I'm wanting to create a live usb linux so I can easily access it everytime when I need it without taking up any space.
But with other sources, they say to rEFInd and I did so, however when restarting and accessing the boot menu, nothing happens.
I am running Yosemite 10.10 on a Macbook Pro – I still have rEFInd on my mac.
I already have .iso version of the linux and UnetBootin
Any way how to make a live usb linux on a Yosemite Macbook Pro?
Best Answer
hdiutil convert -format UDRW -o ~/path/to/target.img ~/path/to/source.iso
.diskutil list
to get the current list of devicesdiskutil list
again and determine the device node assigned to your flash media (e.g./dev/disk2
)diskutil unmountDisk /dev/diskN
sudo dd if=/path/to/downloaded.img of=/dev/diskN bs=1m
diskutil eject /dev/diskN
and remove your flash media when the command completesRestart your Mac and press ⌥/⌘ key while the Mac is restarting to choose the USB stick.