some more news ...
after putting an efi partion on a new san disk plus 128gb ssd
with the help of an icy usb adapter
under windows xp
I could put the efi file of the knoppix live os in there
and all of sudden > when I start the mbp ... it does not show the ? any more
but goes black ... as...
good news ...
after putting an efi partion on this new scan disk plus 128gb ssd
with the help of an icy usb adapter
I could put the efi file of the knoppix live os in there
and all of sudden > when I start the mbp ... it does not show the ? any more
but goes black ... as if to want to...
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update ....
I have been doing more research on this
and it seeming that > the next thing to do would be >
to connect a external sata hdd or ssd via usb adapter to the pentium 4
and install some live os on this ... then disconnect the hdd or ssd from the adapter
and connect it to the mbp...
update ....
I have played around with the macbook pro more
and pressing alt + cmd + r + p has reset the pram
so now I can hear the chime at the start
and the pointer is now lower on down
but still moving
but nothing to choose from !!!
so it seems the efi chip in there is gone ?
so I...
update ....
I have played around with the macbook pro more
and pressing alt + cmd + r + p has reset the pram
so now I can hear the chime at the start
and the pointer is now lower on down
but still moving
but nothing to choose from !!!
so it seems the efi chip in there is gone ?
so I...
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where are you going ?
there are uefi boot sections on the newer linux systems
I have seen this with my own eyes
so if those are not compatible with the mac book pro unibody from 2008
then the linux will not work
and I have been reading > that especially mbp unibody is not compatible...
.... yes you can boot linux from a usb boot stick
but you need the efi from the mac os on the hdd first
since the linux uefi is not the same as the mac efi
as well as a lot of drivers
so I think I will contionue to look for a virtual mac
an the linux mint + cinamon ... and I have found a...
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to whom it may concern >
well this is what I wanted to do !
but it seems impossible to do ... from what I read every where !
you can maybe boot you mac book pro unibody from a usb bootstick > with a os 10.5.6
and install it on a new hdd ... I have installed and then later install a linux...
where would I best start this thread ?
about how to make a boot stick for a mac on linux ....
either with the os 10.5.6 or any linux that would work
but it seems like there are definitely problems
with the last one
so using the mac os would be fine with me !
thank you .... but I have found...
but ....
if it will just install a live installation
then it would just ... load all needed files onto the pc ram
so there is no hdd needed as you are saying
because it will not write onto the hdd any way
or ?
but ... I am looking just now for >
an app to burning this slaxs with the...
hello
it just loads all the linux onto the ram ?
and this being the reason > that even with slaxs ...
you need at least 512 mb of ram
ps ... I already ask rob in the other thread ....
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...... I have just tried to burn a slaxs live booting cd
on this ubuntu cd burner ... but it is aparently disabled ....
but if I stick my iso file in this linux pc
it unpacks the slaxs files
and then all the files put in there apearing
in the "archive manager " after some time...
hello ...
I have been reading in some great linux book some
as well as looking in some other big library
at their linux work station there
and a mac os book
and I want to ask you ...
what I have been finding out there ....
the linux work station has a kde desktop on it
meaning there is...
hi rob ....
well ... I am trying to use this mbp unibody some day .....
that has no formated hdd in it > ofcource no installation
no recovery possible !
and no other mac available to do any thing in this direction !
just some windows xp .... etcher does not support
and in the future a linux...
hello ...
does any one here ....
know how to make a usb boot stick on a linux ?
or windows xp pc ?
for a macbook pro 2008 unibody
without any thing a the hdd and the super drive
not operating
without another mac to make this stick
just those linux and windows xp pcs !
and a os 10.5.6 dmg...