<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Here is an FAQ about Ubuntu on Macs - should apply similarly to SoaS. Reads like indeed you need a CD:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1046568">http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1046568</a></div><div><br></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: normal; ">- Bert -</span></b></div><br><div><div>On 21.04.2009, at 22:38, Caroline Meeks wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">I'm pretty sure you will definitely need the CD Helper.  But I was able to boot my iBook with one so I'm very much looking forward to your results!<br><br>Thanks,<br>Caroline<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 4:24 PM, Dave Bauer <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dave.bauer@gmail.com">dave.bauer@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div></div><div><div class="im"> On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 4:19 PM, Caryl Bigenho <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cbigenho@hotmail.com" target="_blank">cbigenho@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> </div><div><div></div><div class="h5"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div> Hi...<div><br></div><div>I've been trying to get the SugarLabs usb stick, Walter so kindly sent, to boot on my MacBook.  I can get it to recognize the stick but when I try to boot from it, following the instructions from Apple Tech Support, it goes instead into OSX.  The stick shows as a third drive on my desktop and I can open it and see that the files are there.  The "read me" file comes up blank.</div> <div><br></div><div>I think someone mentioned having to use something they may have called a "virtual box" to get it to boot on the Mac.  I hope someone can fill me in on how to do this.  I want to be able to show it at the LAUSD InfoTech event at the LA Convention Center this Saturday.  So, I do still have some time to work out the kinks.</div> <div><br></div><div>The Mac I am using is an Intel based MacBook so this should work.  I just need to have the instructions!</div><div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div><div><br>Hi, You might be able to boot using the boot helper CD. <a href="http://people.sugarlabs.org/sdz/soas-boot.iso" target="_blank">http://people.sugarlabs.org/sdz/soas-boot.iso</a><br> Hold down 'c' when booting to boot off the CD and it should recognize the USB stick and continue booting from there.<br><br>If that doesn't work you can try the VirtualBox instructions here: <a href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/VirtualBox" target="_blank">http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/VirtualBox</a><br> <br>Good Luck.<br><br>Dave<br> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div><div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div><div><br></div> <font color="#888888"><div>Caryl</div></font></div> <br>_______________________________________________<br> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!)<br> <a href="mailto:IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org" target="_blank">IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org</a><br> <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep</a><br></blockquote></div><font color="#888888"><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Dave Bauer<br><a href="mailto:dave@solutiongrove.com" target="_blank">dave@solutiongrove.com</a><br> <a href="http://www.solutiongrove.com" target="_blank">http://www.solutiongrove.com</a><br> </font></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Dave Bauer<br><a href="mailto:dave@solutiongrove.com" target="_blank">dave@solutiongrove.com</a><br><a href="http://www.solutiongrove.com" target="_blank">http://www.solutiongrove.com</a><br> <br>_______________________________________________<br> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!)<br> <a href="mailto:IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org">IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org</a><br> <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep</a><br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Caroline Meeks<br>Solution Grove<br><a href="mailto:Caroline@SolutionGrove.com">Caroline@SolutionGrove.com</a><br> <br>617-500-3488 - Office<br>505-213-3268 - Fax<br> _______________________________________________<br>IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!)<br>IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org<br>http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep</blockquote></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; 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