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Re: How to boot from a CD under Mavericks

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In article <vilain-172937.00382430012014@news.individual.net>, Michael
Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> wrote:

> > > Since the old days of Snow Leopard, I have never tried again to boot my
> > > MacBookPro from a CD. I didn't had any problem at that time, but now, I
> > > cannot do it again. Simply, when I press the "alt" key when I start my
> > > computer, it presents me all the alternatives to boot from the hard disk,
> > > but any from my USB connected external CD player/recorder. 
> > >
> > > Any hint?
> > 
> > I take it you actually mean DVD, right?
> > 
> > I also take it you have verified that CD/DVDs placed into the device do
> > mount on the desktop while you are booted up?
> > 
> > What DVD are you using?
> > 
> > Is it possible whatever DVD you are using isn't bootable, for some reason?
> 
> Given that Mavericks wasn't distributed on DL-DVD, where did you get the 
> media?  Did you burn it with DiskMaker or one of those tools?

who said he was booting mavericks?

turns out it was windows software.

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How to boot from a CD under Mavericks Juan I. Cahis <jiclbchSINBASURA@attglobal.net> - 2014-01-29 18:36 -0600
  Re: How to boot from a CD under Mavericks Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-01-30 02:57 +0000
    Re: How to boot from a CD under Mavericks Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2014-01-30 00:38 -0800
      Re: How to boot from a CD under Mavericks nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-30 13:49 -0500
    Re: How to boot from a CD under Mavericks Juan I. Cahis <jiclbchSINBASURA@attglobal.net> - 2014-01-30 07:18 -0600
      Re: How to boot from a CD under Mavericks me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2014-01-30 14:36 +0000
      Re: How to boot from a CD under Mavericks Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-01-30 15:02 +0000
  Re: How to boot from a CD under Mavericks nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-29 23:18 -0500
    Re: How to boot from a CD under Mavericks Juan I. Cahis <jiclbchSINBASURA@attglobal.net> - 2014-01-30 07:18 -0600
      Re: How to boot from a CD under Mavericks nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-30 13:49 -0500

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