To install OS X on a flash drive simply, you will need a 32GB flash drive (for Tiger or Leopard). To install on as small a drive as 2GB, you would need to use pacifist. Info here: http://blog.bradbergeron.com/2006/11/howto-install-and-boot-os-x-on-a-flash-drive/
On Apr 3, 2009, at 10:19 AM, Brian Troisi wrote: > > > On Apr 3, 2009, at 11:11 AM, nestamicky wrote: > >> Brian Troisi wrote: >>> >>> On Apr 3, 2009, at 10:24 AM, nestamicky wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Brian Troisi wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Apr 2, 2009, at 9:57 PM, pat wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> I have an Intel iMac. I would like to know how to boot from >>>>>> the USB >>>>>> flash drive. Is it matter where I plug the drive? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> I'm curious; does this really work. If so, how? >>>> >>> Yes it does. >>> >>> >> Thanks, but would you care to say how you got it to work. Would all >> USB drives work, or just some. Please pass on information that I >> could use to try it out. This is fantastic news! > > Well, since you can boot from a USB HDD, booting from a solid state > flash drive should work too. If you have a bootable WIndows Xp > install, os x install or installer, or linux install or installer, it > should boot fine. Use Startup Disk from System Preferences to chose > which drive or optical disk to boot from. Good luck! > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
