Running unRAID on a Mac Pro

Has anyone gotten unRAID to work on a Mac Pro? It is the only machine I have available for my server and would really like to get it to work.

Which generation of Mac Pro?

i have mac pro 1,1 2006 locked away and wouldnt mind using it as a backup either

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Why not just try it with a trial key?

Why not just try it with a trial key?

I've tried to boot the USB and it just fails to recognize it as a bootable device.

Which generation of Mac Pro?

Either a Mac Pro 1,1 or 3,1. I'd prefer to use the 1,1.

Why not just try it with a trial key?

 

I've tried to boot the USB and it just fails to recognize it as a bootable device.

Have you tried to boot the USB in a computer that can run Windows?  Are you trying ver 5 (32bit) or ver 6 (64bit)?  Some older Hardware will not run 64bit software. 

You should be able to boot to a USB, I believe folks with older Mac Pro's had created bootable USB's that booted Clover, but that was a few years back. Are you booting from a front or rear USB port? Try the rear ones if only using the front.

You should be able to boot to a USB, I believe folks with older Mac Pro's had created bootable USB's that booted Clover, but that was a few years back. Are you booting from a front or rear USB port? Try the rear ones if only using the front.

I have tried the rear usb ports as well.

Why not just try it with a trial key?

 

I've tried to boot the USB and it just fails to recognize it as a bootable device.

 

Have you tried to boot the USB in a computer that can run Windows?  Are you trying ver 5 (32bit) or ver 6 (64bit)?  Some older Hardware will not run 64bit software. 

I currently do not have access to my windows machines. I'm attempting to use ver 6(64bit). The mac pro 3,1 is a full 64bit machine.

Have you tried to choose startup disk?

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204417

Have you tried to choose startup disk?

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204417

Yes, it doesn't show up there. Do you know anything about Mac's or are you just making random guesses?

Have you tried to choose startup disk?

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204417

 

Yes, it doesn't show up there. Do you know anything about Mac's or are you just making random guesses?

Random guesses

I think the problem has something to do with using fat32, it looks like mac only support booting when the disk is formatted with a GUID partition type.

From here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201663

Linux on usb, they dont use fat32: http://computers.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-create-a-bootable-ubuntu-usb-drive-for-mac-in-os-x--cms-21253

Maybe you can "hack" it with something, so you boot of soemthing else, that boot from the unraid usb. Like plop: https://www.plop.at/en/bootmanagers.html

If that dosent work, I am out of suggestions. Maybe someone else can step in.

Have you tried to choose startup disk?

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204417

 

Yes, it doesn't show up there. Do you know anything about Mac's or are you just making random guesses?

Random guesses

 

I think the problem has something to do with using fat32, it looks like mac only support booting when the disk is formatted with a GUID partition type.

From here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201663

Linux on usb, they dont use fat32: http://computers.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-create-a-bootable-ubuntu-usb-drive-for-mac-in-os-x--cms-21253

 

Maybe you can "hack" it with something, so you boot of soemthing else, that boot from the unraid usb. Like plop: https://www.plop.at/en/bootmanagers.html

 

If that dosent work, I am out of suggestions. Maybe someone else can step in.

You may have just reminded me of something I used todo for linux by using GRUB to boot past the 4th partition. This is on a USB stick which will make it a bit different though.... I wonder what it'd take for them to add support for the mac boot setup as I've never had a problem getting a linux disto to work till now.