[mac4theblind] Re: created a bootable installer of Mountain Lion with SuperDuper
- From: Edward Lewis Redfern <edwardredfern@xxxxxxx>
- To: "mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx the blind" <mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2013 20:32:15 +0000
funnily enough, I just had a chat with a contact of mine who’s an editor for a
certain mac magazine. we discussed this and I explained some differences in
methods and how a blind user is relying on certain other processes due to
software issues with DiskMaker X, we were talking about the disk utility method
of making mavericks boot and he gave me a tip on using a hidden disk image
method called BaseInstaller.dmg which is hidden in installesd.dmg. this
requires a little fiddling around but I have to admit, I ran a test platform
with terminal and, though this is slower, it’s more or less an all-in-one
method.
anyway, glad you’re writing a podcast on it. fair enough.
lew
On 3 Nov 2013, at 08:19 pm, Sarah Alawami <marrie12@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> Actually, I managed to create a mountain lion boot disk and then partition
>> it and add the Mavericks boot disk to it. It works very well. See my blog
>> post which I think I posted to this list yesterday. As I am on Mavericks, I
>> kind of had no choice in the matter., But it works.
>
> Tc.
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>> On Nov 3, 2013, at 10:43, Edward Lewis Redfern <edwardredfern@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> with me, I have upgraded the network including my server throughout to OS
>> 10.9. Reason for that was, after testing as a beta tester, I liked the feel
>> of the newer OS and Server 3 offered a few new functions, though it has some
>> differences. The new installer gives a bit more stability and options when
>> setting up. OK it takes a little getting used to but it’s worth it. Be aware
>> that if you’re an epson printer / scanner user, not sure if it’s the same
>> with HP yet but with epson still using outdated installers, etc, Epson
>> printers / all-in-ones don’t work with Mavericks yet.
>>
>> If you’re going to do an upgrade, I’d advise a clean install of mavericks
>> and not an upgrade. you’ll run into stability issues otherwise and this has
>> been tested and noted. hence me spending time advising users on best
>> practices.
>>
>> as you’re still running mountain lion, if you’re able to use diskmaker x 3,
>> try creating a bootable disk for mavericks.
>>
>> If you have a pen drive ready about 16gb or larger available, here’s a good
>> tip.
>>
>> 1: open disk utility and select your pen drive. Tab to Partition. if your
>> pen drive is 16gb or more then this matters. tab to a pull down menu that
>> says “Current. this is the partition scheme. Change this to 2 partitions.
>> this creates 2 equal sized partitions. Now tab to Apply and enter on it. it
>> will ask you to verify you want to do so. do so. After the pen drive has
>> been created, you’ll have 2 8gb volumes. Now. select partition 2: untitled 2
>> and rename it Mountain Lion. keep partition 1 Untitled as it is.
>> 2: run Terminal found in Utilities.
>> 3: paste in the following:
>>
>> sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\
>> Mavericks.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume
>> /Volumes/Untitled --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\
>> Mavericks.app --nointeraction
>>
>>
>>
>> You’ll be asked for your admin password to continue. do so and hit enter.
>> process continues, give it half an hour.
>>
>> when it’s completed, you’ll have the message. Done.
>>
>> quit terminal.
>>
>> select “Untitled” if it’s shown on your desktop and rename it “Install OS X
>> 10.9 Mavericks.
>>
>> now you have 2 drives ready.
>>
>> you’re now going to need your mountain lion installer file.
>>
>> in the applications folder, you should have install OS X Mountain Lion, if
>> not, go to the app store, go to your purchases tab and download Mountain
>> lion. this is version 10.8.5 so is latest edition.
>>
>> once downloaded, do a Show package contents by selecting Install Mountain
>> Lion and doing a VO Shift M. and then open the Contents folder, go to
>> SharedSupport and select installESD.dmg. Open it as it needs to be mounted.
>> now open Disk utility. Select the Partition Mountain lion in the Selected
>> disks window. and tab to the Restore pane.
>>
>> Select the installESD.dmg file and VO Shift M. Set as source. enter on this.
>>
>> navigate to your Mountain lion partition and VO Shift M, this time, set as
>> destination. again, enter on this.
>>
>> WARNING: there is a slight hitch in disk utility where a volume can actually
>> go to both source and destination. check this by tabing to the source field.
>> if source says “Mountain Lion, you need to reselect installESD.dmg and set
>> as source. now check destination field and this should read Mountain Lion..
>>
>> Tab to the restore button and continue. this now builds Mountain lion
>> installer.
>>
>> simple as that. OK it’s long winded but you can also use SuperDuper instead
>> of disk utility to do an installESD.dmg restore to mountain lion. I use both
>> depending on mood and speed or if over a network.
>>
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