Booting Mac Os X from iBoot (USB Flash Drive), instead of using GRUB 2
Although GRUB 2 (Boot loader that support multiple operating system) has supported Mac Os X, there are several problems for user that use ..x86. For example : on graphics functionality, maybe you can’t detect multiple display, and for some other functionality you have to use third party software to enable keyboard, mouse, and sound. And perhaps you still can’t get the Trackpad to work ^^.
By using iBoot you don’t have to be worry with that problems. You can burn iBoot loader iso file into CD and use it to boot Mac Os X. but Instead of using CD, there is alternative way, you can use USB Flash Drive. So this is the guide :
- Prepare usb flash drive (128MB is more than enough)
- Format it using GUID partition table with Disk Utility
- Download iBoot.iso and (chameleon or multibeast)
- Run multibeast (Assume that you use multibeast)
- Select EasyBeast Install
- Change Install Location to Flash Drive
- Finish Installation
- Mount iBoot.iso with disk mounter
- Copy all files in iBoot to Flash Drive
- For example using command line :
bash-3.2# cp -R /Volume/iBoot/* /Volume/PathToYourFlashDrive
- For example using command line :
- Reboot, and test
Good Luck ^^
Categories: Mac Os
Its make my USB bootable but when i am selecting my “Mac OS Volume” on iboot screen its crashes.
Please add “-v” parameter to know what’s going wrong. Thanks
where i have to add -v?
http://www.4shared.com/photo/SK8hXWmb/IMG081.html
(Screen shot after selecting my mac os installed volume on iboot screen)
just simple type “-v” after you select MacOS but before pressing “Enter” button to enter verbose mode. other option is http://brennanv.com/2011/05/31/how-to-always-boot-mac-osx-into-verbose-mode/. if you can’t find any solution, i suggest to post question to http://www.tonymacx86.com/index.php.
Hello. After a long search, I think this technique offers the best hope of booting many models of Mac from a USB stick WITHOUT first having to change Mac itself (say with rEFIT), just like one can boot with Apple’s recovery USB stick (e.g. from a Mac Air). Thoughts?
thanks !!!