#EARLY 2008 IMAC OPERATING SYSTEM MAC OS X#
#EARLY 2008 IMAC OPERATING SYSTEM INSTALL#
#EARLY 2008 IMAC OPERATING SYSTEM DRIVERS#

The primary step is to understand whether the issue is a hardware or software one. Xubuntu would be perfect (it's blazing fast actually), with the exception of some hardware issues. System performance testing is a handy tool that keeps your Mac healthy, saves your time and money. I'm looking for a normal fairly lightweight distro but that actually works.

#EARLY 2008 IMAC OPERATING SYSTEM MAC OS X#

It runs Mac OS X and Ubuntu ok (except for the screen defencts, which has to do with hardware support).

2008 sounds old but it has 4gb ram on a dual core 2 processor.

#EARLY 2008 IMAC OPERATING SYSTEM INSTALL#

I tried to install it, it kept freezing in the welcoming 'e' page.Īny suggestions? For either a linux distro or for my Xubuntu/Ubuntu issue with the suspend/wake up actions?Įdit: guys not really having trouble with speed or processing power. I also went to the Xubuntu IRC, but when I wasked I was told Xubuntu is not supported in macs, and that's about it. The Apple iMac 20 Early 2008 Core2Duo E8135 2. The aluminum exterior shows some signs of wear from previous use which can include minor scuffs and scratches but the iMac is in good physical condition overall. The data on the hard drive was wiped and El Capitan 10.11.6 was installed. (I tried to fix it by makins sure to check for additional drivers, switched kernel to a more recent one, but nothing has worked). Up for sale is an early 2008 Apple iMac all-in-one computer, model A1224. iMac 2.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2GB 250GB SuperDrive 20' MB324 2008 - Refurbished Apple Model : MB324LL/A, A1224, iMac (20-inch Early 2008) Product Specification 2. Released in April 2008, the iMac (Early 2008) was a speed-bump of the iMac (Mid 2007). It has been the primary part of Apples consumer desktop offerings since its debut in August 1998, and has evolved through seven distinct forms. After waking up the system from suspend the screen becomes fuzzy/static. iMac is a family of all-in-one Macintosh desktop computers designed and built by Apple Inc. It is pretty fast, but I am having the same issue as with Ubuntu. I currently have Xubuntu installed, and it works also fine. Except it was just as slow as OSx (which is understandable!), but it did give me an error when waking up from SUSPEND, the screen becomes fuzzy like with static. I have tried Ubuntu, and worked somewhat fine.

#EARLY 2008 IMAC OPERATING SYSTEM DRIVERS#

I have tried to install Lubuntu first, without success because I get an error (EFI Grub failed to install), which after hours of research I realized it is because it doesn't come with wireless drivers and it needs them finalize the instalation. My device is an iMac early 2008 without ethernet connection (meaning distro shouldn't come with wifi support) Tested working but the Operating System will need to be installed using a CD or USB - the recovery data is on the hard drive it does boot to OS X Utilities I couldnt get it to download the operating system using Internet Recovery (see photos) I deleted all data on the hard drive, though 250GH HDD 1GB RAM 2. I know there are many similar posts, and I have read a lot of them along with articles like (best linux distros for mac's, etc) which are all over google.

Early 2008 imac operating system