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Q: MacMini late 2014 NO WAY FOR BootCamp Work!

Hi All.

I've tried several time to install win 7 trought BootCamp (5.1.2) on My new Mac Mini i5 2.6GHz 8Gb , whitout Success.

 

Every time i launch BootCamp, after partitionating HDD, the mini reboot to start install, but nothing go!

I have only a black screen, and no install.

 

I've used an official win 7 ultimate 64bit iso, a 8 Gb USB2 pen drive fat formatted, but no way to install.... only reboot and black screen....

 

I've connected the mac to a philips display via HDMI cable (tryed several cable) and it works perfectly whit Yosemite, but no way to use it in bootcamp.

 

Please Help!

 

TNKS

Emanuele

  

 

Mac mini (Late 2014), OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Mac mini (Late 2014), OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Posted on Dec 30, 2014 2:41 AM

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Q: MacMini late 2014 NO WAY FOR BootCamp Work!

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  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Dec 30, 2014 8:32 AM in response to epitit
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    Dec 30, 2014 8:32 AM in response to epitit

    Please plug-in the USB which has the Windows ISO+BC drivers when booted in OSX and check if the USB appears under the high-speed bus or super-speed bus? Is this USB directly connected to the MacMini or are there any intervening hubs?

     

    Do you have a wired keyboard/mouse?

  • by epitit,

    epitit epitit Dec 30, 2014 9:29 AM in response to Loner T
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    Dec 30, 2014 9:29 AM in response to Loner T

    Hello,

    the usb drive with iso+bc is under USB 3 Hi-speed, connect directly to the mini.

    I have a wired keyb and apple mouse connected in.

    Emanuele

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Dec 30, 2014 5:30 PM in response to epitit
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    Dec 30, 2014 5:30 PM in response to epitit

    Do you have a Windows 8+ installer that you can use as a test?

  • by epitit,

    epitit epitit Dec 31, 2014 7:00 AM in response to Loner T
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    Dec 31, 2014 7:00 AM in response to Loner T

    Yes I've....

    And I just a few minutes ago and a complete installation of 8.1 update1 64bit.

     

    But I need to install 7 64bit, and as i can read in BootCamp Assistant is fully supported...... or is'nt it??

     

    EManuele

     

    PS. Happy Ner Year All!

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Dec 31, 2014 9:14 PM in response to epitit
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    Dec 31, 2014 9:14 PM in response to epitit

    Can you check your TV to see if the HDMI input connected to the Mini detects any signal?

     

    Since W8+ works, it may be an issue with monitor resolution. What default screen resolution did you get with the W8+ installer?

  • by epitit,

    epitit epitit Jan 2, 2015 3:11 AM in response to Loner T
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    Jan 2, 2015 3:11 AM in response to Loner T

    It's not a problem of resolutin I Think, Because i've tryed to install using also a vga monitor connectred trought Apple MiniDisplayport to VGA adapter....

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Jan 2, 2015 4:06 AM in response to epitit
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    Jan 2, 2015 4:06 AM in response to epitit

    For the W7 installation, did you wipe Bootcamp/Windows partition and start by re-creating the partition again?

     

    Is there a Bootcamp/Windows volume that you have access to in Finder? There should be a set of logs in the /Volumes/BOOTCAMP directory as follows.

     

    find . -name setup*.log -print

    ./Windows/Inf/setupapi.dev.log

    ./Windows/Inf/setupapi.offline.log

    ./Windows/Inf/setupapi.setup.log

    ./Windows/Logs/SetupCleanupTask/setupact.log

    ./Windows/Logs/SetupCleanupTask/setuperr.log

    ./Windows/Panther/FastCleanup/setupact.log

    ./Windows/Panther/FastCleanup/setuperr.log

    ./Windows/Panther/setupact.log

    ./Windows/Panther/setuperr.log

    ./Windows/Panther/UnattendGC/setupact.log

    ./Windows/Panther/UnattendGC/setuperr.log

    ./Windows/setupact.log

    ./Windows/setuperr.log

     

    Check these for any specific error messages related to GPU.

  • by epitit,

    epitit epitit Jan 2, 2015 7:32 AM in response to Loner T
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    Jan 2, 2015 7:32 AM in response to Loner T

    Hi,

    after win8.1 and befor new attempt to install 7ultimate 64Bit, i destry the bootcamp partition and recreate a new one.

     

    There is a partition named BOOTCAMP, but after a try to install 7, and the rebbot whit black screen, i reboot in Yosemite and i checked the bootcamp partition, that's totally empty.....

     

    i try to use terminal whit find . -name setup*.log -print command but i don't receive any output.....

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Jan 2, 2015 2:30 PM in response to epitit
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    Jan 2, 2015 2:30 PM in response to epitit

    Are there any storage devices (like a SD card or a second USB disk) connected to the Mac? Are there any other peripherals connected to the Mini during the W7 installation? Do you have any USB or TB hubs connected to the Mini?

  • by epitit,

    epitit epitit Jan 2, 2015 2:40 PM in response to Loner T
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    Jan 2, 2015 2:40 PM in response to Loner T

    absolutly nothing. only keyboard-with mouse connected in- and the usb 2.0 8gb drive with windows installation.

    today i retry several time and nothing with window 7. with win8 all ok at 1st try after failur with 7. no hub connected

  • by Loner T,Helpful

    Loner T Loner T Jan 2, 2015 3:44 PM in response to epitit
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    Jan 2, 2015 3:44 PM in response to epitit

    How did you obtain this Windows 7 installer? You may be able to download a different ISO using your Product Key from Microsoft. 

  • by epitit,

    epitit epitit Jan 3, 2015 5:11 AM in response to Loner T
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    Jan 3, 2015 5:11 AM in response to Loner T

    the iso is directly from my msdn subscription. i re downloaded a 2 time, but it does not work at all. bootcamp version is the last available

  • by Rudegar,

    Rudegar Rudegar Jan 3, 2015 5:41 AM in response to epitit
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    Jan 3, 2015 5:41 AM in response to epitit

    if you download something 2 times in a row you mostly get the same file from the cache of your isp

     

    you can use oracles virtual box it's free virtual machine to verify if the issue is with the installer or something else

  • by epitit,

    epitit epitit Jan 3, 2015 5:47 AM in response to Rudegar
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    Jan 3, 2015 5:47 AM in response to Rudegar

    the iso i've used is fully functionally (i use it for pc whitout problem) why apple declare that on mini late 2014 i can install w7??? it dos not work! and i' m not the only one with this problem! and no one find a solution!!

     

    i know i can use a virtual machine, but i want to use hw nativetly!

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