

Update: It seems clear from the comments that this is only working on the Mac mini and not on the MacBook. The Bad:As of Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Apple has completely removed support for 32-bit kernel extensions and the new kernel no longer supports booting in 32-bit mode.


1 A quick question will the mac mini run snow leopard with the gma950 graphics chip. Yesterday, Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the company’s new Intel-based Mac mini which features, among many other things, Intel GMA950 graphics processor with 64MB of DDR2 SDRAM shared with. I'm not sure how well this will hold up on the full game (though the GMA 950 is supported on Windows), but if you have an unsupported Intel Mac and would like to have a look it might be worth it. Thread starter pica93 Start date Sort by reaction score Forums.
#MAC MINI GMA 950 SERIAL#
It shares fast 667 MHz memory with the Intel Core processor, for an incredible value proposition. The Apple Mac mini 'Core 2 Duo' 2.0 features a 2.0 GHz Intel 'Core 2 Duo' (T7200) processor, a 4 MB on-chip level 2 cache, a 667 MHz frontside bus, 1 GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300) memory, a 5400 RPM, 120 GB Serial ATA hard drive, a slot-loading 2.4X double-layer 'SuperDrive', an 'Intel GMA950 graphics processor with 64 MB of DDR2 SDRAM. Open ist in Property List Editor (Having xcode installed helps)Ĭhange Intel GMA 950 OpenGL Engine to Intel GMA 850 OpenGL Engine (or something lower)Ĭlancy reports that the Creature Creator is running fine on his Core2Duo Mac mini with this modification. For the Intel GMA 950 'integrated graphics' processor that Apple used in previous MacBook models - as well as the Mac mini and some iMac systems - Apple bragged that: The Intel GMA 950 graphics supports Tiger Core Graphics and the latest 3D games. Mac mini (Mid 2007) 1.83 GHz or 2. Clancy posted the following instructions: To simplify things, you could say the Mac mini is a 13 MacBook Pro for you desk as their specs are very similar within various model years. An enterprising TUAW reader has come up with a solution. The Mac mini is basically a notebook packed into a small desktop enclosure: 7.7 by 7.7 and 1.4 tall (ca. Quite a few users were frustrated to discover that the recently released Spore Creature Creator won't run on Macs with Intel GMA 950 integrated graphics (basically Mac minis and older MacBooks).
