Re: When the going gets weird - Mac Mini

From: Ian Smith <smithi_at_nimnet.asn.au>
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2023 07:01:35 UTC 
On 1 March 2023 1:15:11 pm AEDT, Tim Daneliuk <tundra@tundraware.com> wrote:
 > On 2/28/23 19:23, Tim Daneliuk wrote:
 > > OK, so I installed 13.1 i386 on an ancient Mac Min Core2 Duo but I
 > cannot for
 > > the life of me figure out how to eject the CD using a standard PC
 > keyboard
 > > connected to that machine.  That means it boots into installation
 > media
 > > every time.

 > > Stupid Apple and their infernal need to make everything moron-proof
 > > makes things worse  Grrrrrrr....

 > Inevitably, after hours of being stuck on this (more out of curiosity
 > than actual need),  I found the answers about 10 mins after I posted
 > the
 > above.  In hopes of helping other poor souls...
 > 
 > 1. Get to the bootloader OK prompt and:
 > 
 >     lsdev
 >     set currdev="disk0s1"
 >     set vfs.root.mountfrom="ufs:/dev/ada0s1a"
 >     boot
 > 
 > 2. Log into root account after its booted and:
 > 
 >     cdcontrol -f /dev/cd0 eject
 > 
 > 
 > Sorry for being a pest!

It's been too quiet here anyway <&^}=

I guess it's beyond Apple to have almost invisible holes in their gear.  From most Thinkpad manuals:

"If the tray still does not open, make sure that the computer is running, and insert the end of a straightened paper clip into the emergency eject hole. The tray will open."

cheers, Ian