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Re: Booting from USB on an old MacBook

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On 1/9/2018 8:30 AM, juh wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> as Apple won't fix older systems I would like to install debian on my
> 2009 (or so) 13" MacBook to prevent being vulnerable to Meltdown and
> Spectre. Sadly the internal CD drive is broken and the notebook does not
> boot from USB. I didn't find any hint in the Bios settings how to boot
> from a usb device.
> 
> Is there a hack to boot such a Macbook from USB or do I have to buy a
> new cd drive?
> 

http://www.idownloadblog.com/2015/09/14/how-to-start-up-mac-from-bootable-media/

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John Doe

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Booting from USB on an old MacBook juh <juh+debian@mailbox.org> - 2018-01-09 08:40 +0100
  Re: Booting from USB on an old MacBook john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2018-01-09 08:50 +0100
    Re: Booting from USB on an old MacBook juh <juh+debian@mailbox.org> - 2018-01-09 10:30 +0100
  Re: Booting from USB on an old MacBook David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2018-01-09 09:50 +0100

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