Kali Linux Live-USB boots Windows instead

[Keudn]

I am trying to make a Kali Linux Live USB following this guide http://docs.kali.org/downloading/kali-linux-live-usb-install. I am trying to run it on my macbook pro that is bootcamped with Windows 7. With my small 8GB USB drive it works fine, but I want to make a persistent USB install and 8GB is pretty small. However when I do the EXACT same thing with my 16GB USB Drive and I try booting off of it the computer boots Windows instead. Anyone know a solution?

[STRMfrmXMN]

7 minutes ago, Keudn said:

I am trying to make a Kali Linux Live USB following this guide http://docs.kali.org/downloading/kali-linux-live-usb-install. I am trying to run it on my macbook pro that is bootcamped with Windows 7. With my small 8GB USB drive it works fine, but I want to make a persistent USB install and 8GB is pretty small. However when I do the EXACT same thing with my 16GB USB Drive and I try booting off of it the computer boots Windows instead. Anyone know a solution?

Delete your bootcamp partition?

EDIT: What am I thinking...

 

 

 

Edited February 2, 2016 by STRMfrmXMN

[Thespragg]

10 hours ago, PCgamer324 said:

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Depending on what you use it for Kali can be pretty useful, basic pen testing and network analysis out of the box with Kali is very handy, especially since its a fairly small distro with no thrills or frills.

[Keudn]

10 hours ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

Delete your bootcamp partition?

EDIT: What am I thinking...

I don't want to triple boot I want to keep my bootcamp partition and boot off a USB drive for Kali....

10 hours ago, PCgamer324 said:

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I didn't ask for your opinion on Kali I asked for help getting it to boot correctly

[STRMfrmXMN]

1 minute ago, Keudn said:

I don't want to triple boot I want to keep my bootcamp partition and boot off a USB drive for Kali....

 

Gotcha

Go into your BIOS and disable your HDD/SSD as a boot option. Should go straight to USB.

[PCgamer324]

1 minute ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

Gotcha

Go into your BIOS and disable your HDD/SSD as a boot option. Should go straight to USB.

you forget apple has no BIOS interface

 

"innovation"

[Keudn]

1 minute ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

Gotcha

Go into your BIOS and disable your HDD/SSD as a boot option. Should go straight to USB.

Again, macbook pro with bootcamped Windows, there is no BIOS on a mac, I am selecting what drive to boot directly by holding option, it still boots Windows even though I select the USB drive

[PCgamer324]

3 minutes ago, Keudn said:

Again, macbook pro with bootcamped Windows, there is no BIOS on a mac, I am selecting what drive to boot directly by holding option, it still boots Windows even though I select the USB drive

MacBooks don't play nice with live boot, I know this from experience

 

you're better off running Kali in Virtualbox if you must (it's free), it's not like its very resource intensive

 

but please save yourself from out-of-date packages and just get any random linux distro and apt-get what you want...

[STRMfrmXMN]

3 minutes ago, PCgamer324 said:

you forget apple has no BIOS interface

 

"innovation"

 

3 minutes ago, Keudn said:

Again, macbook pro with bootcamped Windows, there is no BIOS on a mac, I am selecting what drive to boot directly by holding option, it still boots Windows even though I select the USB drive

I'm smart...

Well, I'm out of options tbh. I won't continue to help if I don't know what I'm talking about

[Keudn]

Just now, PCgamer324 said:

MacBooks don't play nice with live boot, I know this from experience

you're better off running Kali virtual box if you must, it's not like its very resource intensive

I'd rather not mess with trying to get my wifi adapter working through virtual box as I have heard that can have problems, I don't really understand why one drive boots fine and the other refuses to boot and instead boots a whole different partition

[PCgamer324]

1 minute ago, Keudn said:

I'd rather not mess with trying to get my wifi adapter working through virtual box as I have heard that can have problems, I don't really understand why one drive boots fine and the other refuses to boot and instead boots a whole different partition

apple's UEFI has trouble detecting live USB devices, thats all I know

 

running a wireless card in virtualbox is basically plug and play for aircrack-ng (I'm assuming thats what you're using it for) 

[Keudn]

1 minute ago, PCgamer324 said:

apple's UEFI has trouble detecting live USB devices, thats all I know

 

running a wireless card in virtualbox is basically plug and play for aircrack-ng (I'm assuming thats what you're using it for) 

I can give it a shot and see if it plays nicely

[PCgamer324]

3 minutes ago, Keudn said:

I can give it a shot and see if it plays nicely

be aware kali itself does not play nice with virtualization, like at all (effective BSODs, refusing to boot etc...  and the installer is an absolute nightmare)  You'll need another distro if you want things to run smoothly and you'll have to mount and compile the USB driver extensions from the OS to get the adapter working (at least thats how the used to do it).  Once you get it setup it works flawlessly for me (arch + GNOM3)

[linuxfan66]

1 hour ago, Keudn said:

I am trying to make a Kali Linux Live USB following this guide http://docs.kali.org/downloading/kali-linux-live-usb-install. I am trying to run it on my macbook pro that is bootcamped with Windows 7. With my small 8GB USB drive it works fine, but I want to make a persistent USB install and 8GB is pretty small. However when I do the EXACT same thing with my 16GB USB Drive and I try booting off of it the computer boots Windows instead. Anyone know a solution?

One question: did you try the instructions here to temporarily change boot device with the usb device plugged in before you turned the computer on? I didn't see anyone address if you tried that so i thought i would bring it up.

[Keudn]

5 minutes ago, linuxfan66 said:

One question: did you try the instructions here to temporarily change boot device with the usb device plugged in before you turned the computer on? I didn't see anyone address if you tried that so i thought i would bring it up.

The USB drive doesn't show up in the boot device, only when I reboot and hold option

[linuxfan66]

Just now, Keudn said:

The USB drive doesn't show up in the boot device, only when I reboot and hold option

so if you reboot and hold option and select the usb device, it still goes back to windows anyway?

[Keudn]

Just now, linuxfan66 said:

so if you reboot and hold option and select the usb device, it still goes back to windows anyway?

yes. it is listed as windows but AFAIK it is supposed to, something with the mac bootloader thinking it is windows, the smaller 8GB drive does it too but boots fine

[linuxfan66]

8 minutes ago, Keudn said:

yes. it is listed as windows but AFAIK it is supposed to, something with the mac bootloader thinking it is windows, the smaller 8GB drive does it too but boots fine

i found this link. Dont if it works. Could be worth trying. Given the boot loaders bad behaviour

[Keudn]

11 hours ago, linuxfan66 said:

i found this link. Dont if it works. Could be worth trying. Given the boot loaders bad behaviour

I tried it with another identical 8GB and 16GB drive, the 8GB worked fine again but the 16GB didn't so it is something with the 16GB ADATA drives I have, that link worked and it is running off the 16GB correctly now