It matters because you need the extra step and the article didn't mention doing ... | Hacker News

Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

login

_tggb on Jan 22, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Run OS X from a USB Drive

It matters because you need the extra step and the article didn't mention doing so. Not that there isn't a way around it.

Groxx on Jan 22, 2011 [–]

Actually, it does:

>Hit Options and make sure you're using the Master Boot Record option. Then hit Apply to format the drive.

_tggb on Jan 22, 2011 | [–]

That doesn't say anything about making a bootable partition. Just that it involves the MBR (rather than EFI, which Mac uses by default), somewhere.

Join us for AI Startup School this June 16-17 in San Francisco!
Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact