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Re: Booting from USB on an old MacBook

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On 01/08/18 23:30, juh wrote:
> ... 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?

debian-9.2.1-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso on a USB flash drive boots on the 
Macbook Pro's I tested.  The current version should work:

     https://www.debian.org/distrib/


Also see:

     https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201255

     https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201065


David

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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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