http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2005/06/usbharddrives/index.php
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106474
Seems that if you have a copy of super duper you can create an image that you are able to boot from USB hard drive. It just doesn't work other wise it seems. If you noticed the apple link that USB drives aren't even supported for PPC platform either (Documentation creation was Sept. 2001).
On 7/18/07, djgoku [email protected] wrote:
http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2005/06/usbharddrives/index.php
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106474
Seems that if you have a copy of super duper you can create an image that you are able to boot from USB hard drive. It just doesn't work other wise it seems. If you noticed the apple link that USB drives aren't even supported for PPC platform either (Documentation creation was Sept. 2001).
It depends highly on the particular model and generation of Mac in question. My old G3 iBook can boot from USB, I know as I've done it before. I've never tried my G4 mini from USB, but it does boot from FireWire, of course. IIRC the main issue to have a USB bootable Mac is if it has dual USB buses or not.
I'm just glad they finally got FireWire booting working for Linux on PPC. I haven't had a chance to play with it, but it was the main thing keeping me from running Linux on my external drive with my mini.
Jon.
My HP laptop supports booting from a USB memory stick, or USB Disk/CD/DVD. Unfortunately the internal hard drive in now in the freezer and I'm waiting for a new one from someone who hopefully speaks understandable English. Sadly tough, they don't seem to want me to bill them for the time it will take me to install the "original factory settings" on the new completely bare disk that might arrive tomorrow. Or might not. though they do seem to have good response time. Funny I had no problems with the disk until they fixed the power connector. :'/
So maybe you should look at PCs instead of Macs, and beware HP technicians working on your PC?
--- djgoku [email protected] wrote:
http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2005/06/usbharddrives/index.php
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106474
Seems that if you have a copy of super duper you can create an image that you are able to boot from USB hard drive. It just doesn't work other wise it seems. If you noticed the apple link that USB drives aren't even supported for PPC platform either (Documentation creation was Sept. 2001). _______________________________________________ Kclug mailing list [email protected] http://kclug.org/mailman/listinfo/kclug
On 8/1/07, Jack [email protected] wrote:
My HP laptop supports booting from a USB memory stick, or USB Disk/CD/DVD. Unfortunately the internal hard drive in now in the freezer and I'm waiting for a new one from someone who hopefully speaks understandable English. Sadly tough, they don't seem to want me to bill them for the time it will take me to install the "original factory settings" on the new completely bare disk that might arrive tomorrow. Or might not. though they do seem to have good response time. Funny I had no problems with the disk until they fixed the power connector. :'/
So maybe you should look at PCs instead of Macs, and beware HP technicians working on your PC?
It wasn't really that I wanted to boot to a USB hard drive, is it possible to. I have a Firewire that boots nicely with the Mac Mini. I really like Mac OS X, so I don't think I will by a PC for a desktop.
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