This problem was covered earlier this month. Short version is that
without a monitor the Mini forever scans for one, bringing the system to
a crawl and causing other bad behavior. One trick was to hook up a TV
adapter to make the mini think there was a monitor hooked up, but that
stopped working in more recent models as support for analog displays was
dropped from the DVI connection. The next trick was to get a mini to VGA
adaptor and then a VGA to NTSC or PAL (TV) adaptor. That makes it think
there is a monitor hooked up when really it's just a converter box. I
provided links and prices in my previous post:
http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/msg21162.html
but it was roughly $50-60 for the whole rig.
CB
Chris Snyder wrote:
Hi Sarah,
I have a monitor at home for it, but I'd like to take it with me when I travel,
and lugging around a monitor isn't really practical. There must be a way to
make it think it has one attached.
Friendly,
Chris
On May 24, 2010, at 7:11 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote:
I would just buy a monoter and not keep it turned on. After all you might need
sighted heop every once in a while.
S
On May 24, 2010, at 6:58 PM, Chris Snyder wrote:
Hi Allie,
nice to meet you as well. Yeah, I actually went for the mac mini because it was
even smaller than a laptop even with a bluetooth keyboard. Now, if I can't find
a workaround for this monitor thing, I may have to buy a macbook as well. I'd
rather not shell out another $800 or whatever for it though, so I've been
looking on Craigslist to find someone who has a slightly outdated one. There's
a guy who wants to sell his for $650. It's two years old and has a 2.4GHZ
processor, 2GB ram and 160GB hard drive. It's a Macbook White, not a pro. Do
you, or does anyone here have thoughts about that price for such a machine? Or
does anyone know where I could do better?
Friendly,
Chris
On May 24, 2010, at 6:38 PM, Allison Manzino wrote:
Hi Chris,
Hmm, I'm not sure about the monitor thing. I was going to get a Mac Mini, but
decided on the Macbook at the last moment. Not the pro, just the regular old
Macbook. I'm pleased to meet you. I'm Allison by the way. The Braille display
has been an issue for me, only because I use an older BrailleNote running an
outdated version of Keysoft which I can't seem to figure out how to upgrade.
Lucky for you, you don't have that headache. Well, I look forward to many posts
from you on this list. I'm new here as well, only having joined a week ago.
Welcome to the list!
Musically,
Allie
On May 24, 2010, at 6:12 PM, Chris Snyder wrote:
Hi fellow mac users,
My name is Chris Snyder. I'm writing you from Phoenix Arizona. I'm totally blind, and use Voiceover with no braille display. I own a Mac Mini and a 32GB iPod Touch, and I've had them for about six months. The Mac Mini is running Snow Leopard, has a 2.26 GHZ intel core Duo processor, 2GB of ram and 160GB hard drive.
My first question is this. When I don't connect the Mini to a monitor, it has all sorts of issues with finder, mail and safari. Those issues magically go away when I connect it to a monitor. I'd like to take the mini with me when I travel, but I really don't feel like having to find a monitor everywhere I go. Is there a way of tricking it into thinking it has a monitor attached so I don't have to find one or lug one along?
Friendly,
Chris
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