Installing and running OS's over USB

[Eric Dunbar]

Hmm. Everything I've been reading of late suggests that USB *does not*
have the ability to boot on Mac (if this is true then it's likely due
to USB drivers necessary being loaded from the OS).

Well, I think I'll try OS 9 on my iPod Shuffle and see. You've now
stimulated my curiosity.

Eric.

On 6/5/05, nova at macintoshclub.com <nova at macintoshclub.com> wrote:
>  I have successfully installed(NOT just copied) and booted Mac OS 9 off of
> a USB flash drive and it worked fine on my iMac DV SE/500. I assume that
> if it can be done with OS 9, it will work for YDL, OSX, etc. Somebody
> with a real HD and not just 512MB Flash should try. I think that you
> probably have to have a computer with NewWorld ROM for it to work because
> of onboard USB required. What computer do you have?