I'm thinking of getting a Mac Mini Server to run as a server and for running Aperture. I'd run it remotely via screen sharing from my 2007 iMac.
I've heard that there used to be a problem running Aperture on a mini with no screeen connected - something to do with the graphics card needing a real screen connected. Does anyone know if this is still a problem on the new i& server with Lion
Cheers
Aperture 3, Mac OS X (10.7)
I have run Aperture on a Mac Mini without a screen on both OS X 10.7 and 10.8. However over screen sharing the image quality is not what it can be when running Aperture directly on your computer.
I also shared my Aperture library from the Mac Mini, but it gives (as indicated by Apple) a lot of instability.
regards,
If this works, it won't work well.
I don't know that a headless Mac mini will engage the GPU and Aperture leverages the GPU for performance.
You're right William. With no screen plugged in Aperture will not launch. So I ended up buying the smallest cheapest HDMI TV I could find and when that is switched on the Mini runs Aperture just fine. And since I got one of the quad core i7 Minis it runs screamingly fast too - particularly as I have my Library on a Thunderbolt RAID drive. But often I don't bother with firing up Aperture on the Mini - I run it on the iMac and access the Aperture Library remotely - it works ok wirelessly but now that I've put in a gigabit Ethernet switch it is as good as if the library was local. I find that configuration to be rock solid for anything that doesn't need the raw cpu power of the Mini (batch processing with noise ninja for instance).
Aperture on headless Mac Mini Server
