Hmm, thanks for letting me know. I am going to try n see if I can get my flash drive to be bootable too. More research!
Thanks! Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro iPhone 4S, 16GB, Jailbroken IOS 7.0.4 iPad 2nd Gen, 32gb iPhone 3gs 8gb, as media player 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7, Turbo to 3.3Ghz 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit NVDA installed Phonak Compilot On Feb 22, 2014, at 12:32 PM, Tim Kilburn <kilbur...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Bootable on a Windows machine doesn't always mean bootable on your Mac > though. If you're not seeing in in the possible Startup Disks, then your Mac > won't boot from it no matter which method you try. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Feb 22, 2014, at 10:31 AM, Daniel Hawkins <computersassocia...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I completely understand you. Under the Startup menu I don't see the bootable >> cd, but yet that cd does work on a Windows PC, so I know the cd is bootable. >> I have seen the guide how to make a bootable flashdrive, but I am not sure >> the program that you are to use on the Mac is accessable, and it involves >> command line use. That is over my head lol. >> >> But now, when I try to boot from the cd, by pressing C, there issomething on >> the screen if I turn off the lights, but nothing happens. Vinux should start >> talking when it starts up, so now I think the bootable cd is now working, I >> just need to find a sighted person. >> >> Thanks! >> Daniel Hawkins >> - Posted from my Macbook Pro >> >> iPhone 4S, 16GB, Jailbroken IOS 7.0.4 >> iPad 2nd Gen, 32gb >> iPhone 3gs 8gb, as media player >> 2012 15in. Macbook Pro >> 2.3 Quad-core i7, Turbo to 3.3Ghz >> 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 >> 500GB HDD >> >> Dual Boot: >> Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit >> NVDA installed >> >> Phonak Compilot >> >> >> >> >> >> On Feb 22, 2014, at 10:38 AM, Tim Kilburn <kilbur...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Either I'm not understanding you, your typing different info than you're >>> doing, or your not quite understanding what I'm recommending that you do. >>> Disk Utility will not assist you with the boot-ability of your CD. Your >>> absolute best method is to go into the System Preferences, press on Startup >>> Disks and see if the CD that you hope to boot from is listed there. If it >>> is, VO-space on it then navigate over to the Restart button. If it's not >>> there, then your CD is not bootable by your Mac. Holding down the Option >>> key at startup will only give you the list of possible Startup Disks that >>> this pane gives you while in System Preferences, with the added issue that >>> it is not accessible. For the most part, the Option key method is only >>> useful to you once you know that something is bootable. There are a number >>> of reasons why it may not boot with your Mac including disk format, >>> external vs internal device etc. Here's an article on creating a bootable >>> USB drive that may assist you in this endeavour. >>> >>> http://www.techusers.net/6/how-create-linux-bootable-usb-drive-mac-osx-using-dd-command >>> >>> HTH. >>> >>> Later... >>> >>> Tim Kilburn >>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>> >>> On Feb 21, 2014, at 6:38 PM, Daniel Hawkins <computersassocia...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Ok, the Vinux cd is bootable. I can do this on a different computer that >>>> have CD drive first to boot before the Harddrive. Also in Disk Utility >>>> there is nothing about a disk other than the Mactintosh HD and Bootcamp. >>>> >>>> So, I am stumped here, I was thinking about holding the Options key at >>>> startup, but I have Bootcamp with Windows 7 already installed. I know >>>> there are three options to choose from other than the Super drive. The >>>> thing is which option is the CD drive? >>>> >>>> Have anyone else successfuly booted a Linux cd on a Macbook Pro? >>>> Daniel Hawkins >>>> - Posted from my Macbook Pro >>>> >>>> iPhone 4S, 16GB, Jailbroken IOS 7.0.4 >>>> iPad 2nd Gen, 32gb >>>> iPhone 3gs 8gb, as media player >>>> 2012 15in. Macbook Pro >>>> 2.3 Quad-core i7, Turbo to 3.3Ghz >>>> 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 >>>> 500GB HDD >>>> >>>> Dual Boot: >>>> Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit >>>> NVDA installed >>>> >>>> Phonak Compilot >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Feb 21, 2014, at 6:22 PM, Terje Strømberg <terjestrmb...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> If you get a black screen, your disk is not bootable. Hold down your >>>>> option after hearing the start up chime and hold it for a minute to be >>>>> sure. Press the left arrow one time if you dont have more bootable disks. >>>>> In OSX the boot drive should be formated as journal extended or something >>>>> if you want ot do a clean install. >>>>> >>>>> Take care >>>>> >>>>> 21. feb. 2014 kl. 22:47 skrev Tim Kilburn <kilbur...@gmail.com>: >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> When you go into System Prefs, in the Startup Disks pane, with your >>>>> bootable CD in the drive, do you see it as a startup option? Seeing it >>>>> in Disk Utility only tells you that the disk is there, not if it is >>>>> bootable on a Mac. >>>>> >>>>> Later... >>>>> >>>>> Tim Kilburn >>>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>>> >>>>> On Feb 21, 2014, at 2:17 PM, Daniel Hawkins >>>>> <computersassocia...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hello everyone, >>>>>> >>>>>> Ok, I tried the Disk Utility and I can see the Mac HD drive and >>>>>> Bootcamp, but not the bootable cd. So I tried the cd on another Windows >>>>>> PC and it worked. So I went back to my Mac, and tried holding C when I >>>>>> restart. Something happens but the screen is dark, I think since I don't >>>>>> see light. I acually let my Mac sit for 15min, just give it time to >>>>>> load. But nothing happens. So I tried thehard shutdown and restart >>>>>> holding C, still the same thing. SI can hear the DVD drive spool up and >>>>>> spin for a min then it dies down. >>>>>> >>>>>> Do you guys know of another option? I hear that you can hold the Options >>>>>> key at startup, but I don't know how many times you press the right >>>>>> arrow. >>>>>> >>>>>> Any info on this would be very much appreciated. Thanks! >>>>>> Daniel Hawkins >>>>>> - Posted from my Macbook Pro >>>>>> >>>>>> iPhone 4S, 16GB, Jailbroken IOS 7.0.4 >>>>>> iPad 2nd Gen, 32gb >>>>>> iPhone 3gs 8gb, as media player >>>>>> 2012 15in. Macbook Pro >>>>>> 2.3 Quad-core i7, Turbo to 3.3Ghz >>>>>> 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 >>>>>> 500GB HDD >>>>>> >>>>>> Dual Boot: >>>>>> Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit >>>>>> NVDA installed >>>>>> >>>>>> Phonak Compilot >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Feb 19, 2014, at 7:04 PM, Tim Kilburn <kilbur...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Best thing to do is to have the CD/DVD loaded into your drive then go >>>>>>> under the Apple menu to System Preferences and open the Startup Disk >>>>>>> pane. Once in there, Interact with the Possible Startup Disks Scroll >>>>>>> area and choose your bootable CD/DVD by pressing VO-space on it. Stop >>>>>>> Interacting with the Scroll area then press the Restart button in this >>>>>>> pane. If the bootable CD/DVD does not show up in the Startup Disk >>>>>>> pane, then it's not bootable. Also, if you know for sure that it is >>>>>>> bootable, you can press "c" as the startup chime sounds which will >>>>>>> force the Mac to startup from a bootable CD/DVD. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Later... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Tim Kilburn >>>>>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Feb 19, 2014, at 5:20 PM, Daniel Hawkins >>>>>>> <computersassocia...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hello everyone! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I have been reading up on Linux accessabilty and want to give Vinux a >>>>>>>> shot by running off a bootable CD. So far I figured how to burn an ISO >>>>>>>> file to a cd, so I hope it is good. But my question is, is the Macbook >>>>>>>> Pro set by default to first boot from the Optical drive before the >>>>>>>> HDD? If not, is it accessable to change that? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Any info on this would be very very helpful, thanks! >>>>>>>> Daniel Hawkins >>>>>>>> - Posted from my Macbook Pro >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> iPhone 4S, 16GB, Jailbroken IOS 7.0.4 >>>>>>>> iPad 2nd Gen, 32gb >>>>>>>> iPhone 3gs 8gb, as media player >>>>>>>> 2012 15in. 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