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#HOW TO MAKE A BOOTABLE USB MAC PERSISTENT MAC OS X#
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#HOW TO MAKE A BOOTABLE USB MAC PERSISTENT WINDOWS#

#HOW TO MAKE A BOOTABLE USB MAC PERSISTENT WINDOWS#

This explains why I see only Windows option in Apple's Startup Manager. It seems that CentOS-7-x86_64-LiveGNOME-1708.iso doesn't support EFI, but only MBR (BIOS) installations as in the pre-6.5 era. So, I would like to ask how do I configure Debian 9.4 or CentOS 7.4 live distros, to work with persistent storage on my Mac Mini (Late 2014)? If that is not possible, please suggest a working live Linux distro and exact steps. I want to reach a working live distro and then add a persistent storage to that image. Confirmed as functioning correctly are Rufus (may depend on options selected, there have been reports of failure with rufus too), Fedora LiveUSB Creator, Win32 Disk Imager, Rawrite32 and dd for Windows. Applications known (so far) to NOT work are unetbootin, multibootusb and "universal usb installler" - do NOT use these.

Moreover, the CentOS 7 installer image has a special partitioning which, as of July 2014, most Windows tools do NOT transfer correctly leading to undefined behaviour when booting from the USB key. CentOS wiki states that:Įxactly the same method (dd for CentOS v6.5) works for CentOS 7. I also tested Fedora Media Writer, but with the same black screen. Only a Windows option is available on Apple's Startup Manager, but when I select it a black screen appears with no USB drive activity.

Followed the above steps, but this time I added hdiutil convert CentOS-7-x86_64-LiveGNOME-1708.iso -format UDRW -o target.img, then sudo dd if=./ of=/dev/rdisk3 bs=1m.

Second attempt with CentOS-7-x86_64-LiveGNOME-1708.iso: It just sits on the Debian start-up image and never goes forward. No errors, flash drive never shows activity.

With EFI Boot option I successfully booted up to the Debian start menu, but when I select the first option to start the live Debian, then nothing happens.

If I plug the USB drive directly to the Mac, then an EFI Boot option appears as expected.

When USB drive is plugged in a USB 3.0 hub, then nothing appears on Apple's Startup Manager (when I hold the Option/Alt key).

USB drive is USB 3.0 Sandisk Extreme 32 GB drive, formatted with OS X Disk Utility in FAT with GUID.

Downloaded debian-live-9.4.0-amd64-cinnamon.iso and used Disk Utility to unmount the USB partition, then sudo dd if=./debian-live-9.4.0-amd64-cinnamon.iso of=/dev/rdisk3 bs=1m.

Live distro should have persistent storage and work directly from the USB flash drive. Please note: Disk Drill does not provide any option to create bootable CD/DVD drives due to them becoming less popular and accessible in modern computers.I need a working Linux (live) ditro, preferably Debian 9 or CentOS 7, that will show on MacMini (Late 2014) boot menu (holding the option/alt key). This ensures the maximum amount of data stays intact during the recovery process, and other background processes or the operating system itself do not overwrite any recoverable pieces of information. Connect it to any Mac, run Disk Drill and use the "Create Boot Drive" option on the main toolbar.ĭisk Drill let's you run all its data recovery algorithms via a bootable Mac USB drive. Make sure you have an extra storage device, which is at least 2GB in size.

#HOW TO MAKE A BOOTABLE USB MAC PERSISTENT MAC OS X#

Starting with Disk Drill 3, anyone can create a bootable Mac OS X drive in a matter of minutes. It'll make your Mac boot from USB in just a few clicks. Disk Drill is by far the most convenient and up-to-date macOS bootable file rescue solution.

#HOW TO MAKE A BOOTABLE USB MAC PERSISTENT DOWNLOAD#

Set it aside, calm down and download a bootable data recovery app using any other computer. You can turn your computer off, remove the drive in question from the docking station, do whatever may be required to prevent any further utilization of that drive.

The initial recommendation given to anyone who lost important data and would like to proceed with the data recovery is always to stop using the drive where the data was stored as soon as possible.