![]() ![]() I tried burning the bootable USB to a DVD to install it and that brought no joy. The machine run well, the USB ports are fine, the SSD works well. It restored the SSD with OS 10.6.8 Snow Leopard and the machine runs fine with the SSD. So I reformatted the SSD again and did a restore with the SSD as the destination and the external (original HD) as the source. How to create a Ubuntu bootable USB using MacOS What you need beforehand Prerequisites At least 4 GB USB device pen drive > 4 GB size Ubuntu Desktop OS Official Ubuntu Download Page Etcher app Official Etcher Download Page Mac or laptop running MacOS sudo access permission. I went to disc utility and tried a restore with the SSD as the destination and the USB drive as the source while running from the external HD. ![]() The external HD popped up in the boot menu and I selected it and the machine started right up. So I put the original HD in an enclosure, plugged it into the same USB port and again powered it up while holding the option key. No USB in the boot menu or boot menu at all. I pulled the SSD out and reinstalled the original HD and the machine started normally. The USB drive will not show up in the boot menu. Installed a new (formatted Mac OS Ext Journaled) Samsung Evo SSD, inserted the same USB flash drive, powered it up while holding the option key as I did with the MacBook 4,1. I wanted to do the same on my MacBook Pro 2,2 (also early 2008). All went as it should have and she is enjoying it. I used it to install on my daughter’s MacBook 4,1 (2008) with a new Sumsung Evo SSD installed. I made a bootable USB flash drive for Ubuntu 20.04. I did a search and did not see the same issue. ![]()
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