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OS X Mavericks Released for All Mac Developers as Golden Master Seed

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mmcxiiad said:
here is the thing, use this in terminal to show hidden files:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE killall Finder

and hide hidden files:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE killall Finder
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These are 2 commands each actually.
So you have to type it as this:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE && killall Finder
and
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE && killall Finder
 
After formatting an 8GB USB as Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and naming it Untitled, try this in terminal:

sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Untitled --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app --nointeraction
 
WardC said:
Just finished installation of the Mavericks GM and I am running it now...

Just a note: The installation hung for me at the end for about 10 minutes (first part of install), and I was installing it on an internal SSD so that should not be a problem. It said "Less than one minute remaining" for about 10 minutes, and the bar was complete. Apparently this did not affect the install, I just had to wait longer than a minute (about 10 minutes) until it was finished. So far, no problems, and not many changes to note.
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OS X has done that for years.
 
Couldn't you restore a Mountain Lion install to the USB stick and throw a Mac OS X Mavericks Installation App on the USB stick with the Mountain Lion as your boot system?

Apparently the problems you are having is with making a bootable Mavericks Installer, when all you need is to run (execute) the Install App from the USB stick in a Mac OS X environment, thus initializing the install process and rebooting the machine into the installer. You can do this from a USB stick with Mountain Lion....and run the Mavericks Installer from the stick.

However, once you run it and install Mavericks, the install app will be erased from the stick.
 
tywebb13 said:
After formatting an 8GB USB as Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and naming it Untitled, try this in terminal:

sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Untitled --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app --nointeraction
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VERY COOL!

I am almost done with the manual creation, but i'll have to remember this for next time.
 
rtn5000 said:
Not seeing this show up in the App Store (though the iPhoto update came in fine)....I've quit/reopened the application and restarted but nothing yet.
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It has to be downloaded from the Dev Center. You can't update to a GM version through the App Store.
 
Maverick means calf, and golden means golden... This is a ludicrous thing we are doing!
 
bedifferent said:
Make a copy of the installer from your Applications folder after it downloads but before you install (it disappears afterwards).

Open the installer package contents by right-clicking and selecting "Show Package Contents"

Drill into Contents -> SharedSupport -> InstallESD.dmg

Unless it has been modified, the InstallESD.dmg file is the crux of the OS install.

In "Disk Utility", mount the dmg and a USB drive.

Using the "Restore" option, make sure the InstallESD mount is in "Source" and the USB drive is the Destination.

Restore, it will wipe and create a bootable USB drive.

Reboot your Mac holding the "alt/option" key - I use a wired keyboard as bluetooth connectivity during boot can be dodgy

Select the USB install volume

Open "Disk Utility" if you want to erase your HDD first (make sure everything is backed up)

Exit "Disk Utility", install, done.

Hope that helps. :)

Update: It has been changed a bit. When you mount the InstallESD dmg, inside the "Packages" folder will be numerous install packages. I believe the "OSInstall.pkg" file is the important installer but I am able to use the above instructions without drilling into the Packages folder to restore/create a bootable USB. What's the verdict?
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Will this preserve and/or update the restore partition of the drive on install, or will it wipe the restore partition altogether, leaving no opportunity to use a restore partition in the future?
 
Though you need to download this separate and cannot be retrieved from App Store, can you run it over a DP install?
 
djtech42 said:
It has to be downloaded from the Dev Center. You can't update to a GM version through the App Store.
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thadoggfather said:
Though you need to download this separate and cannot be retrieved from App Store, can you run it over a DP install?
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Yes. This is the GM ( release version ). Do you think Apple expects every Mac owner upgrading to 10.9 to do a fresh/clean install ? That would be a nightmare.

You can upgrade from the DP. The last DP.

5.9GB install..

I'd suggest copying it to an external drive before upgrading from 13A584
 
tywebb13 said:
after formatting an 8gb usb as mac os extended (journaled) and naming it untitled, try this in terminal:

Sudo /applications/install\ os\ x\ mavericks.app/contents/resources/createinstallmedia --volume /volumes/untitled --applicationpath /applications/install\ os\ x\ mavericks.app --nointeraction
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ty :)

All my custom icons, sidebar color icons and tweaks are gone. The one downside of a GM release. Back to work. Le sigh.
 
Will a clean USB install mean losing the recovery partition, as it did on the betas? If it does, I hope people are aware of it going in; even if they don't care about having the recovery option, you can't use Find My Mac without it.
 
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