Create a bootable Linux USB for Mac on Windows?

[NothinToIt]

I have a $3,000 MacbokPro, depreciated from 2017, which has a broken screen and, as of now, a corrupted hard drive. Apple thought itd be a great idea to take the resource thsg is importable to hack, an external display, and prevent it from loading. Meanwhile, you can connect anything with Bluetooth Tok it from startup.

Anyhow, I’m blind to what’s on the screen in internet recovery. I have a surface pro 4 and was told that I cannot create a MacOS bootable from Windows. The DMG is only, officially, available from App Store.

I decided instead of reloading MacOS, assuming that’s even possible, can I create a bootable Linux USB for install For MacOS on a Windows machine? Whether Rufus, Netinbootin, or whatever, are there any special settings I have to use, e.g., file system, format (GPT or MBR), etc.

The first USB I made Rested did not work. The computer recognized the drive but declined to do anything with it. Is this possible?

 

[Joeronzk]

Not quite familiar with Linux staff. But for sure, it won't be easy as doing it with the native macOS. I suggest downloading macOS dmg file and create a bootable mac USB for clean install. As far as I know, UUByte dmg editor can do this. However, it is a premium software.

 

[NothinToIt]

That appears to be another one of those programs, like transmac, that does not have an obvious publisher and the first 4,000 listings on Google are third-party download sites that are suspected of loading downloadable content with junkware.

What’s the actual publisher name and web address? I don’t want to download from “softpedia,” “cnet,” “macupdate,” etc.

As an aside, I don’t see why software developers like those of transmac and this program don’t join together and get an injunction against these third-party sites and Google. There’s no reason a Google search for software of any kind, let alone premium software, should result in a thousand download sites, not one of them the publisher.

 

[NothinToIt]

Not quite familiar with Linux staff. But for sure, it won't be easy as doing it with the native macOS. I suggest downloading macOS dmg file and create a bootable mac USB for clean install. As far as I know, UUByte dmg editor can do this. However, it is a premium software.

Also, it appears to do the same thing as transmac. It appears to be a driver/tool that allows you to manipulate DMG files in Windows, e.g., to burn them to a USB flash drive and create a new bootable startup. That’s what transmac does. That’s easy.

The issue is that I cannot download a DMG of macOS from a trusted source, as you have to access Apple App Store on MacOS to download MacOS.

I either need someone to download the DMG for me and upload it to Dropbox or something like that for me, or I need to install Linux.

 

[NothinToIt]

Not quite familiar with Linux staff. But for sure, it won't be easy as doing it with the native macOS. I suggest downloading macOS dmg file and create a bootable mac USB for clean install. As far as I know, UUByte dmg editor can do this. However, it is a premium software.

Actually, I didn’t realize UUtype was the name of the publisher. For the record, transmac, which is produced by acutesystems.com, is the same thing but has a 15-day trial period.

And, right after I responded, I seem to have found a Catalina DMG from a reliable source. Transmac loaded her right up into a bootable USB. Fingers crossed.

 

[Snowlover]

You can use Etcher on windows or mac to make a bootable linux usb. It is very easy to use(no special settings) and recommended by several linux distros, and it is free.
You can use it on windows to make a linux usb that will work on your mac.
All you need is a USB drive formatted fat 32 and the Linux iso.

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