Mac mini Os4

[koffers]

Yes OS4 does boot or at least  it did for me http://macminios4.blogspot.com/2008/12/install-os-4-on-to-mac-mini-how-to.html

The graphics driver works, programs load and install.

The usb keyboard and mouse work you have to plug the usb mouse in to the back of the computer and not in to the keyboard or the keyboard won't work.

What doesn't work is the sound, USB, Network.

[Crumb]

@koffers

and mac partition tables aren't supported.

[Crumb]

-edit- double post

[Fab12]

"USB mouse and keyboard work but USB doesn't work"?
Don't you rather mean only HID devices work, maybe?

[pyrre]

Why must the OS support mac partition tables?
Why can't you just format the disk to any AOS partition table?

[Golem!dk]

@pyrre

I don't think OF on the mini will read an RDB partitioned disk.

[koffers]

To be correct then yes HID devices work and usb doesn't .

It doesn't seem that you need mac a partition.

The slb boot loader seems to read the amiga partitioned disk.

[Lorraine]

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[Golem!dk]

@koffers

How do you read the slb boot loader?

[Palm]

So, this was not a hoax afterall. Yet, it does not sound like HW/SW solution which lets us go about with out everyday business sinec network and sound does not work. I am wondering if someone is actually using the G4 Mini with OS4 to any useful, rather than just "trying it out" ?

I would like a G4 PPC Mini myself for MOS, OSX (duh!) and it would be nice to boot AOS4 on it too (for fun -- with its flaws of course). Could I just pick up _any_ G4 PPC Mini or do I need some special verison ? (firmware, hw-edition etc)

And last, can you actually INSTALL AOS4 on it, or is it just a live-cd kinda solution you guys are booting up ?


Are anyone actually working on drivers and stuff for this "distribution" (if you can call it that) or is it a halted project ?



Regs
Espen

[Jeff]

You can install OS4 on the Mini's HD but it will wipe out ALL of the existing Mac partitions and you still have to boot from a CD using open firmware. At that point the OS will run nice and fast but there won't be any sound, network or USB support among other things.

I really had hoped this would work for a couple of reasons. The PPC Mini packs a lot of power in to neat little package and is WAY cheaper than a Classic PPC system, or an AOne/Sam setup. IMHO it just isn't worth any more time unless a legal solution is found. No one with the talent to write the rest of the software needed is either willing or able to do the job.

It looks like we'll just have to support Hyperion/Acube the best we can and hope development continues and prices come down. I likes the looks of the new Sam systems but like everything else Amiga they are pretty pricey. They do seem like a better value than an old Classic PPC machine though.

-Jeff

[Palm]

Oh, okay. So, if I don´t care about sound, usb or network. A PPC G4 with AOS4.x is a nice solution then. Hmm...how do I transfer files to it ? Can I use the CDROM and mount it as e.g. CD0: in AOS4.x then ?

I thought of getting a G4 Mini for MOS, which means I can also try out AOS4 on it ..for fun.


If, at least USB would be fixed, maybe we could use usb nics and usb soundcard (if drivers would exist, that is). That´s be sweet

For a cheap amiga-osh setup, you can always use a efika+mos. That is kinda cheap. However, a SAM give more a true amiga feeling (as true as can be, being non-classic that is).


I am gonna go get myself a G4 PPC to play with. I will probably end up runing MOS on it, though


Espen

[ck007]

Well does anyone have the ATIRadeon driver module from OS 4.1?  Maybe a new ISO can be created with this file.  :-D

[hbarcellos]

Of course, you can always take the money out of your investments and get the following kit:

 Sam440ep board with 512 MB DDR Ram, ATI Radeon M9 64MB and Audio 5.1 onboard, SATA DVD-RW, SATA 80 Gb Hard Disk, Logitech Optical Mouse + Psile case (Black or White)

 For a extremely cheap price of 771,00 euro, or more than U$ 1.000.

- "The A500 was released in mid 1987 at the price of 595.95 USD without monitor."
- "The A1000, or Commodore Amiga 1000, was Commodore's initial Amiga personal computer, introduced on July 24, 1985 at the Lincoln Center in New York City. Machines began shipping in September with a base configuration of 256KB of RAM at the retail price of US$1,295. A 13-inch analog RGB monitor was available for around US$300 bringing the price of a complete Amiga system to $1,595."

So... it's almost U$ 300 cheaper than a new A100 at the time of it's launch.

And, just U$ 100 more expensive than the new Gateway® FX541S (http://www.gateway.com/systems/product/529668162.php)
 -Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor1 Q6600 (2.40GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 8MB cache)
 -3072MB 800MHz DDR2 SDRAM (2-1024 & 2-512)6
 -500GB 7200rpm Serial ATA II/300 hard drive w/ 16MB cache4
 -NVIDIA® GeForce 8600GT 512MB DDR3 Graphics w/ 2xDVI

That U$100 difference should, OF COURSE, all be attributed to Scale... obviously...

[hbarcellos]

Or you can also get Amiga OS 4.1 for a mere 105 euro ~= U$ 136. A mere U$ 25 more expensive than, let's say OS X Leopard:

http://www.amazon.com/Mac-OS-Version-10-5-4-Leopard/dp/B000FK88JK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=software&qid=1232544161&sr=1-1

Wouldn't be nice to buy one of those AOS4.1 original boxes just to keep looking at it?

[Faerytale]

1987 Amiga was extreme Graphics/system power at a moderate price. Today SAM440 is an eXtreme price at a moderate/Low system spec.
It doesnt give the user anything more than an amiga looke alike desktop.
Thats sad ;( Because i loved the Amiga days..