Re: [Tails-dev] Manually Install Using Mac (without rEFInd)

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Autor: intrigeri
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Betreff: Re: [Tails-dev] Manually Install Using Mac (without rEFInd)
sajolida@??? wrote (14 May 2014 12:08:07 GMT) :
> In that case, I'm tempted to move the instructions for manual
> installation on Mac (/doc/first_steps/installation/manual/mac/) in the
> "Advanced topics" section.


Note that these instructions are still required to bootstrap the
installation process from a Mac, when one has no DVD burner handy.

> [...]
> If I understand correctly, the main improvement in your instructions is
> that you convert the ISO image to DMG using hdiutil, right? Then the
> rest is basically the same (with some extra improvements), no?


> So maybe we can add this as an option to the current instructions,


Yep. Replacing "install rEFInd" with "run hdiutil convert" will
simplify the process a bit, and if the resulting stick works fine,
without rEFInd, all right :)

Cheers,
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