💻 Software
Using an SD card as a "LiveCD" on a MacBook Pro
Fresh5 days ago
Mar 15, 20266969 viewsConfidence Score0%
0%
Problem
I have a 4GB SD card on which I'd like to use like a Linux "LiveCD" (except of course it's not a CD) for my MacBook Pro. Any idea how I could do that? I'd prefer to not use rEFIt. To boot Mac OS from an SD card it needs to have a GUID Partition Table and the OS must be installed on a HFS+ filesyste…
Unverified for your environment
Select your OS to check compatibility.
1 Fix
Canonical Fix
Unverified Fix
New Fix – Awaiting Verification
Fix for: Using an SD card as a "LiveCD" on a MacBook Pro
Low Risk
Turns out the computer only wants an blessed EFI boot program, so installing rEFIt on the SD card is a viable option. I simply downloaded rEFIt, transferred the folder to the root of a small (15MB) HFS+ partition, and run . Boom! SD card bootable, a…
Awaiting Verification
Be the first to verify this fix
Sign in to verify this fix