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.

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 14 '10 at 14:38

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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

answered Dec 14 '10 at 14:38

RobotHumans

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 01 '12 at 03:00

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

answered Jan 01 '12 at 03:00

Unnati Gutpa

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score -1 · Answer 3 · edited Feb 15 '12 at 18:58

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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.

edited Feb 15 '12 at 18:58

Octavian Helm

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answered Feb 15 '12 at 15:45

ramslök

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