shipped with. I would think the Ivy Bridge and HD4000 GPU are not supported in Snow Leopard.

SantaClause · Nov 19, 2012, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eithanius

Your best bet is to try out 9.0.5 if you have not already done so...

I tried this and it seems ok so far. Still going through the process of installing and updating everything and hope to get some tests done by the weekend.

Thanks everyone for the responses.

Nov 16, 2012, 12:04 PM	#1
SantaClause macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2012	Switching from Mountain Lion to Snow Leopard Hi all, I just purchased a new mac mini with Mountain Lion on it. I use my computer almost exclusively for audio production with Pro Tools and my version of Pro Tools doesn't support ML. My current computer uses Snow Leopard and is very stable and I would like to continue to use that until ML support is added for my version of Pro Tools. My question is, will I be able to go back to ML from SL even though the mac mini didn't come with any physical version of the OS? Do I have a license in the app store or something where I could download ML for free or do I need to do some kind of time machine back up before I install SL?
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Nov 16, 2012, 12:53 PM	#2
Eithanius macrumors 6502 Join Date: Nov 2005	Which version of Pro Tools are you using...? I'm afraid the new Mac Minis can no longer run Snow Leopard. The OS simply does not have the necessary drivers to support the latest hardware. Your only option is to upgrade PT to version 10. I understand your dilemma, I have PT 7 myself, runs fine on Snow Leopard but not Mountain Lion. I'm glad I still have my old SL compatible MacBook Pro so I keep a partition for SL just in case I need to run PT. __________________ 2010 MacBook Pro 15" 2.66GHz Core i7, 8GB RAM, 240GB SSD, Mac OS X.6.8 Snow Leopard , M/Lion Sucks...! iPod touch 4th-gen 32GB - Black iPhone 4 32GB - Black
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Nov 16, 2012, 09:57 PM	#4
Eithanius macrumors 6502 Join Date: Nov 2005	Your best bet is to try out 9.0.5 if you have not already done so... __________________ 2010 MacBook Pro 15" 2.66GHz Core i7, 8GB RAM, 240GB SSD, Mac OS X.6.8 Snow Leopard , M/Lion Sucks...! iPod touch 4th-gen 32GB - Black iPhone 4 32GB - Black
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Nov 16, 2012, 01:35 PM	#3
SantaClause Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2012	Oh man...that's pretty much the one thing I didn't consider when picking out my computer...I am running Pro Tools 9 and think maybe I read somewhere that 9 works with ML even though it's not officially supported. I just don't want to deal with any issues related to stuff like that. I was going to try to skip PT 10 altogether and upgrade when 11 came along...I guess I have to rethink that. It's really a shame because PT9 and SL worked perfectly together but my computer didn't have the necessary power...
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Nov 17, 2012, 11:07 AM	#5
old-wiz macrumors 603 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Suburban Boston Ma	New Macs will almost never boot with versions of the OS earlier than they shipped with. I would think the Ivy Bridge and HD4000 GPU are not supported in Snow Leopard.
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