New Mac Mini purchased but still have 10.8.1

I just recently purchased a new mac mini after trading in my old mac book. I used my time machine to bring up my settings and everything went smoothly. I am still unable to update to 10.8.2 and I need to do so to update my iPhoto. If I just try to buy Mountain Lion it states my computer is not compatible. Any ideas. Let me know if I need to answer any more questions.

Ok that makes sense. I just thought I mess something up when I transfered my settings from my time machine.

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Thanks for the information, but I think we are talking about slightly different things. The watts are equal to volts * amps. I believe the power brick ensures that the mini is powered by 110W, but the the brick itself has to be appropriately rated for the local voltage or else it will not function correctly.
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These are pings from my iMac to .02 (mbpro) and .11 macmini
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PING 192.168.0.2 (192.168.0.2): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 192.168.0.2: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=1.765 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.0.2: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.787 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.0.2: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.765 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.0.2: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.888 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.0.2: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=0.862 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.0.2: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=0.911 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.0.2: icmp_seq=6 ttl=64 time=1.197 ms
^C
--- 192.168.0.2 ping statistics ---
7 packets transmitted, 7 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 0.765/1.025/1.765/0.329 ms
imac1-sant:~ steves$ ping 192.168.0.11
PING 192.168.0.11 (192.168.0.11): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 192.168.0.11: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=667.107 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.0.11: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=180.341 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.0.11: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=99.633 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.0.11: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=22.600 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.0.11: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=250.583 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.0.11: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=173.842 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.0.11: icmp_seq=6 ttl=64 time=96.888 ms

Kernel Panics-Brand New Mac Mini

I am experiencing ongoing Kernel Panics on a new Mac Mini (purchased in July 2012). Running Mountain Lion, 8 gig RAM (Apple Branded). What I've tried to fix it:
Took to Apple Store, hardware test: Passed
Reinstall of Mountain Lion
Uninstalled various 3rd party software including: LogMeIn, PS3 Media Server, Fuse, NTFS+ (don't recall exact name), DVD Fab.
Disconnected all external devices including External Hard Drives, DVD Drives, cameras etc.
They keep coming, pretty much daily (often 2 or 3 a day).
Here is my latest log:
Fri Dec 28 22:48:00 2012
panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff800fc88aec): "VM_PAGE_QUEUES_REMOVE: unmarked page on Q"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-2050.18.24/osfmk/vm/vm_resident.c:2269
Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff8100a4b590 : 0xffffff800fc1d626
0xffffff8100a4b600 : 0xffffff800fc88aec
0xffffff8100a4b630 : 0xffffff800fc76be6
0xffffff8100a4b690 : 0xffffff800fc7be47
0xffffff8100a4b6c0 : 0xffffff800fc75d34
0xffffff8100a4b6f0 : 0xffffff800fc751c0
0xffffff8100a4b730 : 0xffffff800fc91d21
0xffffff8100a4b750 : 0xffffff800fc151ad
0xffffff8100a4b780 : 0xffffff800fc20ced
0xffffff8100a4b7a0 : 0xffffff800fc20b0c
0xffffff8100a4b7d0 : 0xffffff800fc10448
0xffffff8100a4b820 : 0xffffff800fc20df2
0xffffff8100a4b850 : 0xffffff800fc4f021
0xffffff8100a4b890 : 0xffffff8010051284
0xffffff8100a4b8b0 : 0xffffff801004b2bd
0xffffff8100a4b910 : 0xffffff7f91455150
0xffffff8100a4b940 : 0xffffff7f91454eec
0xffffff8100a4b990 : 0xffffff7f914539fa
0xffffff8100a4b9b0 : 0xffffff7f914461d8
0xffffff8100a4b9e0 : 0xffffff7f91478c4c
0xffffff8100a4ba10 : 0xffffff7f914451b1
0xffffff8100a4bb40 : 0xffffff7f914438b4
0xffffff8100a4bba0 : 0xffffff8010065bc9
0xffffff8100a4bbc0 : 0xffffff8010067170
0xffffff8100a4bc20 : 0xffffff8010064b8f
0xffffff8100a4bd70 : 0xffffff800fc981e1
0xffffff8100a4be80 : 0xffffff800fc20aed
0xffffff8100a4beb0 : 0xffffff800fc10448
0xffffff8100a4bf00 : 0xffffff800fc1961b
0xffffff8100a4bf70 : 0xffffff800fca5b16
0xffffff8100a4bfb0 : 0xffffff800fcced53
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
         com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD3000Graphics(8.0)[EAD976F9-7469-3F17-AB8E-6A039213 8DCB]@0xffffff7f91439000->0xffffff7f9149afff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.2)[B1B77B26-7984-302F-BA8E-544DD3D75E73]@0xffff ff7f902d0000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.5)[86DDB71C-A73A-3EBE-AC44-0BC9A38B9A44]@0xff ffff7f90830000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.5)[803496D0-ADAD-3ADB-B071-8A0A197DA53D]@0 xffffff7f907ed000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WebProcess
Mac OS version:
12C60
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 12.2.0: Sat Aug 25 00:48:52 PDT 2012; root:xnu-2050.18.24~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 69A5853F-375A-3EF4-9247-478FD0247333
Kernel slide:     0x000000000fa00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff800fc00000
System model name: Macmini5,1 (Mac-8ED6AF5B48C039E1)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 28545333146015
last loaded kext at 28078113488995: com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.5.1 (addr 0xffffff7f9188d000, size 36864)
last unloaded kext at 28149245229460: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDC          4.1.22 (addr 0xffffff7f9188a000, size 12288)
loaded kexts:
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.5.1
com.apple.filesystems.exfat          1.3
com.apple.filesystems.smbfs          1.8
com.apple.filesystems.udf          2.3
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.60
com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0
com.apple.driver.ApplePlatformEnabler          2.0.5d4
com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.12.69
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          122
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.3.1f2
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport          4.0.9f33
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.10
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.0.33
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.3.1f2
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC          1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.6.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.0.9f33
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0
com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl          3.2.11
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD3000Graphics          8.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB          8.0.0
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          320.15
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com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.2.2
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I have a brand new Mac Mini (December, 2011, 10.7.2) as well as an older Mac Mini (circa 2005, 10.6.4).
I bought a new GearHead USB wireless mouse to go with the new mini.
The mouse works fine on the old Mini (and also on a Windows PC).
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Note that I have also tried a Logitech USB wireless mouse and an Apple Bluetooth mouse and they both work fine on both the new Mini and the old Mini.
The problem is only occurs between the Gearhead brand USB mouse and New Mac Mini (10.7.2).
I assume that the problem is that the mini is powering down the USB port and not refreshing it after power cycle, until I unplug and replug the transmitter. Alternatively, I suppose, the transmitter could be asserting itself early in the boot process before the Mini is awake enough to hear it. In either case, it seems that the band-aid fix is a command-line to force the OS to refresh the ports, but I can't find any reference to such a command.
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Hello,
I assume that the problem is that the mini is powering down the USB port and not refreshing it after power cycle,
To me it seems like when the usb is powered down the trnasmitter loses the signal with the mouse, i think your mini is perfectly fine, even though the mouse works fine on the old mini I think its how the transmitter handshakes with the new mouse on the new mac mini. Do you have a new mouse of the same brand that you can test and see if it has the same issue...
If so then it forsure the transmitter... not the mini... else take your mini in for health check.
good luck, let me know how u go...

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http://kuperberg.com/clients/NetworkProblem.png

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Me and this Mac Mini are not getting on at all.
I've set this machine up right next to my iMac G5. Both are accessing the same Airport Express wireless router that is in the family room down the hall about 15 feet.
The iMac G5 is downloading at 6x the speed of the Mac Mini. To download the same file from the same site the iMac G5 d/led at 125 KB/sec while the Mac Mini then got 24-25 KB/sec. Just to make sure, I then tried out my iBook, and it also d/l'd at 125 KB/sec (the file was cyberduck).
I tried to just transfer files from the iMac G5 to the mac mini using wireless, with similar results.
Have tried moving the machine all around the room, right now it is perched by itself on a dresser with no gain in performance.
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Already I have had to use an ethernet cable to link the mini to the iMacG5 because the Mac Mini's airport reception is so bad that it can't stream music or video from iMac--four feet away.
Ouchy. Really looking for a report from another owner of the new mini so I can tell whether I have bum machine, or if these are the new titanium powerbooks.

Could you guys with the mini problems run the ping test? This will make it clear if you are having the same or a different problem as the iMac crowd. I suspect that the problem is the same.
Open Terminal and type
ping -c 30 <your router IP address>
you will get 30 pings on 1 second intervals something like this
PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=167.164 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=120.104 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=73.494 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=26.472 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=1.452 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=1.475 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=6 ttl=64 time=4.092 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=7 ttl=64 time=2.442 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=8 ttl=64 time=1.459 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=9 ttl=64 time=1.532 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=10 ttl=64 time=250.869 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=11 ttl=64 time=221.416 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=12 ttl=64 time=175.034 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=13 ttl=64 time=128.510 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=14 ttl=64 time=1.439 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=15 ttl=64 time=1.466 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=16 ttl=64 time=1.472 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=17 ttl=64 time=1.538 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=18 ttl=64 time=1.496 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=19 ttl=64 time=1.502 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=20 ttl=64 time=249.518 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=21 ttl=64 time=202.338 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=22 ttl=64 time=155.823 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=23 ttl=64 time=112.687 ms
The typical sequence is 6 pings of about 1 mS followed by 4 pings of about 250, 200, 150 and 100 mS. This 10 ping pattern then repeats.
- gws

Just bought a new mac mini, wireless keyboard, and track pad. My track pad will not synch. All advise I have been given is to change items in the setting menu, but I cant because I still have to get through the setup!!

Just bought a new mac mini, wireless keyboard, and track pad. My track pad will not synch. All advise I have been given is to change items in the setting menu, but I cant because I still have to get through the setup!!

The power button for the Trackpad is on the right hand end of the battery case. Press that button to initiate the pairing process. On the top of the Trackpad just above the power button is a tiny green light (you probably cannot see it unless it is lighted). That light will indicate ehther or not the Trackpad is discoverable. If the Trackpad has discoverable the green light will blink on and off. If it does not pair within 3 minutes you will have to press the power button again to re-initiate the pairing process. Once your Trackpad has paired, you can just leave it on and it will pair automatically when you reboot your Mac.
If you are having problems pairing, try turning off any other Bluetooth devices within 30 or so feet of your Mac mini. That includes other Computers, iPhones, iPads, etc. that may be in the area. Once your Trackpad has pairedwith your mini, you don't have to be concerned about other Bluetooth devices.
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I just purchased a new mac mini and would like to use my old dell monitor. I tried a HD to VGA adapter converter,it plugs in, but nothing shows on the monitor. Any suggestions? Thanks

I just purchased a new mac mini and would like to use my old dell monitor. I tried a HD to VGA adapter converter,it plugs in, but nothing shows on the monitor. Any suggestions?

What do you mean by "HD to VGA adapter converter"?
Do you mean have an HDMI to VGA adapter connected the the Mini's HDMI port?
Or maybe you plugged n the the included HDMI to DVI adapter and then connected a DVI to DVI adapter?
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You need to purchase a mini displayport to VGA adapter. It plugs into the Mini's Thunderbolt port.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB572Z/B/mini-displayport-to-vga-adapter
Make sure you get a name--brand one. I purchased some el cheapo, no-name ones and they did not work

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