Linux configurations for the Mac Mini

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How to setup Xorg for graphic card on the Mac Mini

The default driver installed by CentOS is Intel, the kickstart scripts change intel to i810, this will avoid a "Virtual Big Screen" displayed by Intel driver.

How to setup Grub for the graphic card on the Mac Mini

Some screens doesn't work at installation time, so it could be useful to add the resolution parameter as kernel parameter on grub as:

kernel vmlinuz vga=792

It will provides a 1024x768 framebuffer.

How to setup the sound card on the Mac Mini

The sound works fine in the audio output but no the internal audio.

How to control fan speed on the Mac Mini

Apple SMC controls fan speed based on temperature sensors. You can use, applesmc-utils provided on bashlinux repositories.

CentOS
Build the module in a fresh kernel.

Debian

  • Load the proper modules
modprobe msr
modprobe applesmc
modprobe coretemp
  • Add the needed modules to /etc/modules
msr
applesmc
coretmp
  • Install the needed packages
# apt-get install lm-sensors