Thank you for the report!
I’ll add it to the list! You’ll want to max out the ram on that guy. It only has a single DDR4 slot, that can take a 16GB stick.
1 Like
True, I forgot to comment that I installed it an 8GB RAM I had. Monitor showing temperature very stable and everything running fine
Hi Everyone - (borrowing @Some.dude 's excellent template)
I have StartOS v0.3.5.1 running on a 2010 MacMini as a baremetal install
Hardware:
| Model Name: | 2010 Mac mini |
|---|---|
| Model Identifier: | Macmini4,1 |
| Model Number: | A1347 (EMC 2364) |
| Chip: | Intel 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo |
| Memory: | 16 GB |
Services Installed and Running:
- Bitcoin Knots 28.1.0~2
- electrs 0.10.9
- Mempool 3.2.1~1
- Burn After Reading 0.1.6
- LND 0.18.5
- Sparrow 2.1.1
Remote Clients
Windows and Android (GrapheneOS and Stock) clients connecting to services above via Tor and Brave Browsers
Other Details
- Upgraded Hardware - OS running on 2TB Crucial SATA SSD in place of original Optical Drive, 2TB HDD internal as spare, Memory upgrade to max supported 16GB
- System Uptime at point of writing ~ 6 Days, 18 Hours
- Connected to Ethernet and Broadcom internal Wifi card - no networking issues observed so far (aware of issues reported for the 2012 version of MacMini but have not had issues so far)
Thank you Start9 for allowing me to keep my old kit useful!
Other users have reported success, but then later had issues on the A1347.
Let us know if you see any difference here:
1 Like
Reminder that this is a list for Known-Good Hardware and is intended for reports of success. It’s not a place to ask questions or to debug your own non-working hardware. For that, since its completely unrelated to anything here, start a new thread.
Success installing Start9 OS (v. 0.3.5.1) on old Dell Optiplex 9020 (Intel Core i5 4570, 16GB Ram, 2TB SSD). Runs great. Bitcoin Knots synced in about 22 hours.
Successfully installed StartOS on a HP_EliteDesk_800_G3_i5_Mini_65W,16G-Ram,2TB_SSD Built-in_intel_Wifi. Had no issues, very smooth install and configuration. Downloaded full block chain in just under 2 days.
2 Likes
successfully installed on non oled Steamdeck 512Gb internal nvme as direct replacement for steamos , touchscreen works, screen is rotated 90 degrees but displays okay , ony issue though is screen stays active all the time . I will get a lenovo Tiny and setup StartOS there and put the steamdeck back to normal but may experiment with still running StartOS on mocroSD on steamdeck afterwards
successfully installed on upgraded Mac Mini A1283 with 8GB ram and a 1TB SSD internal hard drive with a 2TB External USB Samsung HD
Heads up on the potential fail DIY list…
I tried installing latest version (0.3.5.1) on a MacBook Pro (A1706 - late 2016) and consistently hit this error:
RPC ERROR: Disk Management Error mkfs.vfat: unable to open /dev/nvme0n1p1: No such file or directory
Not sure if there is a potential workaround, but am moving on to other old hardware.
Removed the 2TB external drive and reinstalled as the old hardware could not handle the rewrites, so I’m going to do my best with the internal 1TB SSD internal drive.
This is specific to the disk and partition tables. I’d get a linux live boot running, pre-nuke and pre-format, then start over. There are other threads that talk about this.
1 Like
Hi everyone, here were the steps to getting my Beelink Mini S13 N150 up and running.
- Make sure in the BIOS, set Boot Option #1 to USB Device and Boot Option #2 to Internal drive
- Must run it “headless” (disconnect HDMI cable) or else you will get an error
- Follow instruction from Start9
- Go to start.local in your browser
- Install StartOS
- Remove USB thumb drive and press REBOOT - Remove USB thumb drive (only have the power and ethernet cable plugged in)
- Restart your Mini PC
- Wait 5 minutes, then go to start.local in your browser and refresh the page
- This should get you to the StartOS Setup
I hope this helps anyone with a similar pc!
3 Likes
NUC 14 essential
Successful install after some configuration
Nuc 14 essential barebones
N150
Crucial DDR5 16gb
Samsung Evo 990 2tb
-Nonfree version
-HDMI and monitor disconnected
Ethernet to usb converter was needed. I believe to bypass Realtek ethernet drivers, i used TP-link UE306
-Secure boot i beleive was disabled
-Bypass driver option ticked
I have successfully run StartOS 0.3.5.1 on the following devices:
Minisforum:
- UN1265
- UN1290 (post-install hack required)
- NAB9
Kodlix:
- GD70
Lenovo:
- Thinkcentre:
- M92p Small
- M710q Tiny
Beelink:
- SER5 Pro
2 Likes
Added to the list. Thank you!
Successfully installed StartOS and syncing almost over :
Dell Optiplex 7040
CPU Core i7-6700 3.4 GHz |
SSD Samsung 870 EVO 4 TiB
32 GiB of RAM
Refer to my post for fixing the boot issue where it doesn’t recognize the bootloader after installation : SOS = just can't install StartOS on Optiplex 7040 - systematic "No Bootable Devices found" error - #8 by BlissHodl
Just done setup on Beelink Mini PC SER5 AMD Risen 5500U. All went very well indeed.
1 Like
Got it working on Acemagic Vista Mini V1 ( ACEMAGIC Vista Mini V1 Mini PC, Twin Lake N150(up to 3.6GHz), 16GB DDR4 RAM). I replaced the 500MB SSD with a new Crucial P3 NVMe 2T SSD formatted to ext4.
It won’t boot with the monitor so you need to go headless. Then look for the IP address in your router and use that to access it from the browser.
Once Start OS was installed the V! hums along nicely.
1 Like