Re: [Mactel-linux-users] Booting From USB Drive

[Geoffrey <li...@se...>]

Stefan Monnier wrote:
>>> rEFIt doesn't boot Linux.  So it's not a solution to this problem.
>> Um, unless I mis-understand what you're saying, that's not correct.  I'm
>> booting Linux via rEFIt.
> 
> Yes, "via rEFIt": it's not rEFIt that boots Linux.  rEFIt just lets you
> choose what to boot, and then tells Apple's firmware to boot it, either
> via its EFI support or via its legacy BIOS support.
> 
>> Or are you saying you can't boot Linux from a USB device via rEFIt?
> 
> I'm saying you can, but only if you can also boot it without rEFIt (tho
> rEFIt may make it more convenient, of course).  E.g. if your Mac can't
> boot Linux-on-USB via its legacy BIOS (because that BIOS simply doesn't
> support USB drives, as is the case for all the Macs I have), then rEFIT
> won't help you: you'll have to boot via the EFI boot.

Thanks for the clarification.


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Until later, Geoffrey

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