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ProfessorF
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:56 pm
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Nope, you can't do TDM over USB. I think it requires an IP address, which USB doesn't do.
Which is where FW > USB.
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| Sun Oct 23, 2011 9:55 pm |
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JJW009
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:58 pm
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Ah, I was rather surprised. I think it would call for non-standard USB hardware to be included, which didn't seem likely. Anyway, the problem is now behind me and they've not called back. If I go there again I'll be better prepared. _________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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forquare1
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:36 pm
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Location: /dev/tty0
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Bluetooth would have also been an option. Though Bluetooth seems to be a glaring omission to almost all of the non-Mac laptops I come across, meaning that everybody has to get some sort of dongle to use their wireless mouse...
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big_D
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:25 pm
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Location: Bramsche
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Apple brought USB Target mode with Snow Leopard, when they released the Air, because it didn't have Firewire and Thunderbolt was still in the Intel labs...
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ProfessorF
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Dave, I'm pretty sure that's not right - with the Air, Apple introduced wireless netboot which allowed the Air to utilise a Mac or PC as a netboot server and borrow it's optical drive for software installs.
I'm unable to find anything on the 'net about setting up an Air into a USB target disk mode.
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| Mon Oct 24, 2011 10:45 am |
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Fogmeister
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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I'm fairly sure I did it with a friends MacBook using USB. I booted my MBP into Target Mode to use the CD drive as an external drive for their MB. (Both running SL).
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