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!
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.
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.
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
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.
-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
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.
Succesfully installed StartOS 0.3.5.1-nonfree on a chinese MiniPc:
FIREBAT AK2 PLUS MiniPC
Intel N150
16GB RAM
2TB SATA SSD GOLDENFIR (purchased separately - main hd)
512GB NVME SSD (removed during the installation, but it should not be a problem if you set the desired hard drive as the main one - in this case the 2TB SSD - in the BIOS, instead of removing the other hard drive).
The installation was carried entirely from other computer, since the setup would only run if the MiniPC’s only connections were the power supply, and the RJ45 internet connector. Installation does not work with any other peripherical connected. Also, secure boot was disabled in the BIOS.
