Powerpc

Boot Mac mini G4 from USB

2011-04-30 347 words, 2 minutes
g4
install
mac mini
osx
powerpc
usb

Don’t know why but my Tiger’s DVD won’t load in my Mac mini PowerPC G4… Hopefully, I can read it from another DVD drive, namely my MacBook Pro’s one. Here’s how I booted the mini from a USB key to reinstall Mac OS X.

NetBSD on Mac mini (PPC)

2010-01-10 1202 words, 6 minutes
mac mini
macppc
netbsd
powerpc
ppc

Here’re a few quick and dirty notes that describe how to install NetBSD on a Mac mini machine.