Snow Leopard on 2011 Mac Mini

[mapllfe82]

Anyone here that has verified that the latest EFI Firmware Update 1.6 can still run Snow Leopard on a 2011 Mac Mini?

Thanks.

 

[henchman]

I am interested in this as well

 

[Intell]

The 2011 Mac Mini cannot run Snow Leopard at all. It refuses to start and gets lots of kernel panics.

 

[henchman]

The 2011 Mac Mini cannot run Snow Leopard at all. It refuses to start and gets lots of kernel panics.

Not according to this link.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3209335?start=540&tstart=0

 

[Intell]

The wonderful people of Macminicolo say otherwise.

http://www.macminicolo.net/macmini2011

 

[henchman]

The wonderful people of Macminicolo say otherwise.

http://www.macminicolo.net/macmini2011

And that was posted over a year ago.

 

[Intell]

And that was posted over a year ago.

They know quite a bit about Mac Minis. It is their job.

 

[henchman]

They know quite a bit about Mac Minis. It is their job.

Their job is to run a server bank.
Not be on the cutting edge of what can or can't be run.

 

[Intell]

Their job is to market Mac Minis to sell. Snow Leopard is a popular choice to run because of it's full server ability. If the 2011 Mini's could run Snow Leopard, they would advertise it as such and have an option for it in their store.

 

[OLDCODGER]

Their job is to market Mac Minis to sell. Snow Leopard is a popular choice to run because of it's full server ability. If the 2011 Mini's could run Snow Leopard, they would advertise it as such and have an option for it in their store.

Not so, because the Apple Discussion quoted above makes it clear that a bit of hacking/modding is required in order to get SL to run.

Once properly installed it runs fine.

 

[blanka]

The 2011 Mac Mini cannot run Snow Leopard at all. It refuses to start and gets lots of kernel panics.

LOL. You apparently did not try. It runs flawless. You only need a 2009 Mini or so to do the installation, and you need a few KEXTS of the original Lion install. That is all. Modding is a too big term for that.

 

[henchman]

LOL. You apparently did not try. It runs flawless. You only need a 2009 Mini or so to do the installation, and you need a few KEXTS of the original Lion install. That is all. Modding is a too big term for that.

I need to find someone who has a patched install.

 

[henchman]

I've got a perfectly running mac mini server 2011 on Snow Leopard now.

 

[blanka]

I need to find someone who has a patched install.

You can patch it yourself. It is peanuts. Just copy a few files from the pre-installed Lion.

 

[henchman]

You can patch it yourself. It is peanuts. Just copy a few files from the pre-installed Lion.

I did it already.
And you actually patch a Macbookpro 10.6.7 install with a 10.6 retaiul file.
update using the Apple combo 1.1 update, and run a special installer by a guy called Newfoundglory.

 

[Dixi1801]

I did it already.
And you actually patch a Macbookpro 10.6.7 install with a 10.6 retaiul file.
update using the Apple combo 1.1 update, and run a special installer by a guy called Newfoundglory.

Would it be possible to do this on a 2012 mini if my friend has snow leopard on his MBP which i could use?

thanks

 

[chrfr]

Would it be possible to do this on a 2012 mini if my friend has snow leopard on his MBP which i could use?

Not possible.

 

[Dixi1801]

Not possible.

Thanks for that, looks like i'll be running ML!

 

[henchman]

Not possible.

which is why I went with the 2011 MM server