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MorphOS 2.4 - First Release with Mac mini Support
« on: October 12, 2009, 08:42:33 PM »
The MorphOS development team is proud to announce the public release of MorphOS 2.4, the first ever public version to install on Mac mini G4 machines. In addition to the extended hardware support, existing users will benefit from various bug fixes and a few new features. For an overview of the included changes, please read our release notes.

We strongly urge owners of Mac mini G4 computers to carefully read our installation and troubleshoot guides before they attempt to install MorphOS for the first time. Existing users can upgrade via the familiar procedure but are encouraged to read the guides as well. MorphOS 2.4 is available for download in our files section.

In related news, MorphOS 2.4 will be demonstrated at the upcoming Amiga Meeting in Bad Bramstedt. Interested users will be able to pay and register MorphOS at the event.
 

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Re: MorphOS 2.4 - First Release with Mac mini Support
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2009, 06:21:26 AM »
Here's the unofficial "MorphOS and OSX dual boot installation guide for Mac Mini" by jacadcaps:

http://dreamolers.binaryriot.org/dualboot.pdf
 

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Re: MorphOS 2.4 - First Release with Mac mini Support
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2009, 08:28:07 PM »
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Question: Can you install MorphOS alongside of an existing OSX installation? The dual-boot guide seems to cover installation from scratch (e.g. install OSX and MorphOS from scratch and have them co-exist)? Thanks.
If you want to do that you need to resize your existing Mac OS X partition (unless of course you have unpartitioned area on the HDD, in which case you can just continue adding the partitions needed by MorphOS and skip installing Mac OS X).

The resize should be possible by booting off the Mac OS X Leopard install DVD, or if you don't have that, by using Ubuntu.

Once you have enough storage for the MorphOS and MorphOS boot partitions (as described by the pdf) you should be able to proceed to create the partitions needed. Just skip the part where you install Mac OS X (as it already is installed, obviously).

Warning: Resizing a partition is always a hazardous trick. Be sure you've backed up all data you can't afford to lose in case the excrement hits the fan.


If this all sounds too complicated you can always back up all data (Time Machine), boot off the install DVD, repartition and restore the backup.
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Re: MorphOS 2.4 - First Release with Mac mini Support
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2009, 09:06:09 AM »
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The dual-boot guide seems to cover installation from scratch (e.g. install OSX and MorphOS from scratch and have them co-exist)

Jacek has updated the dualboot PDF to include the case of installing MorphOS and preserving the previous OS X installation:

http://dreamolers.binaryriot.org/dualboot.pdf