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13 Jul 07
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) and Linux, soon I was hating the idea of not being able to boot and use Linux. So I've come up with a simple (and obvious) way to boot Linux without losing my Mac OS X uptime.
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- Definitions and prerequisites
- Deep Sleep = Safe Sleep = Hibernate mode = Suspend to disk
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Download one of the apps to go straight to Safe Sleep, like the widget DeepSleep or the script SuspendNow!.
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If you're going to try this hint, please do so with a current backup, and at your own risk.
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Note that I tried this with my MacBook Pro and Windows XP in Boot Camp, and it did not work.
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I have rEFIt installed on my Intel MBP and can confirm that you can boot to other oses when waking from hibernation.
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Apple specifically warns against this, as OS X has no way of knowing what has changed while it is in hibernation
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If someone is having problems with a corrupted/bad image that refuses to boot (==Mac doesn't awake from deep sleep) just enter open firmware (turn on your mac and immediately press command+alt+o+f) and write:
setenv boot-imageAnd then:mac-boot
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09 Mar 07
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