Mac version of NUSD

well you know how in terminal (or whatever your command line app is) there is a line like this: _ under the the current input space. That is all i get at the top of the screen.

that sounds bad. very bad. Try booting it normally and making a USB startup disk. it's under Menu bar > System > Administration > Create a USB startup disk.

EDIT: I won't be able to help you now, I'm getting sleepy :-)



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/19/2009 11:59PM by metroid_maniac.

ummmm.... i am on a Mac soooooo.... dont really have that option... can anyone help me?

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ummmm.... i am on a Mac soooooo.... dont really have that option... can anyone help me?

I'm on a mac, I can help you, just contact me on AIM

I mean in Ubuntu. it lets you install it to a USB drive. it's quite handy, actually.

But ubuntu never installs that's the problem.

What options did you try? Both boot with no changes to PC and also Install?

Here, try this guide : [jdbentley.com] - It uses virtualbox instead of qemu, but its free too, so should be ok.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/20/2009 04:10PM by SifJar.

Booting Ubuntu normally (from CD, not in Virtual Machine etc.) then selecting "Try without change to your computer" will let you do all the things Ubuntu can except updating itself, installing programs, and in that mode it can install to a USB disk. simply select "System" from the top left menu, then "Administration" and "create a USB startup disk. it formats the selected USB drive and installs to it as if it were a Hard drive.

I'm not sure you can boot a live CD on a Mac, I've heard its hard to get into the BIOS and change the boot process. Or something. There's (almost) definetly something.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/20/2009 04:55PM by SifJar.

oh. damn you, apple. do you have to change the BIOS settings? my PC came with boot order USB -> CD -> HDD

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What options did you try? Both boot with no changes to PC and also Install?

Here, try this guide : [jdbentley.com] - It uses virtualbox instead of qemu, but its free too, so should be ok.

Virtual box is intel macs only. i am on a PPC G5. and yes i tried both.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/20/2009 07:32PM by TopGun96.

This sounds like a good time to get in contact with cactusjack901. PM him.

Ahhhhh.... i figured it out! Qemu doesnt run any OS properly on Leopard. (Mac OSX 10.5)



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/21/2009 07:25PM by TopGun96.

So is there a solution?

no not without buying an intel mac. (or bootcamp)

ahh bugger. thank you, apple. thanks a lot

I take it you dont like macs? :P

not really, no. "dur, lets make it so it's nearly impossible to access the BIOS settings" lol. Macs aren't as bad as some make it look though.

well i think that is because the average user has no need to (plus bad things could happen if you screw up the bios somehow) Sorry i love macs!

Edit: wait is there a key that i can press on start up to choose what to boot from? Similar to how you choose to boot from a different drive.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/21/2009 10:56PM by TopGun96.

nah, it's fine. Macs are for Home Users who wanna surf the net quickly and easily. and also want their computers to look nice. oh, and w00t 100th post on this topic!



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/21/2009 10:57PM by metroid_maniac.