Installing Mac OS X Leopard on the Apple TV (1st generation)

[fogWraith]

No worries, I can grab the one from MEGA and upload it along with the files I uploaded to archive.org.

Edit: Hm, I've been trying to upload for the past hour and it's been stuck on "Starting upload". Is something awry?

It's most likely uploading, it's a weird bug after implementing support for both http and https where the progressbar does not display at all.

Funnily enough Drupal works in mysterious ways and the form has two ways of uploading files, one is selecting the file, scrolling to the bottom and hitting Save (usually works best) and the one where you select file and click upload and receive no more feedback than the upload starting

 

[scj312]

It's most likely uploading, it's a weird bug after implementing support for both http and https where the progressbar does not display at all.

Funnily enough Drupal works in mysterious ways and the form has two ways of uploading files, one is selecting the file, scrolling to the bottom and hitting Save (usually works best) and the one where you select file and click upload and receive no more feedback than the upload starting

Ah, I'll let it continue in the background then. Thanks for the heads up!

Edit: It completed! I'll finish up the listing later, have some other things to attend to!

 

[Drake]

I can honestly say I never once thought an Apple TV could run OSX haha. This seems like a fun project if I ever come across one.
Aside from the cost nowadays is this just a novelty or is there a usage for having OSX on Apple TV?

 

[scj312]

I can honestly say I never once thought an Apple TV could run OSX haha. This seems like a fun project if I ever come across one.
Aside from the cost nowadays is this just a novelty or is there a usage for having OSX on Apple TV?

For me, it is a novelty, but it could be used as a file or media server around the home. These are cheap and don't use much power.

 

[caver01]

Ok, I tried uploading the .dmg file. I figured I could add the boot.efi as an additional like other collections I see on the garden site. Anyway, it it stalls at starting upload. . . with no sign of progress, so I am going to let it sit there a while and come back later to see if it finishes or does something after a while.

 

[scj312]

As an update, I've been working on getting Snow Leopard running on the Apple TV. I have it booting most of the way, but the system reboots when the WindowServer starts. I need to do some more experimentation with different video connections and resolutions, as well as some driver nonsense to see if I can get this to boot the rest of the way.

 

[JasonJJJ]

As an update, I've been working on getting Snow Leopard running on the Apple TV. I have it booting most of the way, but the system reboots when the WindowServer starts. I need to do some more experimentation with different video connections and resolutions, as well as some driver nonsense to see if I can get this to boot the rest of the way.

Thanks! We would like to see higher macos on appletv, thank you for not letting them to be landfill

 

[Nixontheknight]

Does this work with using the internal drive? I'm getting the flashing question mark icon because I anticipated the 10.4 install, not this install

 

[JasonJJJ]

Does this work with using the internal drive? I'm getting the flashing question mark icon because I anticipated the 10.4 install, not this install

first thing you need is a convertor between Apple TV PATA Drive and to something you can connect to your powermac G4

 

[JasonJJJ]

first thing you need is a convertor between Apple TV PATA Drive and to something you can connect to your powermac G4

Also, I suggest you using the ISO provided

 

[Nixontheknight]

first thing you need is a convertor between Apple TV PATA Drive and to something you can connect to your powermac G4

i flashed the ISO to my Apple TV's hard drive directly using my 2009 Mac Mini and a PATA to USB converter I bought off of ebay

 

[JasonJJJ]

i flashed the ISO to my Apple TV's hard drive directly using my 2009 Mac Mini and a PATA to USB converter I bought off of ebay

I hope it works, so does it work?

 

[Nixontheknight]

I hope it works, so does it work?

The first time I think I screwed it up, so I'm gonna try again and edit this message with what happens

 

[JasonJJJ]

The first time I think I screwed it up, so I'm gonna try again and edit this message with what happens

Its a simple thing to flash it, when you do the"restore" action, please make sure to select the partition not the entire drive you have

 

[Nixontheknight]

Its a simple thing to flash it, when you do the"restore" action, please make sure to select the partition not the entire drive you have

I'm gonna try using BalenaEtcher to flash it, and see if it makes a difference

 

[JasonJJJ]

I'm gonna try using BalenaEtcher to flash it, and see if it makes a difference

wait wait, just use disk utility

 

[Nixontheknight]

wait wait, just use disk utility

It doesn't say not to use Etcher, but you'll never know until you try

 

[JasonJJJ]

It doesn't say not to use Etcher, but you'll never know until you try

alright, but i already have macos on internal harddrive

 

[Nixontheknight]

alright, but i already have macos on internal harddrive

ok I tried it and it just didn't have a partition on it so I have to redo it using Disk Utility

 

[Nixontheknight]

alright, but i already have macos on internal harddrive

ok now I have a question, when you run the final command before the unmount, is the partition supposed to show back up on the desktop if I do it correctly? it didn't, but I'm curious