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Re: Bootable Flash Drive for 10.7 problems

From Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Bootable Flash Drive for 10.7 problems
Date 2012-08-21 14:29 +0000
Organization Miskatonic U
Message-ID <slrnk376po.287c.g.kreme@mbp55.local> (permalink)
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In message <k0vjmc$ing$1@dont-email.me> 
  M. John Matlaw <mjlaw@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> On 8/21/12 12:15 AM, Király wrote:
>> M. John Matlaw <mjlaw@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>> Don't know why this is happening but I'm thinking I should probably just
>>> return it.  Unless someone has an idea of what's going on and how to
>>> correct it.  Thanks
>>
>> Does your Mac have a DVD drive? If so, and you have a blank DVD lying
>> around; this worked for me and is cheaper than even the cheapest USB
>> thumb drive:
>>
>> http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20120727121953498
>>
> Thanks, I was going to give this a try but first wanted to get the flash 
> drive thing working.  I think I heard that the DVD bootable installer is 
> a lot slower than a memory stick.

A friend of mine just booted his Mac with a 10.7 DVD yesterday and
complained it took 5:37 to get to the first screen. He was about to
force a restart thinking it had crashed.

-- 
Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards for they are subtle and quick to
anger.

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Bootable Flash Drive for 10.7 problems "M. John Matlaw" <mjlaw@invalid.invalid> - 2012-08-20 17:32 -0400
  Re: Bootable Flash Drive for 10.7 problems nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2012-08-20 16:48 -0600
  Re: Bootable Flash Drive for 10.7 problems Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2012-08-20 22:55 +0000
    Re: Bootable Flash Drive for 10.7 problems "M. John Matlaw" <mjlaw@invalid.invalid> - 2012-08-20 23:10 -0400
      Re: Bootable Flash Drive for 10.7 problems me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2012-08-21 04:15 +0000
        Re: Bootable Flash Drive for 10.7 problems "M. John Matlaw" <mjlaw@invalid.invalid> - 2012-08-21 05:17 -0400
          Re: Bootable Flash Drive for 10.7 problems Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2012-08-21 14:29 +0000
            Re: Bootable Flash Drive for 10.7 problems me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2012-08-22 05:43 +0000
      Re: Bootable Flash Drive for 10.7 problems "M. John Matlaw" <mjlaw@invalid.invalid> - 2012-08-24 13:49 -0400
  Re: Bootable Flash Drive for 10.7 problems nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2012-08-25 06:06 -0600
    Re: Bootable Flash Drive for 10.7 problems "M. John Matlaw" <mjlaw@invalid.invalid> - 2012-08-25 12:05 -0400

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