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Calixte
Asked: 2010-12-15 04:50:13 +0800 CST

Boot from USB on a Macbook

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How do I boot from USB on a Mac? Mac OS X crashed on that PC and I want to make the owner switch to Ubuntu.

live-usb mac

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    solution on the apple support site: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1948

    the gist of the answer is press the option key during boot and select the device....some devices have issues. there are troubleshooting steps at the website linked above

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  2. Just see the link below.. this might tell you Choose your device carefully https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MacBook

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  3. A single-filesystem image like the Ubuntu amd64+mac ISO or Debian installer ISOs on a USB stick will work fine to boot MacBooks from the boot selector that appears when you press the Alt key during startup.

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