Comments on: Dell Mini 9 Leopard Install

By: tomorrowland.com » Camangi WebStation review

tomorrowland.com » Camangi WebStation review — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:01:36 +0000

[...] previous current couch computer is the hacintoshed Dell Mini 9. It works well, is fairly fast (for an atom processor running OS X), it’s fully a mac, and [...]

By: dcs

dcs — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 06:19:52 +0000

"Hackintosh-friendly Dell Mini 9 Discontinued" –
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/dell-mini-hackin...

maybe time to find another platform or get one while you still can

By: Johnnv V

Johnnv V — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 02:59:02 +0000

The new and best OS X install method that will have EVERTHING working, even the SD slots, is the "DellEFI Method":

http://mydellmini.com/forum/how-to-install-mac-os...

There's different install methods using all Windows or Mac formated USB flash drives and/or external DVD drives. Really anyone that has a computer can install OS X in the Dell Mini 9.

By: Mike D

Mike D — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 04:10:05 +0000

Can you use an old mac that is running osx 10 (when it first came out) to make the USB stuff to load up everything needed, since you were talking you needed a mac to do these things when installing from USB flash drives.

By: Fabrizio

Fabrizio — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:22:37 +0000

The same for me. If I go to "About this mac" "More info" "Graphic/Displays" the system crash. Strange, not?
sorry for my English, but i'm italian.
Thanks guys for your job. With Leopard on my Mini i'm an happy man.

By: Michael Smith

Michael Smith — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 09:51:55 +0000

I just checked and it's up now.

By: Michael Smith

Michael Smith — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 09:51:29 +0000

Mine is still on 10.5.5 because I've been too busy and too lazy to update it. But it crashes almost every time we shut it down. But it's never really been a problem. We just power it off anyway.

We totally use it only as a netbook – don't story any irreplaceable data on it. So there's no risk of losing data.

By: spaceemperor

spaceemperor — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 06:12:46 +0000

Hey everyone…I noticed a recent, and hopefully harmless bug…everytime i shut my min9 down it gives me the multilingual "you must restart your computer off by holding down the power button"…i do this and it shuts off..anyone gettign this running 10.5.6?

thanks

By: John Wilson

John Wilson — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:39:40 +0000

Finally ! Got home from long trip and opened my new Dell Mini9
Set-up to install OSX using the Darkten method above. Found that the Vimeo hi-res video no longer plays.

Anyone know if this is temporary . . . . etc.

thanks.

By: jason

jason — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:01:07 +0000

that's it. it's really straightforward. you mount that INSTALL.DMG by double clicking it from the CD while leopard is running. then double click the miniscript.