Author Topic: Macbook7,1 "No Suitable Media"  (Read 720 times)

Offline Campfool

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Macbook7,1 "No Suitable Media"
« on: November 10, 2011, 08:45:09 AM »
I'm trying to run the LiveCD and have ran into trouble right from the start.  This problem happens both on the Full and the Full Monty editions.

I am trying to run/install on a White Macbook7,1 (mid2010 model).  I've partitioned the drive to dual boot using Boot Camp and am using rEFIt.  I know this works since Kubuntu installs and runs just fine - everything, EVERYTHING, was recognized and worked brilliantly!  I used Kubuntu for a week before deciding I wanted to switch to my favorite distro, PCLOS!!!

This is where I get to:

Please wait: detecting USB devices.
Please wait: detecting USB mass-storage devices.  [ OK ]
[DONE]
Error: No suitable media for the live CD content found.
Workaround: Copy the content of the live CD from your boot device to an IDE/Sata disk.
Dropping you to a limited shell.


Everything from [DONE] on is in red.  Oddly, if it's in graphic mode the progress bar continues on till completion like nothing is wrong but just hangs there at the end.
I assumed it was having issues with my Sata drives so I tried Sata_probe but had no joy.  I have also confirmed these are good burns.

Any help would be appreciated.

Here are the full specs of the Macbook should that help: http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook/stats/macbook-core-2-duo-2.4-white-13-polycarbonate-unibody-mid-2010-specs.html
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Re: Macbook7,1 "No Suitable Media"
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2011, 08:15:55 AM »
Campfool:

The error message is telling you it can't find your cdrom device, hence the suggestion to copy the contents of the CD to a hard drive partition... not one you want to install to.
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Re: Macbook7,1 "No Suitable Media"
« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2011, 01:04:32 PM »
Thanks Old-polack (gosh... that felt strange typing that!).
That's sort-of what I was thinking.  In the next couple days I'll create another partition just for this and see if that works.  I do hope so!  This is the first time in 7 years PCLOS has ever given me any problems installing!  I've had some trouble here and there with some random piece of old hardware, but never installing!

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Re: Macbook7,1 "No Suitable Media"
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2011, 01:48:13 PM »
Thanks Old-polack (gosh... that felt strange typing that!).
That's sort-of what I was thinking.  In the next couple days I'll create another partition just for this and see if that works.  I do hope so!  This is the first time in 7 years PCLOS has ever given me any problems installing!  I've had some trouble here and there with some random piece of old hardware, but never installing!


For some reason, that cracked me up!  ;D

I have to ask, why would typing a simple "Thanks Old-polack" feel strange?
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