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Re: Boot camp question

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On 8/21/15 7:05 PM, Jolly Roger wrote:
> 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.

I've got Parallels Desktop installed, but what I've learned there is 
some things don't always work.  And often the VM uses different keyboard 
shortcuts or configuration options to get things to work as intended in 
the Guest OS.

I'm looking for a way to run the OS the same way it would be as if it 
were installed as an alternative OS.

As an example, I burned the latest version of Damned Small Linux.  It 
won't successfully boot on the 5.5 year old iMac, or a 3 year old 
homegrown Windows computer.  But it has no problem booting on an old 
homegrown Windows machine with a motherboard that is at least 10 years 
old in design.

This type of thing, where the Linux distribution is small in size, seems 
to be the way it is.
Don't take this as a complaint about Linux, I suspect what's happening 
is within the design parameters.

I'm just hoping to find a way to use the Mac in this type of situation 
in order to avoid having to turn another computer on.

And, learn something about Boot Camp!   LOL


-- 
Ken
Mac OS X 10.8.5
Firefox 36.0.4
Thunderbird 31.5
"My brain is like lightning, a quick flash
       and it's gone!"

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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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