![]() ![]() iso file I originally tried to copy with dd. Next I tried with the Rufus tool, which got the job done using the same. I negotiated for some computing time on teh wife's pc laptop, and for some reason the microsoft Media Creation Tool (the first option in your link) failed with "Something Happened 0x80070002 – 0x20016" error code (internets said you could try logging in as admin etc. Doesn't dd work in such a way that it directly writes the input (the dvd image) to the device, and the file system of the image will be copied over what ever the usb stick has?Īnyway, I now have a bootable usb media. If someone knows the details of this, I'd be happy to learn more.Īlso I don't believe that formatting matters at all. I'm not sure, but I think that all computers are not capable of booting an USB stick that has a file system of an optical media. Which is what I did and it produced the file system I pasted up there. ![]() ![]() So I always have a kind of patcher-recovery on board and installation is much faster (FW800 to build the installer SSD to SSD for installation of macOS) compared to USB-Stick/USB2.Building a CustoMac Hackintosh: Buyer's Guide It should be the same for all the patchers.įor the unsupported Macs I don't even use a USB-stick to create the patched Installer, but build a 16GB partition at the very end of the designated hard drive that becomes the place to hold the patched macOS-installer. īut I use the Patcher itself to create the Installer-Bootstick even for supported Macs, since the Dosdude-BootSticks first installs macOS the ordinary way and apply patches only afterwards after a reboot from BootStick and applying the PostInstall-routine. □)įor Mojave-Installation I always take the same approach with the Dosdude-Patcher like You've described in #12. (Actually this morning I didn't really have had a plan how to build an installer too. Thanks to this inspiring thread I also started thinking about solving the problem and I've built a Lion-Installer and an ElCapitan-Installer for my older Macs today. A detailed instruction for the patching procedure is provided on the specific dosdude1-sites.Ĭlick to expand.I also wonder what went wrong with Dosdude1's Mac OS X USB Drive Creator.zip If You use the patched Mojave or Catalina-Installer, You'll have to run the PostInstall-Routine to patch the system and make it run. PostInstall-procedure to patch the macOS is only necessary for unsupported Macs) If You use the patched HighSierra-Installer, You don't need to patch the system, since Your iMac still supports HighSierra (the USB-installs just the out-of-the-box HighSierra. Īny of the patchers provide download of the named macOS and are also able to build the USB-stick without the help of any other software. You may also install HighSierra (or officially unsupported Mojave or Catalina) through the Dosdude-patcher, as mentioned by in #12. To progress to HighSierra just follow the instructions in #4 and upgrade to HighSierra through the AppStore. Took me 20min to complete … (downloads and creating the BootStick) (Edit: make sure, the USB-Stick is formatted properly = GUID/MacOS Extended (journaled))īoot from that USB-Stick (hold ALT on booting) and run the Lion-Installer. Use „Mac OS X USB Drive Creator.App“ to build the USB-Bootstick. … but instead download Mac OS X USB Drive Creator.zip from. the „Mac OS X Lion Installation.App“ within the Applications-Folder) pkg file, then follow the onscreen instructions to install the macOS installer into your Applications folder. dmg file to open it and see the package (.pkg) file within. Use these links to download a macOS disk image (.dmg) file.Then follow the instructions given on that page (it tells You especially, what to do with the. There’s a download-link for any OSX/macOS from Lion to Sierra, if you follow the Link in #4, but You’ll need another Mac to download the Installer.dmg and create the Installer-BootStick. Then quit disk utility and open the OS installer.Ĭlick to expand.All necessary information has yet been provided in this thread! ![]() MAKE SURE you go to the view menu and choose "show all devices" so you can see the internal drive.Įrase to "Mac OS extended, journaling enabled, GUID partition format". I would use disk utility to erase the internal drive AGAIN. If it boots, that's the BIG STEP forward. You should see the startup manager, select the flash drive and boot. Hold down the option key and keep holding it down. Plug the flashdrive into the iMac's USB port. It will take a little while for the utility to create it, so be patient. Just launch either of these, the instructions are self-explanatory.Ĭan you get the bootable USB flash drive made? IF ALL YOU HAVE is 8gb, try that, it may work. You will need a USB flash drive, I recommend 16gb or larger. Both of these are tools which will take a USB flash drive and (using the OS installer) will create a BOOTABLE install drive. ![]()
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