Boot from a windows install disk? I would assume you would need to use Boot Camp first to install windows on your Mac.
Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Aug 7, 2012, at 7:27 AM, Gavin Grundlingh <g.batw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > Long time no speak. I have a couple of questions regarding YoruFukurou and > booting from an external DVD drive. > > 1. Are there any shortcuts to follow or unfollow users in YoruFukurou? Unless > I'm thinking of a different application, I should be able to use > Command-Option-O to follow and Command-Option-U to unfollow, but those don't > seem to do anything. Also, is there a way to follow or unfollow a user by > entering a user ID? > > 2. I have an external USB DVD drive. It's an LG HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-E10L. I > wanted to boot from a Windows install disk, but I keep getting a black screen > with a flashing cursor. I have tried disks for Windows XP Professional, > Windows Vista Ultimate and Windows 7 Ultimate, and the same happens with each > of them. Is the Mac unable to boot from certain drives? I've used this DVD > drive on other computers and it works just fine. I can't use my Mac's > internal drive because it keeps ejecting disks, so I can't verify that the > DVD's I'm trying to use will work natively. I'm including the details from > System Information below incase it'll be of any help: > > HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-E10L: > > Firmware Revision: LE05 > Interconnect: USB > Burn Support: Yes (Generic Drive Support) > Profile Path: None > Cache: 2048 KB > Reads DVD: Yes > CD-Write: -R, -RW > DVD-Write: -R, -R DL, -RAM, -RW, +R, +R DL, +RW > Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO > Media: To show the available burn speeds, insert a disc and choose > File > Refresh Information > > Thanks in advance for any feedback. > > Regards, > > Gavin Grundlingh > Phone: +27 (0) 83 713-6191 > Secondary Phone: +27 (0) 79 157-2466 > Fax: +27 (0) 86 617-5792 > Email: g.batw...@gmail.com > Secondary Email: customtra...@live.co.za > Skype: Batworx > Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/batworx > Twitter: http://twitter.com/baworx > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
