'Will I be able to restore this 2018 Mac Mini with Apple Configurator / idevicerestore?
I'm trying to bring back a 2018 Mac Mini (Intel) to life, after a long period of not being used it's no longer booting: LED active, black screen, no connection to USB keyboard. Apple tried swapping the PSU, now wants to replace the logic board.
I read about reported issues with the T2 chip for this model and how to fix it here.
Using Apple Configurator I can run Restore to the point where I actually see the Apple Logo and a progress bar on the monitor connected to the Mini.
Surely this means it's salvageable!?
However, once finished it still can't boot. LED active, no video signal, no connection to keyboard over USB. (I've tried holding down different keys to go into recovery OS, resetting PRAM etc, but the keyboard doesn't seem to be connected anyway)
Restoring using libimobiledevice - idevicerestore gives the same results: Suddenly I get picture while it installs, restore successful - Still can't boot. I have the vain hope that someone knowledgeable can read through the "logs" in the link below and analyze the situation:
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