Re: Boot camp question

From	Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.system
Subject	Re: Boot camp question
Date	2015-08-22 01:05 +0000
Organization	People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates
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On 2015-08-22, Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> wrote:
> Hope this is the right group for my question...
>
> I've never used Boot Camp, so zero experience here.
>
> Are you limited to Windows OS only in Boot Camp?
>
> The reason I ask, I'd like to try out some Linux Live CD's, and some 
> simply won't boot in this iMac.  I'm just wondering if there might be 
> something different "under the hood" when using Boot Camp than when 
> booting from the Live CD.
>
> FWIW, not all Live CD's run on every piece of hardware that's out their 
> either.  Some seem to run better on newer hardware, some on older hardware.

Personally, I wouldn't bother with BootCamp when VirtualBox is free:

<https://www.virtualbox.org>

Running an OS in a virtual machine is *much* preferable, since it
doesn't require a restart and allows you to have maximum flexibility.

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JR

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Boot camp question Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2015-08-21 18:18 -0600
  Re: Boot camp question Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-22 01:05 +0000
    Re: Boot camp question Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2015-08-21 21:20 -0600
      Re: Boot camp question Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-22 04:05 +0000
        Re: Boot camp question Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2015-08-21 22:35 -0600
          Re: Boot camp question Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2015-08-22 06:32 -0700
            Re: Boot camp question Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2015-08-22 09:02 -0600
      Re: Boot camp question JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-08-22 00:05 -0400
  Re: Boot camp question Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2015-08-21 19:57 -0700
    Re: Boot camp question JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-08-21 23:13 -0400
    Re: Boot camp question Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2015-08-21 21:22 -0600
  Re: Boot camp question dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-08-22 16:07 +1200
    Re: Boot camp question Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2015-08-22 09:06 -0600
      Re: Boot camp question JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-08-22 12:24 -0400
        Re: Boot camp question Fred McKenzie <fmmck@aol.com> - 2015-08-22 17:34 -0400
          Re: Boot camp question Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-23 00:45 +0000
  Re: Boot camp question Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-22 09:41 -0400

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