MacOS: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 15:45, 16 January 2026

Original System:

2006 MacMini 1.1 (A1176) / IR Remote (A1156)
CoreDuo 1.66 GHz CPU -> Core2Duo (T7400) 2.16 GHz
- Now allows Upgrade firmware to 2,1
- See also: Upgrade Mac Mini 1,1 to Mac Mini 2,1
- Although a 64 bit CPU, has 32-bit EFI BIOS
1 GB 667 MHz DDR2 RAM -> 4 GB
GMA 950 Graphics Chipset
80 GB SATA Disk
846CA SuperDrive (CD-ROM)
Possible OSes
- Originally: 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard)
- Official latest: 10.7 Lion
- Possible (Unofficial): 10.8 Mountain Lion using a patcher like MLPostFactor. Perhaps graphical glitches with the integrated GMA 950 graphics.
- Linux: Debian or MX Linux which support 32-bit EFI
- Other Linuxes via DVD modding
Using non-Apple keyboard
- Command (⌘): Windows
- Option (⌥): Alt

Command-R: MacOS Recovery system
Option-Command-R or Shift-Option-Command-R: Start from MacOS Recovery over the Internet
Option: Startup Manager, which allows you to choose other available startup disks or volumes
Option-Command-P-R: Reset NVRAM
Shift: Safe mode
D: Apple Diagnostics utility
- Option-D to start up to this utility over the internet
N: Start up from a NetBoot server, if your Mac supports network startup volumes
- Option-N: To use the default boot image on the server
Command-S: Start up in single-user mode (disabled in macOS Mojave or later)
T: Target disk mode
Command-V: Verbose mode

Keyboard maps:

~/Library/Keyboard Layouts/

Reset VMRAM:

nvram -c

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 ** Official latest: 10.7 Lion
 ** Possible (Unofficial): 10.8 Mountain Lion using a patcher like MLPostFactor. Perhaps graphical glitches with the integrated GMA 950 graphics.
+** Linux: Debian or MX Linux which support 32-bit EFI
+** Other Linuxes via [https://mattgadient.com/linux-dvd-images-and-how-to-for-32-bit-efi-macs-late-2006-models/ DVD modding]
 * Using non-Apple keyboard
 ** Command (⌘): Windows