My new Mac Mini G4

[Colani1200]

With all the stuff happening around the Mini (Morphos 2.0 on the way, the tiny hope of maybe having a legal OS 4 running on it one day), I decided to follow your example and buy one too. I guess I was really lucky, got one for only EUR 190,- this weekend. It is the silent upgrade version with 1.33 GHz, already upgraded to 1 GB RAM, in original box with manual and installation media. Looks like a fun machine for a more than fair price.

Now, where can I apply for MorphOS 2.0 beta testing?  ;-)

[alexh]

Isn't the 1.5GHz G4 MacMini's 64Mbyte Radeon 9200 a better gfx card than the Intel GMA 950 in the latest models?

[bloodline]

alexh wrote:
Isn't the 1.5GHz G4 MacMini's 64Mbyte Radeon 9200 a better gfx card than the Intel GMA 950 in the latest models?

The GMA 950 has a better performance, higher throughput etc... but lacks T&L etc... hardware... swings and roundabouts I think :-)

[Piru]

No heating problems or such as a result?

Small update: I was a bit sloppy when putting the heatsink back and failed to check if the pins had locked properly. As a result the one of the 4 pins had popped up, causing the heatsink to sit unevenly, and the CPU heated up more than it normally would.

It was simple to fix though: I just reopened the case and pushed the pin thru, making sure it locked properly.

The Mac Mini does have thermal shutdown feature, that is if it overheats it will suspend the machine rather than fry the CPU.

Anyhow, if you do remove the heatsink, be sure to check the pins lock properly when you put it back.

[Colani1200]

Piru wrote:

Anyhow, if you do remove the heatsink, be sure to check the pins lock properly when you put it back.

Will I have to do that in order to replace the hard disk? It is 5400 RPM, but only 40 GB...

[Piru]

Will I have to do that in order to replace the hard disk?

No.

See HDD replacement instructions

[Colani1200]

Nice guide, thanks.

[Piru]

[::dancingbanana::]

Some quick FAQ:
- It is not available for public alpha or beta testing
- It is not completed yet, so no release is imminent either
- Yes it says MOS 3.0 there, but that's just the "working title", MorphOS 2.x has priority for now

[little]

:-o

Will it be released next year or are we talking about a 2010+ release date? :-)

[orange]

so, Piru, are you gonna try to make OS4 run on it?

[Piru]

@orange

No. I'm not interested in OS4.

[Hans_]

orange wrote:
so, Piru, are you gonna try to make OS4 run on it?

Isn't this like asking someone from the OS4 dev team if they're going to make MorphOS run on the MacMini? It's pretty obvious that Piru is involved in MOS development and has little interest in OS4.

Hans

[Piru]

@little

Will it be released next year or are we talking about a 2010+ release date?

It's always hard to predict these things, but I guess it's safe to say it won't be released before it's deemed ready. :-)

[Zac67]

If wish MOS could then also run on my old PowerMac 9500 - just recently souped up with a G4/1000.

BTW: anyone got a spare 5V DIMM? 64 MB is a little too tight for OS X...  ;-)

Can't even get NetBSD to run on this old beast - darn Open Firmware 1.0.5! :madashell:

[little]

It's always hard to predict these things, but I guess it's safe to say it won't be released before it's deemed ready.

Bummer, I bet many people in this board would pay for a copy of it to beta test in different macmini models (and maybe other g4 models ;-)

[cv643d]

Piru: When it is released, do you think it will work on G4 notebooks? (you can just tell me yes or no, the usual answer ).