Installing Puppy to USB Flash Drive to run on Mac
- exProphecy
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Installing Puppy to USB Flash Drive to run on Mac
Hello mates! Been a while since I've needed to use Puppy Linux but there is a situation where it might be useful. I am trying to recover some files from a Macbook and I'm having trouble booting Puppy Linux on it from my USB flash drive. I usually use it to recover files then back it up on messed up PCs but this time it's a Macbook.. Is there away to install Pup Linux onto my USB flash drive using the universal installer that would allow it to boot on a Macbook? I'm pretty use the filesystems are different which would make it a bit less compatible so that is why I am asking you folks for advice!
hanks a bunch!
hanks a bunch!
Puppy 4.3.1 + Sansa Express MP3 Player + 10GB USB Flash Drive = My triple threat OS. :wink:
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Re: Installing Puppy to USB Flash Drive to run on Mac
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Well bugger me, so he is.exProphecy wrote:..hanks a bunch!
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exProphecy, i seem to remember having no joy firing up on Mac from usb, but this was on a desktop, so i don't know about MacBook...i was able to boot Puppy from CD though. Using rEFIt, i completely formatted and repartitioned the Mac drive with separate partitions for Mac, various Puppys and data. Mac uses the HFS file system, by the way..
exProphecy wrote:
..hanks a bunch!
Well bugger me, so he is.
exProphecy, i seem to remember having no joy firing up on Mac from usb, but this was on a desktop, so i don't know about MacBook...i was able to boot Puppy from CD though. Using rEFIt, i completely formatted and repartitioned the Mac drive with separate partitions for Mac, various Puppys and data. Mac uses the HFS file system, by the way..
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Not sure if this will work on MacBook but it's worth a try.
Les
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=88676
Les
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=88676
Your signature might need updating also.Been a while since I've needed to use Puppy Linux
http://www.maclife.com/article/howtos/h ... _usb_drive
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http://www.computerbastard.com/usbmac-puppy/
Specific details of what happens.Macbook and I'm having trouble booting Puppy Linux on it from my USB flash drive
You do what?
You see what?
This is an X86 hardware based Mac?
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
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When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
- exProphecy
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Sorry about the late reply. Been busy with work. Well, I was actually able to boot into Puppy Linux using a CD ONCE. But for some reason now, when I choose the CD, it freezes and the CD keeps spinning. When I try to boot from a USB drive (using mbr.bin from the Universal Installer), it doesn't even show up. Should I be using a different mbr since it is Mac?bigpup wrote:Specific details of what happens.Macbook and I'm having trouble booting Puppy Linux on it from my USB flash drive
You do what?
You see what?
This is an X86 hardware based Mac?
EDIT: Actually, to update on this, I am trying to boot from the Recovery HD but now neither the Recovery HD nor the regular HDD is showing up at boot.. I think I remember I MIGHT have set the "boot" flag under manage flags in Grub Partition Manager............. omgah did I mess it up?? Now I can't even boot into Puppy Linux thru CD DOH
Puppy 4.3.1 + Sansa Express MP3 Player + 10GB USB Flash Drive = My triple threat OS. :wink:
I consider myself a Turritopsis Nutricula.
[url]http://www.wellminded.com/puppy/pupsearch.html[/url]
[url]http://www.esnips.com/web/exprophecypets[/url]
I consider myself a Turritopsis Nutricula.
[url]http://www.wellminded.com/puppy/pupsearch.html[/url]
[url]http://www.esnips.com/web/exprophecypets[/url]
Power up holding the option (alt) key. The mac will search for every bootable device.exProphecy wrote:omgah did I mess it up?? Now I can't even boot into Puppy Linux thru CD DOH
see also http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1310
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- exProphecy
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I did that and it shows the Puppy Linux CD as "Windows" and no other drives then when I press it, it just freezes then reboots..mavrothal wrote:Power up holding the option (alt) key. The mac will search for every bootable device.exProphecy wrote:omgah did I mess it up?? Now I can't even boot into Puppy Linux thru CD DOH
see also http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1310
So if I burn fatdog onto a CD and try to boot on the MacBook, will it have a better chance of booting than regular Puppy Linux?Ted Dog wrote:yes fatdog uses refit to boot in EFI
Puppy 4.3.1 + Sansa Express MP3 Player + 10GB USB Flash Drive = My triple threat OS. :wink:
I consider myself a Turritopsis Nutricula.
[url]http://www.wellminded.com/puppy/pupsearch.html[/url]
[url]http://www.esnips.com/web/exprophecypets[/url]
I consider myself a Turritopsis Nutricula.
[url]http://www.wellminded.com/puppy/pupsearch.html[/url]
[url]http://www.esnips.com/web/exprophecypets[/url]
Did you try this?Les Kerf wrote:Not sure if this will work on MacBook but it's worth a try.
Les
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=88676