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With Windows 8, the BIOS of the computer is now using [[UEFI]],  
With Windows 8, the BIOS of the computer is now using [[UEFI]],  
* Presing shift key when selecting windows restart (and hold it?) opens a special menu on restarting...
* Presing shift key when selecting windows restart (and hold it?) opens a special menu on restarting...


Max's MacBook Pro, running 10.6, booted from the Debian NetInstall AMD64 USB stick using Alt key on bootup.
Max's MacBook Pro, running 10.6, booted from the Debian NetInstall AMD64 USB stick using Alt key on bootup.
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Unet bootin is a cross platform (window, mac, and linux) program to create bootdisk  
Unet bootin is a cross platform (window, mac, and linux) program to create bootdisk  
http://superuser.com/questions/72896/cannot-resize-os-x-partition


== Notes ==
== Notes ==


* [http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1533 Starting a mac from a DVD (special keys)]
* [http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1533 Starting a mac from a DVD (special keys)]

Revision as of 16:33, 3 February 2014

wikipedia:List of Linux distributions

We tend to use in the course: debian & ubuntu.

( see debian family tree)

FOSDEM 2014

With Windows 8, the BIOS of the computer is now using UEFI,

  • Presing shift key when selecting windows restart (and hold it?) opens a special menu on restarting...

Max's MacBook Pro, running 10.6, booted from the Debian NetInstall AMD64 USB stick using Alt key on bootup. Debian standard installer works, asking for wireless driver.

brcm/bcm43XX-0.fw

unetbootin

http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

Unet bootin is a cross platform (window, mac, and linux) program to create bootdisk

http://superuser.com/questions/72896/cannot-resize-os-x-partition

Notes