recently I read the message that it is possible to run on Mac mini (as I understand, old x86 mac mini)
I had 2 spare mac mini and one of them could be used for such an experiments.
Is it possible to run Scuplt of last version on x86 unibody mac mini? if yes - any build/setup instruction? Can I use bt keyboard/mouse or I should use wired usb ones?
which one better to use for experiments (from compatibility point of view - while I prefer to use older one):
1. «older» Mac mini (Mid 2010) Macmini4,1 model A1347 2,4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4 Gb 1067 MHz DDR3 NVIDIA GeForce 320M 256Mb with optical drive DVD RW uname -a gives Darwin Macmini-Alex 17.7.0 Darwin Kernel Version 17.7.0: Thu Jun 21 13:34:27 PDT 2018; root:xnu-4570.71.2~1/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64 some more info The Apple Mac mini "Core 2 Duo" 2.4 (Mid-2010/Aluminum Unibody) features a 2.4 GHz Intel "Core 2 Duo" (P8600) processor, a 3 MB on-chip level 2 cache, a 1066 MHz frontside bus, 2 GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM (PC3-8500) memory, a 320 GB 3 Gb/s Serial ATA hard drive, a slot-loading 8X double-layer "SuperDrive", and a NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics processor with 256 MB of memory shared with the system.
Connectivity includes an HDMI and a Mini DisplayPort, a Firewire "800" port, four USB 2.0 ports, combined "audio line in (digital/analog)" and combined "audio line out/headphone (digital/analog)" minijacks, a 10/100/1000Base-T Gigabit Ethernet port, built-in AirPort Extreme (802.11a/b/g/n), and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, in addition to an SD (SDXC) card slot.
2. «newer» Mac mini (Mid 2011) Macmini5,2 model A1347 2,5 GHz Intel Core i5 4 Gb 1333 MHz DDR3 AMD Radeon HD 6630M uname -a gives Darwin Macmini-tor 17.7.0 Darwin Kernel Version 17.7.0: Fri Oct 30 13:34:27 PDT 2020; root:xnu-4570.71.82.8~1/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64 some more info The Apple Mac mini "Core i5" 2.5 (Mid-2011/Aluminum Unibody) features a 32-nm "Sandy Bridge" 2.5 GHz Intel "Core i5" (2520M) processor with two independent processor "cores" on a single chip, a 3 MB shared level 3 cache, 4 GB of 1333 MHz DDR3 SDRAM (PC3-10600) memory, a 500 GB hard drive, and AMD Radeon HD 6630M graphics with 256 MB of dedicated GDDR5 memory. It does not have an internal optical drive.
Connectivity includes a Firewire "800" port, four USB 2.0 ports, combined "audio line in (digital/analog)" and combined "audio line out/headphone (digital/analog)" minijacks, a 10/100/1000Base-T Gigabit Ethernet port, 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, an SDXC card slot and an HDMI port as well as a new "Thunderbolt" port that is backwards compatible with Mini DisplayPort and likewise supports an external display at 2560x1600 and passes an audio signal as well. Thunderbolt also supports other peripherals that use the Thunderbolt standard which provides up to 10 Gbps of bandwidth in both directions.
Thanks!
Sincerely, Alexander
recently I read the message that it is possible to run on Mac mini (as I understand, old x86 mac mini)
Yes, I have gotten it to work on 64-bit x86 Mac mini (probably a bit more recent than what you describe but I can’t check exact model now as I’m traveling).
I had 2 spare mac mini and one of them could be used for such an experiments.
Is it possible to run Scuplt of last version on x86 unibody mac mini? if yes - any build/setup instruction?
If you are lucky, it will boot directly, on either machine. Likely it will be very slow - one should immediately edit the config/managed/runtime to eliminate the ps2 driver (comment it out or delete). If it won’t boot, it’s probably the graphics driver or ps2 driver. One can permanently disable ps2 by editing the corresponding config file and building a custom image. To force fallback to the fb_boot_drv one has to edit the driver_manager and recompile, unfortunately.
Can I use bt keyboard/mouse or I should use wired usb ones?
I haven’t even tried BlueTooth, perhaps the Genode developers can say more about the status of BlueTooth on Genome?
which one better to use for experiments (from compatibility point of view - while I prefer to use older one):
Either one I imagine, but the more recent is probably closer to what worked for me.
Hope it helps and eager to hear if you get it going.
CP
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