# Mac ### Hardware For the Mac Mini, add a 12V input directly to the power rail. You can figure this out yourself, or, find instructions on YouTube. ### Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) Apple Remote Desktop is a good solution for developing, except that the audio is automatically routed to your development computer when you connect, which then prevents you from remotely debugging on-robot audio hardware issues. **Solution 1** Stop ARD completely, connect via SSH, and in `system_hw_test`, run: ```bash uv run test_audio_mac.py ``` **Solution 2** Stop ARD completely, connect via SSH, and run: ```bash osascript -e 'set volume without output muted' osascript -e 'set volume output volume 20' # adjust int to whatever value you want ``` **Solution 3** The Mac *might* automatically unmute the default audio device once the ARD session is terminated. ### FileVault / Auto Connect to Wifi FileVault blocks auto connect to WiFi, making it impossible to remote connect to your Mac after it boots (unless you have a screen/keyboard connected to it), which sadly defeats the entire purpose of ARD. **Solution** Turn off FileVault, or, do not provide AppleID credentials, in which case FileVault will be off by default. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.openmind.com/robotics/mac.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.