Comments on: Mac mini as a headless server

By: sole

sole — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 07:51:42 +0000

I’m not sure, this trick hasn’t been working recently (at least with Ubuntu) :-/

By: Tog

Tog — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:29:58 +0000

Guys – does that mean if I completely replace OSX with Fedora and don’t use bootcamp i should be able to boot headless?

By: Vesten

Vesten — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 05:54:15 +0000

For all those with a Mac Mini utilizing a Mini DisplayPort, try shorting the other color pins. I initially started shorting pins 2-7 with a 100 Ohm resistor with no luck, but when I shorted pins 1-6 (the red pins), the system responded. Great post; success!

By: Single boot Linux on an Intel Mac Mini | Racker Hacker

Single boot Linux on an Intel Mac Mini | Racker Hacker — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 13:33:09 +0000

[...] into a problem. The legacy BIOS used to boot Linux requires a monitor to be attached, but there are some workarounds. Also, if you want the Mini to power back on in case of a power failure, just run this at each [...]

By: Fredrik

Fredrik — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 05:20:08 +0000

Thanks!
Worked like a charm on my Shuttle pc with a pentium M and some old intel chipset, finally I can use it as a server without having to have a monitor nearby in case of power failure.