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onixon

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From: Crestview Florida (USA)

Registered: 2025-03-24

Posts: 2

Q4OS not installing on 3 different MAC MINI computers.

I have spent hours trying to install Q4OS on three different MAC MINI computers (without success).

1. The LIVE CD gets to the Debian 12 AdminQ prompt... so I typed startx, and went through the installation process. Final Result: Reboots and gives me GNU GRUB text and prompt. (Tried the "Debug" choice, took much longer, but, same result GRUB >).

2. Swapped to another MAC MINI, this time it did startx on its own. Finished the installation, reboots, GRUB >.

3. Installed on a HP ProDesk - almost perfect, except, I had to use my Dell Laptop (which has Q4OS already installed and working (only environment where everything went smooth)). Anyway, the HP ProDesk is using a "Display Port to HDMI adapter" (maybe that is what caused the problem?!). It boots in ridiculous high resolution - the laptop helped me find the Checkbox "Force DPI", which I set to 96 - and voila, I could finally read the screens! Installed, and using this now...

4. Swapped to another MAC MINI, same results: GRUB >.

* Is there something to do, so it will install smoothly on these MACs???

bin

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From: U.K.

Registered: 2016-01-28

Posts: 1,383

Re: Q4OS not installing on 3 different MAC MINI computers.

Mac Mini came in 2 flavours, Intel and PowerPC.

This site will help with installing Debian/Q4OS on Intel and has a link to PowerPC. As you will see the version of Mini has a big impact on your possible success rate.

https://wiki.debian.org/MacMiniIntel

q4osteam

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Registered: 2015-12-06

Posts: 4,772

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Re: Q4OS not installing on 3 different MAC MINI computers.

You can also install plain Debian with no desktop environment, and then use Q4OS setup https://www.q4os.org/dqa017.html

onixon

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From: Crestview Florida (USA)

Registered: 2025-03-24

Posts: 2

Re: Q4OS not installing on 3 different MAC MINI computers.

@bin - Understood, all of mine are Intel CPU/

@q4osteam - I will try your suggestion.

q4osteam

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Registered: 2015-12-06

Posts: 4,772

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Re: Q4OS not installing on 3 different MAC MINI computers.

@q4osteam - I will try your suggestion.

Plase post back the result.