[Jennalynn]

Another in a series of simpleton questions... But.

I've searched around here and elsewhere but can't exactly find what I'm looking for... a step by step idiot proof tutorial on installing programs onto my Mini 10v.

For example. I'm an owner of a real paid for copy of iLife '09 on disc (I know '11 is out, but right now this is what I have). I don't have an external CDRom player for my mini (though the holidays may solve that)... So how do I get iLife or any program on disc onto my Mini?

Thanks in advance.

[pcmaniac]

You need another computer with a network card and CD drive in it. Another - I mean any computer: Mac, PC, Linux box, even XBox etc. Share CD drive over the network and it should be accessible on your mini 10v to run install. If you do not have a network switch/router you may try to connect two computers with ethernet cable directly to create ad hoc network - sometimes it works . Another way is to create wireless network/connection between two computers and so on.
Tell us what kind of the extra "hardware" you have or may borrow and we'll give you exact set of instructions.

[Jennalynn]

Originally Posted by pcmaniac

Tell us what kind of the extra "hardware" you have or may borrow and we'll give you exact set of instructions.

I've got a MacBook Pro and an Airport Base for wifi... Through this I can share files via "Sharing".

[underwhelmed]

Originally Posted by Jennalynn

Another in a series of simpleton questions... But.

I've searched around here and elsewhere but can't exactly find what I'm looking for... a step by step idiot proof tutorial on installing programs onto my Mini 10v.

For example. I'm an owner of a real paid for copy of iLife '09 on disc (I know '11 is out, but right now this is what I have). I don't have an external CDRom player for my mini (though the holidays may solve that)... So how do I get iLife or any program on disc onto my Mini?

Thanks in advance.

I have used Disc Utility to restore my iLife disc onto an 8 Gig USB thumb drive and used that to install to a MacBook with a bad DVD drive.

It works well, it just takes a while to make the thumb drive, but nowhere near as long as using the disc sharing option will.

P.S. It's not the coolest or most portable solution, but an XBox 360 HDDVD USB add on drive works great with the mini Hackintoshes. They are obsolete since the HDDVD format lost out to Blue Ray, so they should be really cheap. I got mine at Fry's for $29, but that was early last year. My mini 9 sits on top of the drive perfectly.

[pcmaniac]

I've got a MacBook Pro and an Airport Base for wifi... Through this I can share files via "Sharing".

1. Go to your genuine MakBook Pro and insert CD/DVD with install you have.
2. Open System Preferences. Use either gear box icon on a doc or or find it in Applications folder.
3. In "Internet & Wireless" section click Sharing icon
4. Do NOT use "DVD or CD Sharing" service. The name is misleading - it works for genuine MacBook Air clients only!
5. Select and check On "File Sharing" service.
6. In the middle of the dialog you see Shared Folders: box. Click + button right below the box. Fined like window pops up. In a list of DEVICES select your DVD drive with CD name next to CD icon. Click Add.
7. Read how to connects to the share. It is below "File Sharing: On". it sounds like "Other users can access shared folders....". You may need this instructions.
8. Go to mini 10v. Make sure Airport is connected to the same wireless network as MacBook Pro. Open Finder.
9. If you see your MakBook Pro in SHARED section of a sidebar expand it and use shared drive for installation.
10 You do not see SHARED section. Go to Finder menu. Preferences... SideBar. Select everything under Shared section.
11. You see SHARED section in Finder but do not see your MacBook Pro server in it. In Finder. Menu Go. Connect to Server. Follow instructions you read at item 7 above.
12. Nothing helps - let us know.