Mac mini and Tiger

Is there any trick to make Tiger load on new MacMini?

No. It's just impossible.

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As a rule of thumb, you cannot install a system on a machine if it is an earlier version than the one that shipped with it. For example, some iMac G5's shipped with 10.4.2 on them. This means that the retail install disc for Tiger (10.4.1.) will not work, because it is an earlier system. You must use either the original install discs included with the machine, or a retail install disc for a later system (10.5).

In your case, the only supported OS's are Leopard and Snow Leopard. The Tiger DVD can't install onto a disk with a GUID partition table (Intel machines). Why would you want to downgrade anyways?

MyrkridianRhapsody wrote:
In your case, the only supported OS's are Leopard and Snow Leopard

true.

The Tiger DVD can't install onto a disk with a GUID partition table (Intel machines). Why would you want to downgrade anyways?

this would be true with the original retail disk. gray back system disk that shipped with Intel macs can & do install on GUID just fine.

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this would be true with the original retail disk. gray back system disk that shipped with Intel macs can & do install on GUID just fine.{quote}

This is true, therefore, the only way to install Tiger on an Intel machine is if 1) your machine shipped with Tiger originally and 2) if you have the original install discs. This obviously excludes the OP.

right, I wanted you to clarify that 😉
the way your repsonse was worded that I quoted, that ALL 10.4 discs won't install on GUID.

thanks.