How 2 boot into ubuntu live cd in macbook?

i dont know if this is the appropriate forum or not but here is my query... how do i boot into a ubuntu live cd in macbook? the cd works lfine on a windows laptop. do i need to make some bios settings? the bootup seems to just ignore the ubuntu cd.
Neerav

Daft question, but you are selecting the cdrom as startup disk, by holding the letter C down on the keyboard as the machine boots, aren't you?
Personally I find holding down the 'alt/opt' key boot a better option, as the machine will show the bootable disks on the machine and then allow you to select the one you want. Not tried the ubuntu live, but this works fine with openSUSE and kubuntu 8.10 and on the icon I remember seeing the penguin next to the bootable cdrom. If the disk hasn't shown up in the graphical selection the chances are it is not a bootable disk.

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Hi there,
I hope someone can help me on this. I've just got a new A300-13S pre-installed with Windows Vista Home Premium. I've managed to create a recovery DVD (after having the same hassle about having to use a specific brand of DVDs, as mentioned in other posts), and have tested the DVDs, which work fine.
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Trouble Booting to Ubuntu Live USB on T440

Hey,
I am having trouble booting to a Ubuntu Live USB on my T440. I turn on the laptop, press enter to interrupt the normal boot, and press F12 to select another boot option. But after selecting the appropritate USB, the screen goes black for a couple of seconds and then returns to the boot selection. It will not boot from the Ubuntu USB, only to the preinstalled Windows 8.
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Thanks.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Fixed. My boot USB was made with Ubuntu's Startup Disk Creator (on my other Ubuntu system). On a hunch, I made another boot USB using Linux Pen Drive on the Windows 8 machine. That one worked. I presume it was related to the format of the USB (the working one being FAT32).
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Cannot boot without without first booting to ubuntu live disk

Hi All,
I have a macbook pro late 2012 which had yosemite beta on it when I tried to install windows technical preview via bootcamp. Pretty bad idea, I suppose.
However, this first went fine until some update on windows forced a reboot. After that it would not boot up again and question mark folder rised.
I figured that I am able to make it boot again when using an ubuntu live disk and selecting "Check Disk". After that I reboot and Macintosh HD is able to boot.
However, since I backed up all valuable data, I first removed Bootcamp on Yosemite and as that did not help, I opted for Internet Recover after various tries of reinstalling Windows and removing via bootcamp.
So currently my macbook is on Mountain Lion with no (visible, at leas to me) Bootcamp partition
When I don't use Ubuntu Live disk and try a Mac OS Thumb drive instead, the complete hard drive is missing in disk utility.
What I also found out is that while being bootet to Mac OS i can safely restart multiple times. Only when shutting down completely reboot will not work and I'll get the question mark folder
So here's the output of various command line scripts when booting to Mac OS Mountain Lion
diskutil list
/dev/disk0
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *500.1 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI                         209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD            499.2 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3
diskutil cs list
No CoreStorage logical volume groups found
sudo gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk0
gpt show: /dev/disk0: mediasize=500107862016; sectorsize=512; blocks=976773168
gpt show: /dev/disk0: PMBR at sector 0
gpt show: /dev/disk0: Pri GPT at sector 1
gpt show: /dev/disk0: Sec GPT at sector 976773167
      start       size index contents
          0          1         PMBR
          1          1         Pri GPT header
          2         32         Pri GPT table
         34          6
         40     409600      1 GPT part - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B
     409640 975093952      2 GPT part - 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
975503592    1269536      3 GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
976773128          7
976773135         32         Sec GPT table
976773167          1         Sec GPT header
sudo fdisk /dev/disk0
Disk: /dev/disk0
geometry: 60801/255/63 [976773168 sectors]
Signature: 0xAA55
         Starting       Ending
#: id cyl hd sec - cyl hd sec [     start -       size]
1: EE 1023 254 63 - 1023 254 63 [         1 - 976773167] <Unknown ID>
2: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused
3: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused
4: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused
If anyone could help me with this, I'd really be grateful.
Many thanks and kind regards
Jens

Already did that before reverting back to Mountain Lion without effect.
However, will do so shortly and report back.
In the meantime I downloaded testdisk tool and fired it up while being booted to Mac OS Mountain Lion
TestDisk 7.0-WIP, Data Recovery Utility, January 2015
Christophe GRENIER <[email protected]>
http://www.cgsecurity.org
TestDisk is free software, and
comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
Select a media (use Arrow keys, then press Enter):
>Disk /dev/disk0 - 500 GB / 465 GiB (RO)
Disk /dev/rdisk0 - 500 GB / 465 GiB (RO)
When I select /dev/disk0 and chose proceed this is the output
Write access for this media is not available.
TestDisk won't be able to modify it.
- No partition from this disk must be mounted:
Open the Disk Utility (In Finder -> Application -> Utility folder)
and press Unmount button for each volume from this disk
- This media may be physically write-protected, check the jumpers.
>[ Continue ] Continue even if write access isn't available
I chose Continue and this is the output
isk /dev/disk0 - 500 GB / 465 GiB (RO)
Please select the partition table type, press Enter when done.
[Intel ] Intel/PC partition
>[EFI GPT] EFI GPT partition map (Mac i386, some x86_64...)
[Humax ] Humax partition table
[Mac    ] Apple partition map
[None   ] Non partitioned media
[Sun    ] Sun Solaris partition
[XBox   ] XBox partition
[Return ] Return to disk selection
Hint: EFI GPT partition table type has been detected.
Note: Do NOT select 'None' for media with only a single partition. It's very
rare for a disk to be 'Non-partitioned'.
So I select "EFI GPT" and then "Analyse" which gives me this output
Disk /dev/disk0 - 500 GB / 465 GiB - 976773168 sectors (RO)
Current partition structure:
     Partition                  Start        End    Size in sectors
1 P EFI System                    40     409639     409600 [EFI System Partitio
2 P Mac HFS                   409640 975503591 975093952 [Macintosh HD]
3 P Mac Boot               975503592 976773127    1269536 [Recovery HD]
I select "quick search" which yields to this
Disk /dev/disk0 - 500 GB / 465 GiB - 976773168 sectors (RO)
     Partition               Start        End    Size in sectors
>P EFI System                    40     409639     409600 [EFI]
P Mac HFS                   409640 975503591 975093952
P Mac HFS                975503592 976773127    1269536
Structure: Ok. Use Up/Down Arrow keys to select partition.
Use Left/Right Arrow keys to CHANGE partition characteristics:
                P=Primary D=Deleted
Keys A: add partition, L: load backup, T: change type, P: list files,
     Enter: to continue
FAT32, blocksize=512, 209 MB / 200 MiB
When I press "ENTER" and then select "Deeper Search" on the next screen I get listed a lot of "partitions"? Is this normal?
Disk /dev/disk0 - 500 GB / 465 GiB - 976773168 sectors (RO)
Analyse sector      229376/976773167: 00%
check_FAT: Unusual media descriptor (0xf0!=0xf8)
Warning: number of heads/cylinder mismatches 16 (FAT) != 1 (HD)
Warning: number of sectors per track mismatches 32 (FAT) != 1 (HD)
EFI System                    40     409639     409600 [EFI]
check_FAT: Unusual media descriptor (0xf0!=0xf8)
Warning: number of heads/cylinder mismatches 16 (FAT) != 1 (HD)
Warning: number of sectors per track mismatches 32 (FAT) != 1 (HD)
EFI System                    46     409645     409600 [EFI]
This is what I get when hitting stop after a short time. Please notice that the list continues to scroll down below entry 975093952
Disk /dev/disk0 - 500 GB / 465 GiB - 976773168 sectors (RO)
     Partition               Start        End    Size in sectors
>D EFI System                    40     409639     409600 [EFI]
D EFI System                    46     409645     409600 [EFI]
D Mac HFS                   409640 975503591 975093952
D Mac HFS                   439608 975533559 975093952
D Mac HFS                   439888 975533839 975093952
D Mac HFS                   440112 975534063 975093952
D Mac HFS                   440528 975534479 975093952
D Mac HFS                   440696 975534647 975093952
D Mac HFS                   442176 975536127 975093952
D Mac HFS                   442672 975536623 975093952
D Mac HFS                   442904 975536855 975093952
D Mac HFS                   443176 975537127 975093952
Maybe this is of some help?
Thanks a lot for your willingness to help out, much appreciated.
Jens

MacBook Pro 8,2 wont boot after Ubuntu live test and long press shutdown

i was trying ubuntu 12.10 on my Mac in a live environment the other day, and as usual the fans were spinning very fast and the system got hot. So i rebooted into OS X and then while using the Macbook, the fans started spinning unusually fast! So i long pressed the power button and it turned off. when i rebooted however, it flashed the little LED (i think thats what its called, on the right side of the front) rapidly and beeped. then after like 20 seconds, the chime but as soon as it had chimed, the mac rebooted and repeated the chime-reboot about 4 times. Then it boots up normally into OS X. I read online about manually flashing firmware but alas, no joy. Now my Mac just crashes anyhow and even if i try to use it by keeping it on sleep all the time, it just wont wake or it just crashes. Please help, i have no warranty and i dont live in a country where we have an apple genius bar or the like .

It's your hardware. Your model must have been released with Snow Leopard 10.6.4 or later. You should have the needed version on the original discs that came with the computer. If no discs came with the computer then it came with Lion or Mountain Lion pre-installed. If this is the case then see the following:
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What has to be done:
1. Create a new partition on the hard drive.
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Step One: Create a new partition on the hard drive
To resize the drive and create a new partition do the following:
1. Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the
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2. You should see the graphical sizing window showing the existing partitions. A portion may appear as a blue rectangle representing the used space on a partition.
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It would be wise to have a backup of your current system as resizing is not necessarily free of risk for data loss. Your drive must have sufficient contiguous free space for this process to work.
Step Two: Obtain a clone of a Snow Leopard system:
You will need access to a Mac already running Snow Leopard. You will need a 16 GB USB flash drive or an external hard drive to which you can clone the Snow Leopard system from the Mac that has Snow Leopard installed. Alternatives are:
Option One:
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flash drive.
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internal drive.
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1. Open Disk Utility from the Utilities folder.
2. Select the destination volume from the left side list.
3. Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
4. Check the box labeled Erase destination.
5. Select the destination volume from the left side list and drag it to the Destination
      entry field.
6. Select the source volume from the left side list and drag it to the Source entry field.
7. Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
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How to boot your phone into safe mode

If you experience any problem with your phone, booting it into safe mode can be a good idea to check if any third party applications might be involved in the problem you’re having.
If you run your phone in safe mode for a while and you don’t experience any problem, the problem you’re having is most likely related to a third party app that you’ve installed.
How to boot into safe mode differ from models to model and it can also be different depending on firmware version but this topic will explain to you how to do it.
NOTE!
Booting into safe mode may change personal UI customizations such as icons and folders.
Later Xperia phones running on Android Jelly Bean (Android 4.1 or later)
Press and hold the on/off key until you get this screen.
Now tap and hold the Power off option until you see this screen.
Press OK to reboot into safe mode.
If you have successfully booted into safe mode you will see the text Safe mode in the bottom left corner.
You can also boot into safe mode by turning off the phone and wait a few seconds. Now press and hold both the on/off and volume down (-) key. Keep pressing these two keys until the phone has booted completely.
To exit safe mode you simply power off and power on as normal.
Xperia phones using touch menu key running on Android GB (2.3.X) or ICS (4.0.X)
Turn off your phone. Wait a few seconds and then turn it on again. Now during the boot process start tapping the menu key continuously and keep tapping until the phone has booted completely. Not too fast, not too slow. The beat of Iron man by Black Sabbath is just right.
To exit safe mode you simply power off and power on as normal.
Xperia phones using hardware menu key
Turn off your phone. Wait a few seconds and then turn in on again. Now during the boot process press and hold the menu key until the phone has booted completely.
To exit safe mode you simply power off and power on as normal.
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Cannot boot into Windows XP, should I replace hard drive?

THE PROBLEM: I have not been able to boot into or use Windows XP (SP2) for almost 3 years. I have been using Linux instead for 3 years and am using it now. The Windows Recovery process only half works, it works up until you have to boot up the computer from the hard drive. Then it no longer works. The computer will load the files from the TOSHIBA Recovery and Applications/Drivers DVD that came new with the computer onto the hard drive. But when you get to the point of booting off the hard drive, with newly added Windows & Toshiba files, nothing happens. It does not boot up into Windows XP. In fact I can see the newly added Windows & Toshiba fileson the hard drive when I boot into Linux (Live) off the hard drive.
THE HARD DRIVE (Specs below): I ran a SMART Data check using a Linux (Ubuntu) Disk utility on the hard drive and it passed everything except for Reallocated Sector Count. There are 20 bad sectors. I called the Toshiba 800 # on the DVD and they told me that the problem may be the hard drive. A new TOSHIBA Recovery and Applications/Drivers DVD costs $40. Toshiba also said there is no Windows XP Recovery Console on the DVD.
CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM: I think, and TOSHIBA agreed it is either the hard drive or corrupteD files on the TOSHIBA Recovery and Applications/Drivers DVD
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS: I have found a couple of sites that seem to have instructions for making a Windows XP Recovery Console CD. And I have thought I might try to run some Windows XP Recovery Console commands from such a CD, such as fixboot, fixmbr, etc. The try to see if I can boot into Windows XP from the hard drive. If I can, then that might suggest he problem is corrupted files on the TOSHIBA Recovery and Applications/Drivers DVD. If I still cannot boot into Windows, then maybe I should replace the hard drive. This should be very easy to do.
QUESTION(S): Does anybody have any comments or suggestions? Does my approach sound good? Do you have any other suggestions?
I have a TOSHIBA Satellite L25 S1216 that I bought new in early 2006. It has a 40 GB (5400 RPM) Enhanced IDE (ATA-6) 9.5 mm height hard disk drive in it. User removable, i.e., it is easy to replace.
Thank you,
Bob
Solved!
Go to Solution.

My plan is to try to use the TOSHIBA Recovery and Applications/Drivers DVD to load the WIndows XP files onto the hard drive, then use the Windows XP Recovery console CD I downloaded from here
http://www.proposedsolution.com/downloads/download-windows-recovery-console/
by using commmands such as fxmbr, fixboot, etc to see if I can get the computer to boot up into Windows XP.
Good plan, Bob!
Description of the Windows XP Recovery Console for advanced users
A backup plan would be to obtain a Windows XP installation CD from eBay or wherever. They are super cheap now. Then you could install Windows clean and add the drivers and utilities from the website here. Or you could use it to repair-install Windows.
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Need help please!!!!!!! cant boot into hard drive

hi every one!!
i´m a new macbook user. it was working great, but i wanned to boot an ubuntu live cd. i tried presing "c" at startup and it didint work. so i went into macosx an changed the boot option from hard drive to cd. i restated the macbook with the ubuntu cd and it worked. i just wanned to see how it runned linux, i didint move with linux anything from the hard drive. i restarted, ejected the ubuntu cd and now the macbook gives me a grey screen. i tried presing "x","h","shift","option" and nothing hapens. i can hear the sound when i turn on the power, but i cant see the grey apple and the loading spinning wheel. after a few seconds a message apears "no bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key". i didint move anithing else from the macos x 10.4 just that option. i also didint install anything from linux(just a live cd).dont have any macos cd.
how can i get back into macos x 10.4????????
please help!!!

i would suggest HOLDING the option key down before pressing the power button. you shouldn't need the install disks to do that. also, i would suggest reading the manual at apple.com before trying anything else with the boot order

10.9.4 Boots Into Safe Mode

Every other boot, my MacMini4,1 boots into Safe Mode.
I tried Command+Option+P+R for two chimes but it continues to do this. Most posts are asking how to boot into Safe Mode and I'm looking for what is causing mine.
What should I try next?

Searched for "Safe" and this is where it started:
1/09/2014 6:33:44.000 am kernel[0]: SAFE BOOT DETECTED - only valid OSBundleRequired kexts will be loaded.
1/09/2014 6:33:44.000 am kernel[0]: calling mpo_policy_init for TMSafetyNet
1/09/2014 6:33:44.000 am kernel[0]: Security policy loaded: Safety net for Time Machine (TMSafetyNet)
1/09/2014 6:33:44.000 am kernel[0]: ucode: no updates in safe mode
Then it lists the items: "can't load..."
Is there something else I should search for?

Cannot Boot Into Archlinux After Install

I'm trying to install Archlinux on my Lenovo Z570 laptop. I've already installed Windows on this computer, and I'm installing this in another partition I've created (created 3 partitions when I installed Windows with the default Windows tool).
I'm using a bootable USB drive and have tried both downloading the complete .ISO file and downloading the .ISO for the netinstall and booting through that. Both times I follow the steps in the install guide (as detailed https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/In … ion_Guide) and after I reboot the system, my computer does not boot into anything. I'm trying to use syslinux as my bootloader, although I've tried the steps with Grub and they don't produce any better results. Additionally I installed it with my friend (he installed on his computer) and he used syslinux so I'd just like to keep our system with similar configurations (so I'd like to make the install work with syslinux).
My partition table (extra partitions created with cfdisk) is laid out as:
sda1 primary ntfs
sda5 logical ext4 bootable
sda6 logical ext4
sda3 primary FAT16 (empty formatted drive)
sda4 primary (windows)
I've set sda5 to be my root and sda6 to be my home. They are 15 and 85 gigabytes respectively.
My syslinux.cfg file (/boot/syslinux/syslinux.cfg) is the standard generated file modified such that
APPEND root=/dev/sda5 ro
for both arch and archfallback.
I've also tried the steps in (https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Sy … al_Install), specifically using the altmbr, by entering:
# printf '\x5' | cat /usr/lib/syslinux/altmbr.bin - | dd bs=440 count=1 iflag=fullblock conv=notrunc of=/dev/sda
However the results are the same.
I've tried the steps in the guide where it mentions setting acpi=off and booting - when looking at a terminal with a wall of text (that I can't move through). I can type but everything I've tried to type, but it always says "Cold not find kernel image: <text>", where <text> is whatever I entered. If I type "boot", it says "Invalid or corrupt kernel image."
I would greatly appreciate any help as I've been trying this for a while.

confusion-is-my-sedative wrote:Personally I don't use syslinux, but I know that with grub you have an option to go into command mode and manually give the parameters from which to boot. It could be that syslinux also has such options. You might want to check the config through a live cd if the bootloader menu isn't coming up. It could also be the windows. I'd say that a few diagnostic commands from a livecd would be your best bet. Then you could copy the output to a usb thumb drive, and we'd have better info to assess the situation. Good luck.
Any advice on what diagnostics to run? All my config info I posted through viewing my system by inserting the USB drive and booting into a live Arch image - as it is there's nothing I can do by booting the computer without inserting this (or another live medium). Thanks.

Boot into WDS from external PXE

Hi there,
in our Company (huge datacenter) we use ONE PXE-Bootmenu for ALL Servers (not managed by me) to boot into different deployment-systems (predominant Linux-Based deployments). Now we want to implement WDS (on Server 2012 R2) to boot into Windows-Deployment-Services.
Now I asked the Team which is managing the DHCP and PXE to add a new Option to the PXE-Bootmenu so we can boot into WDS. On that machine there is ONLY WDS-Service running.
What do they need to setup? Which file must be linked from the PXE-Menu? Which path? Do I have to make any additional settings on WDS?
When I search the web, I can only find infos how I can setup SYSLINUX on a Microsoft WDS, but not how to boot into WDS from an external PXE.
Please can someone help?
Regards
Miranda

I wasn't referring to the setup, but the menu. The menu and config files are the same regardless of what the host OS is. I posted it as a reference to how it is possible to boot WDS from PXELinux, but the specific example is where the WDS is on the same
server.
Chainloading is definately what is needed, but even that iPXE link is chainloading via HTTP (hence my Apache/IIS remark)... I do not know how you can PXE boot a WDS via HTTP.
Windows Server also has a WDSUTIL command that sends out a "browse" option with the PXE Boot request. The result ends up being you can press F11 or F9 instead of F12 and the client machine will search the network for PXE servers. This is how I
currently manage having multiple PXE servers. My default option is to press F12 to do a Legacy PXE boot to the main server, or use F11 if I want to boot to the Linux or UEFI server. See here for that example:
http://www.stephan-schwarz.net/?p=58
If Linux has a similar option, it could be used so you can choose a different PXE server. Otherwise, still have to research how to chainload to an external server, without using HTTP unless someone knows how to PXE boot WDS via HTTP.
EDIT: pxechn.c32 looks promising to add a menu option to chainload to another server:
http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php/Pxechn.c32

After upgrading 10.4.10 to 10.4.11, MacPro boots into command line

the subject line says it all.
how to boot into the GUI?

See this discussion thread Apple - Support - Discussions - Booting to Darwin-BSD Screen for a solution. If it doesn't work you will need to do the following:
How to Perform an Archive and Install
An Archive and Install will NOT erase your hard drive, but you must have sufficient free space for a second OS X installation which could be from 3-9 GBs depending upon the version of OS X and selected installation options. The free space requirement is over and above normal free space requirements which should be at least 6-10 GBs. Read all the linked references carefully before proceeding.
1. Be sure to use Disk Utility first to repair the disk before performing the Archive and Install.
Repairing the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger.) After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported, then quit DU and return to the installer.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior (4.0 for Tiger) and/or TechTool Pro (4.5.2 for Tiger) to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
2. Do not proceed with an Archive and Install if DU reports errors it cannot fix. In that case use Disk Warrior and/or TechTool Pro to repair the hard drive. If neither can repair the drive, then you will have to erase the drive and reinstall from scratch.
3. Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When you reach the screen to select a destination drive click once on the destination drive then click on the Option button. Select the Archive and Install option. You have an option to preserve users and network preferences. Only select this option if you are sure you have no corrupted files in your user accounts. Otherwise leave this option unchecked. Click on the OK button and continue with the OS X Installation.
4. Upon completion of the Archive and Install you will have a Previous System Folder in the root directory. You should retain the PSF until you are sure you do not need to manually transfer any items from the PSF to your newly installed system.
5. After moving any items you want to keep from the PSF you should delete it. You can back it up if you prefer, but you must delete it from the hard drive.
6. You can now download a Combo Updater directly from Apple's download site to update your new system to the desired version as well as install any security or other updates. You can also do this using Software Update.

Ubuntu/Linux on a Macbook?

For those of you who have successfully installed Ubuntu, or any other Linux build, on a Macbook, how did you install it, and how is it that you boot it?
I'm thinking about trying it, but i'm not exactly sure how to go about it.
Also, is it possible to install on an external hard drive and boot from that?

I currently have Ubuntu linux installed on my macbook (1st Gen) and it works well. Personally I cannot see myself dropping the Mac OS at any stage... it is so much better than Ubuntu, but as a comp sci student I do need linux and it is fun to mess around with.
As for installing it there are several good guides around the net and I am too lazy too look them up.
Long story short: Download and burn the ubuntu install .iso to a CD.
Use Boot Camp to create a non destructive partition on your disc, place ubuntu cd in your drive and holding down the 'C' key boot from it.
Follow the install instructions on the Ubuntu desktop and make sure to install it on to the correct partition (the one made for windows)
To boot into Ubuntu it is a simple matter of holding down the 'option' key at boot (before the start up chime) and selecting the disk called 'windows' (remembering thats where we installed ubuntu)
It's that easy, as I say find an online guide as that will walk you through every step of the process.
Enjoy

How do I create multiple live USBs of Operating systems to boot from on one flashdrive?

How do I create multiple live USBs of Operating systems to boot from on one flashdrive?
I am attempting to create multiple live USBs within one flashdrive so that i can boot various operating systems without having to buy multiple USb sticks. I am using a Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8 Operating System currently. I am using the Terminal provided by the OS.
I would like to try Debian, Kali, Precise Puppy, and Sabayon- with one space left empty for whatever Linux OS I would like to try next. I have partitioned an 8GB flashdrive into the following sections:
name of intended OS,     space allocated for it:
1)Debian ........................1.32 GB
2)Kali..............................2.61GB
3)Precise Puppy..............163.7MB
4)Sabayon.......................1.77GB
5)TBD..............................2.14GB
I have figured out how to change the .iso files of the operating systems into .img files with the following commands:
hdiutil convert -format UDRW /path/to/input.iso -o /path/to/output.img
a .img.dmg file is created, this is corrected in the next line of code *please note: I am a a very beginner at programming, and would greatly appreciate any help. Thank you!
mv /path/to/output/file.img{.dmg,}
This is where I started to get confused:
I entered diskutil list to find the location of the partitions on my flashdrive, and this is the relevant section:
/dev/disk1
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:     FDisk_partition_scheme                        *8.0 GB     disk1
   1:                 DOS_FAT_32 DEBIAN               1.3 GB     disk1s1
   2:                 DOS_FAT_32 KALI                    2.6 GB     disk1s2
   3:                 DOS_FAT_32 PRECISE            163.7 MB   disk1s3
   4:                 DOS_FAT_32 SABAYON           1.8 GB     disk1s5
   5:                 DOS_FAT_32 TBD                     2.1 GB     disk1s6
This is the code I attempted to use and the subsequent result:
charles-burtons-mac-mini:~ charlesburton$ sudo dd if=/Users/charlesburton/Desktop/debian-live-7.2-i386-gnome-desktop.img of=/dev/disk1s1 bs=1m
dd: /dev/disk1s1: Resource busy
*at this point I went to the Disk Utility GUi and unmounted only the DEBIAN partition, now back to the terminal*
charles-burtons-mac-mini:~ charlesburton$ sudo dd if=/Users/charlesburton/Desktop/debian-live-7.2-i386-gnome-desktop.img of=/dev/disk1s1 bs=1m
dd: /dev/disk1s1: end of device
1259+0 records in
1258+1 records out
1320005632 bytes transferred in 1011.966891 secs (1304396 bytes/sec)
Please may someone help explain why I had a return value of +1 in my records in and how I can make it work properly.

I would like to know the answer to this as well. I tried renaming the 3D version by adding 3D after it, but it still not a separate movie in iTunes.
It's putting them in the same folder.

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