I think if you have rEFIt, you don't need the helper.
2009/4/22 Gary C Martin <[email protected]>: > On 21 Apr 2009, at 21:38, Caroline Meeks wrote: > >> I'm pretty sure you will definitely need the CD Helper. But I was >> able to boot my iBook with one so I'm very much looking forward to >> your results! > > Just a quick report on trying to boot Soas2-200904161412.iso on a > MacBookPro without luck. I'm pretty sure the soas-boot.iso boot CD was > working well, but after the Fedora boot loader and some hopeful > looking USB key flickering, it just sits there with a black screen, > and eventually I had to just hard power off. > > USB (2Gb) key was built in Fedora-10 following instructions as per: > > http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Linux > > The one item I did notice is that the USB key's I have available both > ship as FAT32 format (I'm reluctant to reformat). Does the soas- > boot.iso boot a FAT32 stick for anybody else? > > Regards, > --Gary > > P.S. The Soas2-200904161412.iso boots fine in VirtualBox, though I > know of no way of making VirtualBox boot from USB to test the stick > image directly (just CD/HD/network/iso). > >> Thanks, >> Caroline >> >> On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 4:24 PM, Dave Bauer <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 4:19 PM, Caryl Bigenho >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi... >> >> I've been trying to get the SugarLabs usb stick, Walter so kindly >> sent, to boot on my MacBook. I can get it to recognize the stick >> but when I try to boot from it, following the instructions from >> Apple Tech Support, it goes instead into OSX. The stick shows as a >> third drive on my desktop and I can open it and see that the files >> are there. The "read me" file comes up blank. >> >> I think someone mentioned having to use something they may have >> called a "virtual box" to get it to boot on the Mac. I hope someone >> can fill me in on how to do this. I want to be able to show it at >> the LAUSD InfoTech event at the LA Convention Center this Saturday. >> So, I do still have some time to work out the kinks. >> >> The Mac I am using is an Intel based MacBook so this should work. I >> just need to have the instructions! >> >> Hi, You might be able to boot using the boot helper CD. >> http://people.sugarlabs.org/sdz/soas-boot.iso >> Hold down 'c' when booting to boot off the CD and it should >> recognize the USB stick and continue booting from there. >> >> If that doesn't work you can try the VirtualBox instructions here: >> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/VirtualBox >> >> Good Luck. >> >> Dave >> >> >> Thanks! >> >> Caryl >> >> _______________________________________________ >> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >> >> >> >> -- >> Dave Bauer >> [email protected] >> http://www.solutiongrove.com >> >> >> >> -- >> Dave Bauer >> [email protected] >> http://www.solutiongrove.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >> >> >> >> -- >> Caroline Meeks >> Solution Grove >> [email protected] >> >> 617-500-3488 - Office >> 505-213-3268 - Fax >> _______________________________________________ >> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > > _______________________________________________ > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > [email protected] > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
