Re: Booting from USB on an old MacBook

2018-01-09 Thread juh
On 09.01.2018 08:39, john doe wrote: > On 1/9/2018 8:30 AM, juh wrote: >> Is there a hack to boot such a Macbook from USB or do I have to buy a >> new cd drive? >> > > http://www.idownloadblog.com/2015/09/14/how-to-start-up-mac-from-bootable-media/ Strange. I tried this before and my stick was n

Re: Booting from USB on an old MacBook

2018-01-09 Thread David Christensen
On 01/08/18 23:30, juh wrote: ... I would like to install debian on my 2009 (or so) 13" MacBook to prevent being vulnerable to Meltdown and Spectre. Sadly the internal CD drive is broken and the notebook does not boot from USB. I didn't find any hint in the Bios settings how to boot from a usb de

Re: Booting from USB on an old MacBook

2018-01-08 Thread john doe
On 1/9/2018 8:30 AM, juh wrote: Hi all, as Apple won't fix older systems I would like to install debian on my 2009 (or so) 13" MacBook to prevent being vulnerable to Meltdown and Spectre. Sadly the internal CD drive is broken and the notebook does not boot from USB. I didn't find any hint in th

Booting from USB on an old MacBook

2018-01-08 Thread juh
Hi all, as Apple won't fix older systems I would like to install debian on my 2009 (or so) 13" MacBook to prevent being vulnerable to Meltdown and Spectre. Sadly the internal CD drive is broken and the notebook does not boot from USB. I didn't find any hint in the Bios settings how to boot from a