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Booting a USB on a Mac via a rEFIt bootable CD
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# '''Prepare''': These instructions are only for '''64-bit''' processor machines. (To identify the processor type, choose Apple menu > About This Mac. A small window will appear titled ''About This Mac''. The processor type is displayed in this window. Sugar on a Stick is for the Intel processor only.)<br><br>
 
# '''Prepare''': These instructions are only for '''64-bit''' processor machines. (To identify the processor type, choose Apple menu > About This Mac. A small window will appear titled ''About This Mac''. The processor type is displayed in this window. Sugar on a Stick is for the Intel processor only.)<br><br>
 
# '''Download''': [http://spins.fedoraproject.org/soas/#downloads Download] the Sugar-on-a-Stick iso. Be sure to download a '''64-bit''' image.<br><br>
 
# '''Download''': [http://spins.fedoraproject.org/soas/#downloads Download] the Sugar-on-a-Stick iso. Be sure to download a '''64-bit''' image.<br><br>
# '''Load''': <span style="background-color:#f9f6b7; border: 1px solid #c4c295; padding: 10px; padding-left: 5px;">[[File:question.png|link=|middle]] '''Help: Does someone have a simple way to load a Live USB on a Mac?'''</span><br><br>
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# '''Load''': <span style="background-color:#f9f6b7; border: 1px solid #c4c295; padding: 10px; padding-left: 5px;">[[File:question.png|link=|middle]] '''Help: Does someone have a simple way to load a Live USB on a Mac?'''</span><br>Here is a simple way to recognize a bootable USB on a Mac.<br>Go to <a href="http://refit.sourceforge.net/">rEFIt (http://refit.sourceforge.net/)</a> and make a bootable cd.&nbsp; There is not need to install rEFIt on your mac.&nbsp; In fact installing rEFIt may make it impossible to upgrade the Mac OS to a newer version later on (personal experience, I had to do a clean install).&nbsp; Put the rEFIt CD in and hold the option key after turning the computer on.&nbsp; The Mac will recognize the CD because it uses EFI and then the CD will recognize the bootable USB.</br><br>
 
:::'''[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Creation_Kit#Building_a_bootable_USB Building and Booting_a_live_USB on a Mac]'''
 
:::'''[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Creation_Kit#Building_a_bootable_USB Building and Booting_a_live_USB on a Mac]'''
 
# '''Boot''': Insert the USB stick into a USB port on your computer. '''Is this correct?''': During the startup sound, press and hold the '''c''' key. If the Apple logo appears, Sugar is not booting. Restart and try again.
 
# '''Boot''': Insert the USB stick into a USB port on your computer. '''Is this correct?''': During the startup sound, press and hold the '''c''' key. If the Apple logo appears, Sugar is not booting. Restart and try again.
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