Installing Mac OS X Leopard on an Apple TV!

[@dosdude1]

Now it just needs a RAM upgrade. Does require soldering, but it's only 4 chips, so not too bad of a job. Surprisingly, Leopard actually runs WAY better on these with 512MB. Though, I am working on a way to get 1GB working on these, which will be even more of a nice upgrade.

[@SP-ny1fk]

Only 1 core CPU though

[@spacesailorrei]

That sounds like an incredible upgrade

[@FS--ew3se]

Funnily enough I was just watching you upgrade it to 1gb ram.

[@dosdude1]

@@FS--ew3se Unfortunately later on I find 1GB does not work, as the i945 chipset doesn't support 2Gbit chips. But I have an idea that should work to bodge on 4 extra chips.

[@FoxSock]

@@dosdude1 cool

[@_eesports]

Next: Installing macOS Ventura on a toaster

[@ChristopherDoesStuff2]

Hahaha

[@arnob1711]

Nahhh too impossible

[@technological4096]

@@arnob1711 anything is possible (with mjd)

[@sas999lljw]

Imagine

[@technological4096]

@@sas999lljw lol

[@jaydenridley4]

If you don’t have a blow dryer (3:51) you can power it on, make it get warm or hot in some way, it makes it much easier to peel off without breaking.

[@g4lmn-ron401]

As I recall they run really hot.

[@shannonandjacob-37]

10 likes celebration

[@sebastiansaldias310]

Well, yes, but that would also make it too dangerous to manipulate, as there will be still some static electricity on the board, that's why you shouldn't open anything electric that stills warm

[@AndreiNeacsu]

Apple really did think differently when they chose to ship this unit with an IDE HDD from the time of Pentium 3 laptops. As a matter of fact, I upgraded my 40GB disk to 120GB on my 1GHz P3 laptop, back in the day, just before getting a P4 one. PS: the video is really awesome and the OS upgrade is quite intriguing, so the entertainment factor of this clip is high.

[@mr.comment9222]

Wow...

[@Instant_Nerf]

Mac OS leopard and the old Mac os’s .. are my favorite os’s. Too bad we can’t install those instead.. I upgraded my 2014 MacBook and on that one I can go back but not on the 2018 Touch Bar

[@aMabbitt]

@Akhilesh Sattanathan what are you new?

[@LennyQUMFIF]

​@@aMabbitt yes

[@aleksandarlenhart2078]

ide was still the stuff in 2005

[@JulianUccetta]

AHHH! That Gateway HD LCD monitor was my first LCD panel! I freaking LOVED that thing because of all the inputs it had! Composite, component, DVI, VGA, S-Video and a USB hub. That was an awesome monitor for the time, even if the picture kinda sucked. I remember using that bad boy for my PC, Xbox 360, original Xbox and PS2 all hooked into various inputs, and loved showing off how I could seamlessly switch my monitor from PC to game console. I even have the menu sound burned into my brain. DOO DOO.... Deedoo.... Good times...

[@maxdoescatsim]

You have macOS X 10.5-10.6???

[@JulianUccetta]

@maxdoescatsim Nah back when I was using that sick ass Gateway monitor I was running windows. My hackintosh phase was way later on

[@Anis360-k5p]

3 great MJD videos in a row? This is awesome!

[@dennisdobransky5977]

since i did this already last year when i found a site on how to mod a first gen apple tv to mac os, was so easy, just used a keyboard with usb ports and a external cd rom drive and mouse with copy of mac os x, still works. found an apple tv in recycle bin, so i grabbed it to use it as a first gen mac mini. not bad for a free mac

[@DailyCorvid]

LOL there are zero recyclable parts in an AppleTV! God knows what it was doing in there. I think this is sort of cool, I might go buy one just to do this.

[@RyanHarryRR]

Classic Apple box + Mac OS X Leopard = Classic Mac Mini

[@Tuffest_Leader]

I remember people doing this backkkk in the day! I was an avid Hackintosher so it always peaked my interest. Thanks for the walk down memory lane.

[@RecycleBin0]

should have bought a PC

[@neon5729]

hackkkkkkkkkkkkkintosher

[@gbraadnl]

In the early days of the Apple TV (1st Gen) I compiled and modified Mono to run .NET binaries on the Apple TV, which included the Banshee Music Player. The performance of the boxwasn't too exciting, but it was easily possible.

[@dropedan]

Just wanna say that I really enjoy your channel.

[@Alex-cq7eg]

Hearing Michael being so happy makes me extremely happy too for some reason

[@Sir_Uncle_Ned]

I wish that Apple still did the intro videos, that was a great touch.

[@kaydenandcolstew5763]

yeah

[@BepoKard]

Yep

[@mitul_minhazoul_haque]

i took inspiration from you and now I'm going to install windows 11 on my light bulb 💡 😋

[@Palmtop_User]

I prefer running ubuntu on my favorite rock

[@YitocukKilic]

i run a hackintosh on a hairdryer

[@limeanimates]

i ran chromeos on a lamp

[@mitul_minhazoul_haque]

@@limeanimates better try running android on it chrome os gonna be discontinued soon 😅

[@limeanimates]

@@mitul_minhazoul_haque no? They never said this?

[@nickwallette6201]

I just have to say, that bit at 9:00 where Disk Utility fails with a random error... that is so relatable. DU is so fragile, it never freakin works right. How hard is it to write a utility to partition and format a disk without tripping on its own 🦆??

[@winindowsdows]

He ignored the checksum error which I don’t think was DU’s fault.

[@R-E-D-A-C-T-E-D.]

I liked the computer clans video on this so I’ll definitely like this video! Thanks for another video for me to watch instead of sleeping and the being late for college. This is going to be totally worth it in the end!

[@pizzadoge2958]

I am waiting four years for this. Four years ago you said: "In next video I will install MacOS X on this".

[@twrs1]

Hope we will be able to use Mac OS X on the first gen Apple Watch in the future 🙏

[@kjjustinXD]

Still got my 160GB model running Debian 11 and RetroArch. This thing is still awesome.

[@DistrosProjects]

How’d you get Debian installed? I couldn’t get it to boot

[@generallyunimportant]

@@DistrosProjects lol

[@lolcat]

do they support 4k resolutions?

[@kjjustinXD]

@@lolcat this thing is from 2007.

[@DonMr]

Sus here.

[@CheatingSoi]

I think the most exciting part is that nothing went wrong.

[@NoahClevinger]

I love the aesthetic of old Mac OS.

[@absolutewisp]

As a non-mac user I think Yosemite is the coolest rn. I just think it's the cleanest MacOS ever.

[@absolutewisp]

@Sentry A friend of mine is using Mac and is strongly discouraging it, especially for multimonitor setups: there is no option to pin the dock to one screen and it keeps jumping around and ruining your maximised apps. No keyboard shortcut to move windows to the sides or to other monitors (like Win+Arrows on Windows). No monitor daisy chaining. The non-ARM macbooks are jet engines. Also personally I think Windows got way better design with Win11 than it had in 10, it went back to having somewhat readable icons. If it's just the design you're going for, I wouldn't do it. Also Windows can be customised a lot, I'd look into some custom icons and themes if I were you.

[@azelusnova]

There's a faster way to show hidden files and folders on macOS. The shortcut is command+shift+period to show & hide as well.

[@AnotherFreakingDude]

I don't think I've ever seen a device with an HDMI port that still uses an IDE HDD, anyways... Thank You Michael, very cool!

[@stevef6392]

I'm almost certain that the cable box I had back in ~2009 had an IDE HDD and HDMI output. Boxy Motorola thing. :)

[@ezequieldom641]

Literally my old motherboard

[@AnotherFreakingDude]

Lol, the more you know, now I feel young and clueless. In my country, DVI wasn't used much, so the technological jump from VGA to HDMI meant that I got many computers using SATA but only VGA, but none using IDE with HDMI. Crazy stuff.

[@ezequieldom641]

@@AnotherFreakingDude Huh, same here, but I had an "special case". heck that motherboard even had DisplayPort! And it is AM2! (It is an M3A78-EM if you're curious)

[@BushidoBrownSama]

The Ps3 devkit does

[@rivertubb1704]

Hey MJD you should use Bootcamp and try to put Windows on it next.

[@Tyfi29]

MJD: installing macOS Sonoma on a 2007 MacBook bro Me:OMG

[@dmug]

Hacked one of these back in 2009, doing it the SSH in method. I thought I'd have a sweet emulation box but the reality was it was prone to random relaunching and utterly slow performance. I put SNES9x on it and it did work but just barely.

[@rothn2]

Snow Leopard was the last macOS that looked really cool. Good times.

[@philtkaswahl2124]

Poor Michael has been traumatized to the point that he's not sure what to do when things actually go according to plan.

[@US3RN]

awesome 😊 brings back memories when my dad first bought one back in the day.

[@NukePC_]

I’ve got an idea install windows 11 on arm on a windows phone

[@KrustXD]

michael mjd is so goofy with his videos

[@illixion]

You can press Cmd+Shift+. to show hidden files in Finder more easily btw

[@4444aa]

He appears to be on OS X 10.11 which was before they added that I think.

[@illixion]

@@4444aa Just checked, you're right, didn't realize that it wasn't added until macOS Sierra

[@reuben-rt]

@@4444aa *10.5

[@4444aa]

@@reuben-rt I mean the computer at 6:47

[@JVHShack]

This may seem like sacrilege, but think about this: It reports a 1GHz CPU, 256MB RAM, and it has a 40GB HDD. Those are prime stats for a fast Win98SE machine...

[@nathanwedgeworth6192]

i was thinking the same thing

[@DistrosProjects]

Unfortunately, the firmware prevents this, but it’s probably possible with tons of custom drivers. XP is doable with a hacked kernel but wouldn’t perform that well on 256MB.

[@iannicolson]

There would have to be chipset and video drivers available, however.

[@BushidoBrownSama]

@@iannicolson chipset should be intel Pentium M/intel core 1st gen era iirc & video is like a GeForce 7300go or something shouldn't be an issue as some multimedia linux distros like xbmc were extended to work on Apple TVs back in the day

[@DailyCorvid]

QEMU with Windows 2000 works fine

[@rossgeography]

Hmm - gives me an idea: wondering I can flash an ATV2 to run Fyde OS ,,,?!

[@ILoveGTAV]

Next: Installing MacOS Ventura On A Headphone

[@melvinsgjr]

MenuMeters (or alternative) is existing on 1 of the AppleTV with MacOS

[@jwaire]

The OG. I loved my original Apple TV.

[@ryany9696]

looking forward to your tutorial for transferring the washing machine to a homelab server

[@YunikuYosefMomoka]

You can use Apple TV remote from ur phone. It’s under utilities from settings on ur iPhone.

[@kaydenandcolstew5763]

GIMME SPOTLIGHT NOOOOOO

[@tomahawkstudios9688]

This would lowkey be really cool for retro gaming

[@aborne]

A gateway monitor?? Love it.

[@DhavidSetiawanKilluaDhavid]

Try to consider Installing Mac OS Tiger on 1st gen MacBook

[@bloxycola8272]

2 days ago I did that

[@BulletproofKuloodporny]

@@bloxycola8272 was it eazy?

[@bloxycola8272]

@@BulletproofKuloodporny hell yeah

[@AnthonyMediaHD]

I wonder if you could get an IDE to SATA adapter and put a SATA SSD inside 🤔

[@toddkobelljr.2004]

Does this version of mac os have Imessage? If so this could actually be useful for me. I have an old appletv laying around and I could set it up as a dns server to route all my iMessages to my android device. This could be super cool!

[@JoshLStuff]

Nah, iMessage was introduced with Mountain Lion 10.8 in 2012 and, even then, I wouldn't be surprised if iMessage has changed enough to break that version now

[@kalarse]

a MJD video without any major issues? who are you and what you did with MJD??

[@steve_1507]

Oh I saw The 8-Bit Guys video Cool to see you doing it

[@michaelrotter8561]

Very nice. I had to try several times on a ATV1, but with 160GB HD on different iMacs. But now it worked and it works perfectly fine. I'm surprised that it even shows full HD on my monitor. I'll use it for eMail and some lightweight stuff!

[@arthurasta96]

I've installed a full desktop debial using osmc custom version, and even upgdate it to recent version, so if you need a some little server for bots, sync, etc, you can use 1st gen Apple TV

[@batstick8571]

this is your standard MJD video things going not as expected and then the spelling not going right I feel bad for him but I've been there love your content MJD thanks for all the amazing content

[@blu9821]

I want that monitor back again

[@colddogs]

apple tv, what are your mac pro-nouns? 🤔

[@DailyCorvid]

Probably about $5000 per word, now they have an Apple logo on!

[@UwUSanime]

Great video as always!

[@QVitaOfficial]

Hi Michael, I bought a HDMI to DVI cable and It's not working on my Laptop but It works on everything else. What should I do? (yes, my laptop's HDMI port works well)

[@im_m4rs]

You should take it to a repair shop.

[@Spiritwonder420]

Could you not mod it so it uses a SSD instead of a hardrive

[@YitocukKilic]

it uses IDE which ssds don't exist for, besides even if you used an adapter, IDE would be too slow to make a difference

[@Gerkozielman]

Thanks for the video. I found an apple tv 1 generation too and i put and ssd in a ide case thanks for the link you gave to the macintoshgarden were the image is of os-x 10.5.8

[@blainepalmerza]

Awesome video, Michael!

[@andresbravo2003]

Yeah, the 1st Gen Apple TV! I just installed with a custom Firmware (OSMC) back in 2019 to use it as a media center. However, installing OS X as I saw from Computer Clan might been possible(?). Thanks for the video Michael!!

[@Peti4391]

It’s possible but you need a MAC computer for modify the files on the apple tv hdd.

[@andresbravo2003]

@@Peti4391 yeah that might be too.

[@patrik_x86]

I used to use OSMC on an Apple TV back before I had a smart TV - it was fairly slow because of lack of HD video decoder but still got me there!

[@theaim21]

Next: Play Doom on an Apple TV

[@horacegentleman3296]

Yes

[@DailyCorvid]

I saw Doom running on a raw-potato-electrolyte powered pregnancy test! Lol AppleTV should be easy!

[@putraadriansyah8082]

Hello, can you try installing a Nvme drive on old computers and make a video about it?

[@leonidas14775]

He should do a retrospecive on old Mac-only programs. See which ones can run on this modded apple TV

[@ericbarch]

Not sure if this would be applicable for the version(s) you're using. But at least on modern macOS, Cmd+Shift+. (yes, period) will show all files in Finder.

[@MichaelMJD]

That wasn’t a thing on the version of OS X that I was running

[@Ozunth]

I love your videos Michael. Keep it up!

[@JARVIS1187]

Great video as usual :) Did the CMD + Shift + Dot-Key command not work in those early OSX-Versions to show hidden files? Just curious :D

[@MichaelMJD]

Thank you! And no, that keyboard shortcut doesn’t work on the version of OS X that I was running

[@jensputzlocher8345]

@@MichaelMJD in those days I installed Tinker Tools to show hidden files an to switch on/off much more Finder-features

[@sixtyinsix]

I seem to remember folks upgrading the hdd to the largest available then removing the wifi card and installing a Broadcom Crystal HD decoding card. Don't remember which OS was favored most though.

[@jokbeatz]

i'm still using this blue wallpaper in Ventura 😅

[@toast99bubbles]

Sad to see no Apple stickers. Just got 4 free today because work was throwing out two iPad Mini boxes that were found in storage and I managed to get them to let me have the stickers before the boxes were binned.

[@glovestech]

i love old apple tech

[@RetroGamerOG_]

Try to install that on a newer gen or a different streaming system

[@JPPRODUCTIONSYT]

i miss macos leopard.. i love ventura. but i miss leopard

[@ACP792]

one of the first xd also next video: getting the apple A17 bionic before anyone else

[@podlinux]

I’d call it command prompt, because is it running DOS?

[@sojab0on]

atv gen 1 does not run a modified osx version its based round a intel pentium m based CPU an nvidia 7300 chipset it has a normal install of osx on it only thing it does is startup frontrow bij default on boot.

[@campingmantv8094]

Can you also install the very last Apple TV OS on an old Mac mini?

[@almi05]

I was curious if putting that HDD on an old Mac would boot the Apple TV OS

[@dustinschings7042]

Should have used a modded browser for Leopard/Snow Leopard to help ya get around the web better. Very cool project! dosdude1 did this, but he also took it apart and upgraded the RAM to 512MB. He was aiming for 1GB but for some technical reason he described, he could only get half.

[@velwark]

Oh! I saw the Video from the Computer Clan Installing Tiger on that thing. Pretty Excited to See Leopard running on that thing!

[@Bee-n8e]

It’s fun project back when 10.5 was usable but I had to buy a new Apple TV Gen 1 since ram is too slow compared to a Mac mini 2006 4gb after I upgraded in 2008-2010;

[@listentothisguy]

Basically made a macmini out of apple TV. It's fun, but I kinda liked the apple TV design.

[@shishman7]

Cool. In 2008 I installed on the same apple tv 10.4 (Tiger). Can you install OpenElec on it? It was a very cool thing at the time.

[@citiadvance8694]

I did not know they were that powerful

[@DailyCorvid]

Yes sir a whole 256MB of RAM, leaving you 112MB once MacOS has loaded. UNLIMITIDDD POWAAAAH, well actually it's fairly limited power. Apple guys are used to it 🤣

[@TheSWR2431]

I did this a few years back, was slow, But i did it and sold it on ebay,

[@Techmej]

12:08 I (probably, please correct me if I’m wrong) know that cable to the keyboard If my instincts do not fool me, that goes to a Pro Keyboard Edit: I have a Pro Keyboard and Pro Mouse to an old eMac

[@Tomus11]

Mr. MJD, You should get your hands on the iPad 1st gen

[@arir43]

Why is the galaxy on the install disc in the thumbnail orange? I have a Leopard install disc right in front of me and it’s definitely purple.

[@oscarbecerra9192]

Can you install a more modern version of mac os on an apple tv 4k?

[@konniemommy]

I would've swapped that drive for compact flash so fast.

[@edytujmc]

It has restored properly but it got checksum wrong

[@NorthAmericaSecurity]

The 98PC is a Gateaway and so is that monitor why don't you use that monitor with the 98PC

[@Speedy4you10]

Happy Thanksgiving!

[@weegeenumberone2]

That's cool! Hope i'll be able to do this stuff when i can get one.

[@javierigartua]

Video watched and guy subscribed !! when start a new Mac was a beautiful Experience, thank u so much!!

[@atarixle]

wow is the GPU fully working? I remember Ken installing Tiger without Sound and basic Graphics only.

[@GreenAppelPie]

Nice. I have one too, but I’d put Win98 on it

[@stankenootgaming]

oh shi im gonna try to do that

[@elit3darkness]

13:54 *The tall-can kicks in*

[@astrailiaous_Sempticreed]

I'm like number 101 on the books

[@oliver1367]

This would make for a great stand for a Mac mini :)

[@jensputzlocher8345]

PentiumM is the predecessor of Core Solo, Core Duo and Core2Duo. The question is: Are we able to replace it? Do they use the same socket?

[@MrMasterKeyboard]

when you see michael mjd posting a video 9 minutes ago, you know it's gonna be good.