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I'm using a Mac computer and I'm trying to install Ubuntu on an external HDD. I have the iso file for installing the OS but after following these instructions from Ubuntu to create a bootable USB stick, I have an error saying that the USB stick can't be recognised and I have 3 options : initialise, ignore and eject. When I click initialise Disk Utility opens. When I try to boot up from the USB, the flash drive isn't listed as a bootable device. What should I do?
There are some Macs that are simply not able to boot from USB As far as I recall. So It might be possible that your machine simply isn't able to boot from that device. – heiglandreas – 2013-05-01T06:12:58.433
@heiglandreas And how can we tell which one it is? – arsaKasra – 2013-12-06T10:06:57.557
According to http://help.bombich.com/kb/troubleshooting/what-makes-a-volume-bootable PowerPC-based Macs can not be bootet via USB and Intel-basedMacs should be able to boot via USB.
– heiglandreas – 2013-12-06T15:38:43.020