Comments on: Boot Mac OS X from External Drive http://MacDeveloperTips.com/mac-os/boot-mac-os-x-from-external-drive.html Tips, tools and code for iPhone and Mac developers. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:06:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tim http://MacDeveloperTips.com/mac-os/boot-mac-os-x-from-external-drive.html/comment-page-1#comment-11559 Tim Sat, 24 Sep 2011 18:27:38 +0000 http://MacDeveloperTips.com/?p=255#comment-11559 Just FYI... none of the standard tricks work if you've just done a clean install of OS X (at least from 10.4 ... that which came with my old mac mini) and want to run an update before doing the configuration. I am not going to be the one using it. I want them to be able to make these choices without me constantly interupting them. And, yes, apple should get this feedback. On that feedback page that Apple has now buried in some deep dark hole on their site. Just FYI… none of the standard tricks work if you’ve just done a clean install of OS X (at least from 10.4 … that which came with my old mac mini) and want to run an update before doing the configuration. I am not going to be the one using it. I want them to be able to make these choices without me constantly interupting them. And, yes, apple should get this feedback. On that feedback page that Apple has now buried in some deep dark hole on their site.

]]> By: Steve Dussinger http://MacDeveloperTips.com/mac-os/boot-mac-os-x-from-external-drive.html/comment-page-1#comment-679 Steve Dussinger Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:14:18 +0000 http://MacDeveloperTips.com/?p=255#comment-679 Another solution if you plan to boot from the external drive frequently (and are using an Intel-based Mac) is to install rEFIt. rEFIt is a boot loader that allows you to select which O/S instance to boot from when your machine first starts (much like the bootable device list you get from holding down the option key, but with a lot more options... You can get rEFIt from: http://refit.sourceforge.net --Steve Another solution if you plan to boot from the external drive frequently (and are using an Intel-based Mac) is to install rEFIt. rEFIt is a boot loader that allows you to select which O/S instance to boot from when your machine first starts (much like the bootable device list you get from holding down the option key, but with a lot more options…

You can get rEFIt from: http://refit.sourceforge.net

–Steve

]]> By: Andy Kim http://MacDeveloperTips.com/mac-os/boot-mac-os-x-from-external-drive.html/comment-page-1#comment-505 Andy Kim Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:29:43 +0000 http://MacDeveloperTips.com/?p=255#comment-505 You can also hold down the option key while booting to get a menu of bootable devices. You can also hold down the option key while booting to get a menu of bootable devices.

]]> By: Thanh http://MacDeveloperTips.com/mac-os/boot-mac-os-x-from-external-drive.html/comment-page-1#comment-503 Thanh Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:52:46 +0000 http://MacDeveloperTips.com/?p=255#comment-503 The way it differs, is that you have to restore the image each time, rather than editing your install directly. The way it differs, is that you have to restore the image each time, rather than editing your install directly.

]]> By: David http://MacDeveloperTips.com/mac-os/boot-mac-os-x-from-external-drive.html/comment-page-1#comment-495 David Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:16:57 +0000 http://MacDeveloperTips.com/?p=255#comment-495 If this is the case, then why is everyone complaining about the loss of firewire? How does this differ from target disk mode? If this is the case, then why is everyone complaining about the loss of firewire? How does this differ from target disk mode?

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