[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: Sat, 2 Nov 2013 12:51:30 +0000
Depending on the size of your hard drive which would be useful to know.
In Disk utility, if you’re going to create a 2nd bootable partition, you first
interact with “Selected Disks” pane. A drive layout in this pane is as such
that the identifier of the drive (drive bus) is above the partition(s) created
on the drive.
in this instance, you select the identifier above “Macintosh HD” which is
usually the size of drive or make of drive.
now tab to the “Partition” tab and in this window, there’s a partition layout
pane. for sighted users, this is a graphical representation of the sizes of
partitions created.
To add a partition, tab to the “Add Partition” Button, (identified as a +
button for V.I. users) This now splits the master drive into two. now you need
to interact with the partition window, this is identified in Voiceover as the
name of the current partition created, you’ll also find after adding a
partition a duplicate of Macintosh HD but this time it’s named Macintosh HD 2.
this can be resized and renamed.. Select Macintosh HD 2 and size the partition
to approx 60gb as a test only environment and name it Mavericks. Apply changes
to the partition map by tabbing to “Apply.
if you’ve created a bootable installer, you can reboot your mac with the
installer, run mavericks, but this time, you select the mavericks partition
you’ve just created and it will install to it.
Do please note that when booting, your mac will now default boot to the new
mavericks partition, unless you’ve configured it elsewhere. to change the boot
sequence of drives, you can go to Startup Disk in System preferences and select
Macintosh HD if you’re still using mountain lion, or Mavericks partition if
you’re going to do it this way.
At any time, you can erase the mavericks partition but the only way of
recovering the lost partition back to your Macintosh HD is by holding Command R
on boot, use disk utility to resize the “Macintosh HD partition back to it’s
full size.
lew
On 2 Nov 2013, at 11:27 am, Daniel McGee <venables134@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Lew, how would I create a disc partition with Voiceover? I kinda like the
> idea of making a test of Mavericks and then if it wasn't for me trashing it
> afterwards.
> Just want to learn about all my different options before going ahead.
>
> Thanks
>
> Daniel
> On 1 Nov 2013, at 17:42, Edward Lewis Redfern <edwardredfern@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> OK. when I say format the HDD. select Macintosh HD in disk utility when you
>> boot into the installer. you get a window with 4 options. you only need to
>> concern yourself with 2. Disk Utility, and install OS X Mountain Lion.
>>
>> Run disk utility, go to the Selected Disks Window and select Micontosh HD.
>> tab to the Erase Tab and there is a pull down menu. you need to select OS X
>> extended Journaled. then ensure your drive is named Macintosh HD unless
>> you’ve a name you like for the volume. then tab to the Erase button. it will
>> ask you to confirm to do so. Continue.
>>
>> once completed quit disk utility. Command Q lol
>>
>> now start the install OS X process. you’ll be asked to agree to terms, etc
>> then select the drive to install to. after that, let it do it’s thing and
>> away you go.
>>
>> lew.
>>
>> P.S: I advise clean installs only with regards Mavericks due to
>> compatibility issues.
>>
>> I have tested and confirmed on a number of workstations in test mode a
>> series of errors now reported to apple where certain installer conflicts
>> occur, this is where, in an upgrade instance, your mac can become bogged
>> down, conflict and require not only a disk permissions repair and disk
>> repair but also a lot of reworking. If you’re going to use mavericks, I
>> advise a clean install, or if you’re going to test it, make a partition on
>> your Macintosh HD and set a partition for about 60gb or so. then install
>> mavericks to that as a test point. if you’re not happy, you can dump and
>> recover your space to the HDD.
>>
>> lew
>>
>> On 1 Nov 2013, at 05:31 pm, Daniel McGee <venables134@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Edward, or is it Lew I'm not sure which. lol
>>> Don't worry, I'll definitely make sure I'll have a backup of all my
>>> documents and alike before going ahead.
>>> A couple of things if I may ask. When you say format the HD do you mean the
>>> Macintosh hard drive? Just to be clear and secondly, what formats choices
>>> are there to choose from I'm just cureious and I'm making an educated guess
>>> but I bet my money on that it will be Mac OSX extended gernaled to format
>>> the hard drive too.
>>>
>>> My primary purpose of making the backup of ML is because I want to go to
>>> the Mavericks root by just the update method. Now, I know you advise people
>>> to go through the clean install path but I just want to update and if
>>> anything is wrong with Mavericks or I find it too buggy with Voiceover with
>>> my ML backup would I be able to successfully downgrade back to Mountain
>>> Lion? If so, how would one do this assuming I've made my ML bootable USB
>>> 8GB Sea-Gate flash drive that I brought the other day. From Argos by the
>>> way. lol
>>> I've never done a clean install or re-install of a previous Mac OS before
>>> so it is all new to me.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Daniel
>>>
>>> On 1 Nov 2013, at 17:05, Edward Lewis Redfern <edwardredfern@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi daniel.
>>>>
>>>> first off, ensure you’ve backed up everything. glad that SuperDuper works
>>>> for you. it’s a useful product and part of my toolbox.
>>>>
>>>> open up system preferences and go to Startup Disk. you should see your new
>>>> bootable volume listed. if so, select it and tab to restart. now you can
>>>> continue reformatting your HDD using disk utility within the installer
>>>> then installing your OS. it is important to format the HDD because
>>>> otherwise you will end up with corrupt data.
>>>>
>>>> lew
>>>>
>>>> On 1 Nov 2013, at 04:50 pm, Daniel McGee <venables134@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi all, I am please to report that I think I've managed to create a
>>>>> bootable Mountain Lion with the release I purchased last year with my
>>>>> Apple ID that I made a backup to my external hard drive with.
>>>>> I did this with SuperDuper and WOW!!! It was like so easy to do! Had a
>>>>> bit of trouble understanding what was to come 1st the source or the
>>>>> location. I finally figured it out with a youtube video though. lol
>>>>>
>>>>> Don't know what to do after this though so any guidance forth coming
>>>>> would be fantastic but I'm glad that I've gotten the 1st step completed!
>>>>> :)
>>>>>
>>>>> Hope everyone had a fabulous halloween!
>>>>>
>>>>> Daniel ************
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