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How to build a bootable USB Installer
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You have to restore BaseSystem.dmg to the flash drive, not InstallESD.dmg. After that you delete the alias on the flash drive.
Oh, I see thanks! I'm a bit of a dummy today so your help is much appreciated!
No problem! But hey actually I hear Lion DiskMaker has been updated now. This guide is pretty much deprecated now.
Haha either way works equally well, just I would think Lion DiskMaker would be easier.
Myself I've stopped using flash drives to make installers. Instead I have been customizing the Recovery partition to be an offline installer. I did build myself an Applescript app to make it a 2-click function though.
First of all i'd like to thank you for this great guide, but is it possible to say if it will be the same procedure for creating a bootable usb drive when mac os x mavericks is officially released or could i be that they will make it as "simple" as with mountain lion?
An answer is much appreciated
An answer is much appreciated
First of all i'd like to thank you for this great guide, but is it possible to say if it will be the same procedure for creating a bootable usb drive when mac os x mavericks is officially released or could i be that they will make it as "simple" as with mountain lion?
An answer is much appreciated
It is different, but can be done. There is a user here that explains how to do it. There is also a new version of LionDiskmaker for Mavericks in the works.
Thanks for the quick answer but I'm afraid you didn't get me right. I'm aware of the starting post of this thread. What i'm trying to ask is... this procedure is working for all developer previews of Mavericks that have been released. But what about the MacAppStore Version? Is there a possibility that they will change the method of creating a bootable usb drive of mavericks in the "released" version?
Apologies. Yes, I did misunderstand your question.
I suppose nobody knows for certain at this point, but it does seem late in the game to be changing things up like that.
no it isn't.
there are only full installers for dp1 and 4.
procedure for making a bootable usb for dp4 is different
apple made an executable file called createinstallmedia for dp4 which is not in dp1.
here are instructions for dp4:
https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/17716412/