USB: Missing Operating System - MAC

Posted by Viraj Rao on Ask Ubuntu See other posts from Ask Ubuntu or by Viraj Rao
Published on 2012-03-23T04:20:49Z Indexed on 2012/03/23 5:39 UTC
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Have installed Ubuntu 11.10 on USB using Live CD. Followed the steps as provided in below link

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MactelSupportTeam/AppleIntelInstallation

After installation is complete in Refit menu, when i click on Linux icon I receive "Missing Operating System" message. I followed the steps provided in the below link from this forum, but am still receiving the same message.

Unable to boot: Missing Operating system

Any assistance is highly appreciated.

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