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How to create El Capitan OS X Bootable DVD?
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I used this to install El Capitan on a VM. I haven't tried to burn a DVD and install it on a physical machine.
It doesn't seem to work for me. i always get "Not enough free space on OS X Base System". Any ideas?
Thanks
Somewhat off the subject, but a related question that probably needs a couple more commands in Terminal:
Could someone provide instructions on how to create a recovery partition in El Capitan to include the complete installer? This would make clean installations (and SIP enabling or disabling) much easier than using a USB Flash Drive. I've tried using the Recovery Editor and other methods that worked with Yosemite but haven't been able to complete the process.
Could someone provide instructions on how to create a recovery partition in El Capitan to include the complete installer? This would make clean installations (and SIP enabling or disabling) much easier than using a USB Flash Drive. I've tried using the Recovery Editor and other methods that worked with Yosemite but haven't been able to complete the process.
Yeah. It's off topic. So I reckon you should start your own thread on this. But to get you started, here is an old thread to make recovery partitions containing the full installer. Not sure if it will work with El Capitan though.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/edit-the-recovery-partition-without-breaking-it.1598564/
OK, I should probably start a new thread.
Thanks for your help, but I had already tried to create a Recovery Partition in El Capitan using the instructions provided in the link you forwarded and couldn't get it to work.
Terminal returned the following error message:
Error (async): The new recovery partition would be too large (-69668)
Thanks for your help, but I had already tried to create a Recovery Partition in El Capitan using the instructions provided in the link you forwarded and couldn't get it to work.
Terminal returned the following error message:
Error (async): The new recovery partition would be too large (-69668)
I wrote small script for this task. Can produce bootable .iso by three ways.
Save this script in any local file ("create_osx_install_iso.sh" for example) or download and unpack attached file.
Mark file as executable by "chmod +x 'create_osx_install_iso.sh'" and run.
Save this script in any local file ("create_osx_install_iso.sh" for example) or download and unpack attached file.
Mark file as executable by "chmod +x 'create_osx_install_iso.sh'" and run.
Code:
#!/bin/bash
# Script for building bootable .iso images from downloaded OS X upgrade
# Copyright (C) 2015 Karlson2k (Evgeny Grin)
#
# You can run, copy, modify, publish and do whatever you want with this
# script as long as this message and copyright string above are preserved.
# You are also explicitly allowed to reuse this script under any LGPL or
# GPL license or under any BSD-style license.
#
#
# Latest version:
# https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Karlson2k/k2k-OSX-Tools/master/Create_osx_install_iso/create_osx_install_iso.sh
#
# Version 1.0.0
readonly script_org_name='create_osx_install_iso.sh' || exit 127
unset work_dir script_name tmp_dir OSX_inst_name OSX_inst_inst_dmg_mnt \
OSX_inst_img_rw_mnt OSX_inst_img_rw_dev || exit 127
work_dir="$PWD"
save_IFS="$IFS" || exit 127
export LANG='en_US.UTF-8' # prevent localizaion of output, not really required
[[ `ps -o comm -p $$ | tail -n1 2>/dev/null` =~ bash$ ]] || {
echo "Script is designed to be run only with bash"
exit 127
}
[[ "$(uname -s)" == Darwin ]] || {
echo "Script can be run only on Mac OS X"
exit 127
}
cleanup() {
trap - SIGHUP SIGTERM SIGQUIT SIGINT SIGSTOP SIGTSTP EXIT
if [[ -n $tmp_dir ]] && [[ -e "$tmp_dir" ]]; then
if [[ -e "$OSX_inst_img_rw_dev" ]]; then
echo "Unmounting writable image..."
hdiutil detach "$OSX_inst_img_rw_dev" -force
fi
if [[ -e "$OSX_inst_img_rw_mnt" ]]; then
echo "Unmounting writable image..."
hdiutil detach "$OSX_inst_img_rw_mnt" -force
fi
if [[ -e "$OSX_inst_inst_dmg_mnt" ]]; then
echo "Unmounting temporary mounted source image..."
hdiutil detach "$OSX_inst_inst_dmg_mnt" -force
fi
echo "Removing temporary files..."
rm -fdR "$tmp_dir"
fi
}
trap '{ exit_code="$?"; cleanup; exit $exit_code; }' EXIT
echo_term_ansi_m() {
local n_param=''
if [[ "$1" == "-n" ]]; then
n_param="$1"
shift
elif [[ -z "$1" ]]; then shift
fi
local m_code="$1"
shift
if [[ -t 1 ]]; then
echo $n_param $'\e['"${m_code}m$@"$'\e[0m'
else
echo $n_param "$@"
fi
}
echo_neutral() {
echo "$@"
}
echo_enh() {
echo_term_ansi_m '1;97' "$@"
}
echo_enh_n() {
echo_term_ansi_m -n '1;97' "$@"
}
echo_positive() {
echo_term_ansi_m '1;92' "$@"
}
echo_positive_n() {
echo_term_ansi_m -n '1;92' "$@"
}
echo_warning() {
echo_term_ansi_m '1;93' "$@"
}
echo_warning_n() {
echo_term_ansi_m -n '1;93' "$@"
}
echo_error() {
echo_term_ansi_m '1;91' "$@" 1>&2
}
echo_error_n() {
echo_term_ansi_m -n '1;91' "$@" 1>&2
}
exit_with_error() {
trap - SIGHUP SIGTERM SIGQUIT SIGINT SIGSTOP SIGTSTP EXIT
if [[ -n $1 ]]; then
echo_error "Error: $1"
else
echo_error "Error."
fi
cleanup
[[ $2 > 0 ]] && exit $2
exit 1
}
trap '{ exit_with_error "unexpected interrupt at line $LINENO"; exit 255; }' SIGHUP SIGTERM SIGQUIT SIGINT SIGSTOP SIGTSTP
# trap 'echo "Line number: $LINENO"; read -p "\"Enter\" to continue" ' DEBUG
stage_start() {
echo_enh_n "$@... "
}
stage_start_nl() {
stage_start "$@"
echo ''
}
stage_end_ok() {
if [[ -z "$@" ]]; then
echo_positive "OK"
else
echo_positive "$@"
fi
}
stage_end_warn() {
if [[ -z "$@" ]]; then
echo_warning "OK, but with warnings"
else
echo_warning "$@"
fi
}
is_answer_valid() {
local answ="$1"
shift
while [[ -n $1 ]]; do
[[ "$answ" == "$1" ]] && return 0
shift
done
return 1
}
script_name="$(basename "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" 2>/dev/null)"
[[ -n "$script_name" ]] || script_name="${0##*/}" # fallback
[[ -n "$script_name" ]] || script_name="${script_org_name}" # second fallback
script_version="$(sed -n -e '\|^# Version| {s|^# Version \(.*$\)|\1|p; q;}' "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" 2>/dev/null)" || unset script_version
[[ -n "$script_version" ]] || script_version="Unknown"
print_help() {
echo "\
Script for creating .iso images from downloaded OS X Install application.
Usage:"
echo_enh_n " $script_name"; echo " [options]
Valid options are:
-a, --app[lication] <OS X Install app>
Path and name of OS X install application.
Path can be omitted if application located at default path.
-i, --iso <path with name for .iso>
Path with optional name for output .iso
-m, --method <D>
Use method number D to create installation image:
Method 1 create image that most close to Apple's image,
but potentially less compatible with some BIOSes/EFI.
Method 2 create more BIOS/EFI-friendly images, but
require more disk space for conversion.
Method 3 can produce bootable images without super
user rights.
-n, --nosudo
Do not use sudo command
-v, --verify
Do not skip verifications (slow down image creation)
-h, --help Print this message and exit
-V, --version
Print version information and exit"
}
print_version() {
echo "${script_org_name} version $script_version"
}
exit_with_cmd_err() {
echo_error "$@"
print_help 1>&2
exit 32
}
unset cmd_par_app cmd_par_iso test_name ver_opt cr_method || exit_with_error "Can't unset variable"
allow_sudo='yes' && ver_opt='--noverify' || exit_with_error "Can't set variable"
while [[ -n "$1" ]]; do
case "$1" in
-a | --app | --application ) cmd_par_app="$2"
[[ -n "$cmd_par_app" ]] && [[ "$cmd_par_app" != "--iso" ]] || exit_with_cmd_err "No Application name given for $1"
shift 2 ;;
-i | --iso ) cmd_par_iso="$2"
[[ -n "$cmd_par_iso" ]] && [[ "$cmd_par_iso" != "--app" ]] || exit_with_cmd_err "No .iso name given for $1"
shift 2 ;;
-m | --method ) [[ -z "$2" ]] && exit_with_cmd_err "Method not specified for $1"
cr_method="method${2}"
shift 2 ;;
-m* ) cr_method="method${1#-m}"; shift ;;
--method* ) cr_method="method${1#--method}"; shift ;;
-n | --nosudo ) allow_sudo='no'; shift ;;
-v | --verify ) unset ver_opt; shift ;;
-h | --h | --help ) print_help; exit 0 ;;
-V | --version ) print_version; exit 0 ;;
*) exit_with_cmd_err "Unknown option \"$1\""
esac
done
[[ "${cr_method-notset}" == "notset" ]] || [[ "$cr_method" =~ ^"method"[1-3]$ ]] || exit_with_cmd_err "Unknown creation method specified: ${cr_method#method}"
check_intall_app() {
[[ -n "$1" ]] || return 3
[[ -d "$1" ]] || return 2
[[ -e "$1/Contents/SharedSupport/InstallESD.dmg" ]] || return 1
return 0
}
if [[ -z "$cmd_par_app" ]]; then
stage_start "Looking for downloaded OS upgrades"
unset test_name || exit_with_error
IFS=$'\n'
dirlist=(`ls -1d "/Applications/Install OS X "*".app/" | sed -n -e 's|^\(/Applications/Install OS X .*\.app\)/$|\1|p' `) || exit_with_error "Can't find downloaded OS X upgrade"
IFS="$save_IFS"
[[ ${#dirlist[@]} -eq 0 ]] && exit_with_error "Can't find downloaded OS X upgrade"
stage_end_ok "found"
if [[ ${#dirlist[@]} -gt 1 ]]; then
echo "Several OS upgrades were found."
echo "Which one OS upgrade do you want to use?"
valid_answers=()
unset test_name || exit_with_error
for ((i=0;i<${#dirlist[@]};i++)); do
test_name="${dirlist[$i]#/Applications/Install }"
echo "$((i+1))) ${test_name%.app}"
valid_answers[$i]="$((i+1))"
done
read -n 1 -p "[1-$i, q for quit]: " answer
echo ''
until is_answer_valid $answer ${valid_answers[@]} 'q'; do
echo "'$answer' is incorrect response"
read -n 1 -p "Select ""$(seq -s ', ' -t '\b\b' 1 $i)"" or q for quit: " answer
echo ''
done
[[ "$answer" == "q" ]] && { echo_warning "Aborted."; exit 2; }
OSX_inst_app="${dirlist[$((answer-1))]}"
else
OSX_inst_app="${dirlist[0]}"
fi
echo_enh "Using \"$OSX_inst_app\"."
else
stage_start "Checking for specified OS upgrade"
unset OSX_inst_app || exit_with_error
if check_intall_app "${cmd_par_app%/}"; then
# direct location with path
if [[ "${cmd_par_app:0:1}" == "/" ]]; then
OSX_inst_app="${cmd_par_app%/}" # absolute path
else
OSX_inst_app="$(pwd)/${cmd_par_app%/}" # relative path
test_name="$(cd "$OSX_inst_app/" 2>/dev/null && pwd)" || unset test_name || exit_with_error
[[ -n "$test_name" ]] && OSX_inst_app="$test_name" # use absolute path if possible
fi
elif [[ "${cmd_par_app%%/*}" == "${cmd_par_app%/}" ]]; then
# check /Applications
test_name="${cmd_par_app%/}"
test_name="${test_name%.app}.app"
if check_intall_app "/Applications/${test_name}"; then
OSX_inst_app="/Applications/${test_name}"
elif check_intall_app "/Applications/Install ${test_name}"; then
OSX_inst_app="/Applications/Install ${test_name}"
elif check_intall_app "/Applications/Install OS X ${test_name}"; then
OSX_inst_app="/Applications/Install OS X ${test_name}"
fi
fi
[[ -n "$OSX_inst_app" ]] || exit_with_error "\"$cmd_par_app\" is not valid OS X Install application"
stage_end_ok "found"
echo_enh "Using \"$OSX_inst_app\"."
fi
stage_start "Detecting OS X name for installation"
unset test_name OSX_inst_prt_name || exit_with_error
test_name=$(sed -n -e '\|<key>CFBundleDisplayName</key>| { N; s|^.*<string>\(.\{1,\}\)</string>.*$|\1|p; q; }' \
"$OSX_inst_app/Contents/Info.plist" 2>/dev/null) || unset test_name
if [[ -n "$test_name" ]]; then
OSX_inst_name="${test_name#Install }"
OSX_inst_prt_name="Install $OSX_inst_name"
stage_end_ok "$OSX_inst_name"
else
OSX_inst_name=$(echo "$OSX_inst_app"|sed -n -e's|^.*Install \(OS X .\{1,\}\)\.app.*$|\1|p' 2>/dev/null) || unset OSX_inst_name || exit_with_error
[[ -z "$OSX_inst_name" ]] && OSX_inst_name="OS X"
OSX_inst_prt_name="Install $OSX_inst_name"
stage_end_warn "guessed \"$OSX_inst_name\""
fi
stage_start "Creating temporary directory"
tmp_dir="$(mktemp -d -t osx_iso_tmpdir)" || exit_with_error "Can't create tmp directory"
# mkdir "tmp-tmp"
# tmp_dir=$(cd tmp-tmp && pwd) || exit_with_error "Can't create tmp directory"
stage_end_ok "succeed"
stage_start_nl "Mounting InstallESD.dmg"
OSX_inst_inst_dmg="$OSX_inst_app"'/Contents/SharedSupport/InstallESD.dmg'
OSX_inst_inst_dmg_mnt="$tmp_dir/InstallESD_dmg_mnt"
hdiutil attach "$OSX_inst_inst_dmg" -kernel -readonly -nobrowse ${ver_opt+-noverify} -mountpoint "$OSX_inst_inst_dmg_mnt" || exit_with_error "Can't mount installation image"
OSX_inst_base_dmg="$OSX_inst_inst_dmg_mnt/BaseSystem.dmg" || exit_with_error
stage_end_ok "Mounting succeed"
stage_start "Calculating required image size"
unset OSX_inst_inst_dmg_used_size OSX_inst_base_dmg_real_size OSX_inst_base_dmg_size || exit_with_error "Can't unset variables"
OSX_inst_inst_dmg_used_size=$(hdiutil imageinfo "$OSX_inst_inst_dmg" -plist | \
sed -En -e '\|<key>Total Non-Empty Bytes</key>| { N; s|^.*<integer>(.+)</integer>.*$|\1|p; q; }') || unset OSX_inst_inst_dmg_used_size
OSX_inst_base_dmg_real_size=$(hdiutil imageinfo "$OSX_inst_base_dmg" -plist | \
sed -En -e '\|<key>Total Bytes</key>| { N; s|^.*<integer>(.+)</integer>.*$|\1|p; q; }') || unset OSX_inst_base_dmg_real_size
OSX_inst_base_dmg_size=$(stat -f %z "$OSX_inst_base_dmg") || unset OSX_inst_base_dmg_size
((OSX_inst_base_dmg_size=(OSX_inst_base_dmg_size/512)*512)) # round to sector bound
if !((OSX_inst_inst_dmg_used_size)) || !((OSX_inst_base_dmg_real_size)) || !((OSX_inst_base_dmg_size)); then
((OSX_inst_img_rw_size=10*1024*1024*1024))
stage_end_warn "Can't calculate, will use $OSX_inst_img_rw_size ($((OSX_inst_img_rw_size/(1024*1024))) MiB)"
else
((OSX_inst_img_rw_size=OSX_inst_base_dmg_real_size+(OSX_inst_inst_dmg_used_size-OSX_inst_base_dmg_size) ))
((OSX_inst_img_rw_size+=OSX_inst_img_rw_size/10)) # add 10% for overhead, no need to be precise
((OSX_inst_img_rw_size=(OSX_inst_img_rw_size/512 + 1)*512)) # round to sector bound
stage_end_ok "$OSX_inst_img_rw_size ($((OSX_inst_img_rw_size/(1024*1024))) MiB)"
fi
stage_start "Checking for available disk space"
unset tmp_dir_free_space || exit_with_error
tmp_dir_free_space="$(df -bi "$tmp_dir" | \
sed -nE -e 's|^.+[[:space:]]+[0-9]+[[:space:]]+[0-9]+[[:space:]]+([0-9]+)[[:space:]]+[0-9]{1,3}%[[:space:]]+[0-9]+[[:space:]]+[0-9]+[[:space:]]+[0-9]{1,3}%[[:space:]]+/.*$|\1|p' )" || unset tmp_dir_free_space
if [[ "${tmp_dir_free_space-notset}" == "notset" ]] || ( [[ -n "$tmp_dir_free_space" ]] && !((tmp_dir_free_space)) ); then
tmp_dir_free_space='0'
stage_end_warn "Can't determinate"
else
((tmp_dir_free_space*=512))
if ((tmp_dir_free_space < OSX_inst_img_rw_size)); then
stage_end_warn "$tmp_dir_free_space ($((tmp_dir_free_space/(1024*1024))) MiB), image creation may fail"
else
stage_end_ok "$tmp_dir_free_space ($((tmp_dir_free_space/(1024*1024))) MiB)"
fi
fi
stage_start "Checking for super user rights"
unset have_su_rights use_sudo sudo_prf || exit_with_error "Can't unset variables"
if [[ `id -u` != '0' ]]; then
have_su_rights='no'
else
have_su_rights='yes'
fi
if [[ "$have_su_rights" == "yes" ]] || [[ "$allow_sudo" != "yes" ]]; then
use_sudo='no'
sudo_prf=''
else
use_sudo='yes'
sudo_prf='sudo'
fi
if [[ "$have_su_rights" == "yes" ]]; then
stage_end_ok 'Owned'
else
stage_end_warn "Not owned"
fi
stage_start "Choosing creation method"
if [[ -n "$cr_method" ]]; then
stage_end_ok "Method ${cr_method#method}, specified on command line"
if [[ "$cr_method" != "method3" ]] && [[ "$have_su_rights" != "yes" ]] && [[ "$allow_sudo" != "yes" ]]; then
echo_warning "Resulting image probably will be unbootable as method ${cr_method#method} require super user rights and sudo was disabled by command line"
fi
elif [[ "$have_su_rights" != 'yes' ]]; then
cr_method="method3"
stage_end_ok "Method 3 as safest without super user right"
elif ((tmp_dir_free_space < OSX_inst_img_rw_size*3)); then
cr_method="method1"
stage_end_ok "Method 1 due to limited disk space"
else
cr_method="method2"
stage_end_ok "Method 2"
fi
unset img_bootable || exit_with_error
if [[ "$cr_method" == "method1" ]] || [[ "$cr_method" == "method2" ]]; then
if [[ "$cr_method" == "method1" ]]; then
stage_start_nl "Converting BaseSystem.dmg to writable image"
OSX_inst_img_rw="$tmp_dir/OS_X_Install.sparsebundle"
hdiutil convert "$OSX_inst_base_dmg" -format UDSB -o "$OSX_inst_img_rw" -pmap || exit_with_error "Can't convert to writable image"
stage_end_ok "Converting succeed"
elif [[ "$cr_method" == "method2" ]]; then
stage_start_nl "Creating installation image from BaseSystem.dmg"
OSX_inst_img_dmg_tmp="$tmp_dir/OS_X_Install.dmg" || exit_with_error
hdiutil create "${OSX_inst_img_dmg_tmp}" -srcdevice "$OSX_inst_base_dmg" -layout ISOCD || exit_with_error "Can't create writable image"
stage_end_ok "Creating succeed"
stage_start_nl "Converting installation image to writeable format"
OSX_inst_img_rw="$tmp_dir/OS_X_Install.sparsebundle"
hdiutil convert "$OSX_inst_img_dmg_tmp" -format UDSB -o "$OSX_inst_img_rw" -pmap || exit_with_error "Can't convert to writable image"
rm -f "$OSX_inst_img_dmg_tmp"
stage_end_ok "Converting succeed"
fi
stage_start "Resizing writable image"
hdiutil resize -size "$OSX_inst_img_rw_size" "$OSX_inst_img_rw" -nofinalgap || exit_with_error "Can't resize writable image"
stage_end_ok "Resizing succeed"
stage_start_nl "Mounting writable image"
OSX_inst_img_rw_mnt="$tmp_dir/OS_X_Install_img_rw_mnt"
hdiutil attach "$OSX_inst_img_rw" -readwrite -nobrowse -mountpoint "$OSX_inst_img_rw_mnt" ${ver_opt+-noverify} || exit_with_error "Can't mount writable image"
stage_end_ok "Mounting succeed"
elif [[ "$cr_method" == "method3" ]]; then
stage_start_nl "Creating blank writable image"
OSX_inst_img_rw="$tmp_dir/OS_X_Install.sparsebundle"
OSX_inst_img_rw_tmp_name="$OSX_inst_prt_name" || exit_with_error
hdiutil create -size "$OSX_inst_img_rw_size" "$OSX_inst_img_rw" -type SPARSEBUNDLE -fs HFS+ -layout ISOCD -volname "$OSX_inst_img_rw_tmp_name" || exit_with_error "Can't create writable image"
stage_end_ok "Creating succeed"
stage_start_nl "Mounting writable image"
OSX_inst_img_rw_mnt="$tmp_dir/OS_X_Install_img_rw_mnt"
hdiutil attach "$OSX_inst_img_rw" -readwrite -nobrowse -mountpoint "$OSX_inst_img_rw_mnt" ${ver_opt+-noverify} || exit_with_error "Can't mount writable image"
stage_end_ok "Mounting succeed"
stage_start "Detecting mounted image device node"
OSX_inst_img_rw_dev=`diskutil info -plist "$OSX_inst_img_rw_mnt" | sed -n -e '\|<key>DeviceIdentifier</key>| { N; s|^.*<string>\(.\{1,\}\)</string>.*$|/dev/\1|p; q; }'` && \
[[ -n "$OSX_inst_img_rw_dev" ]] || exit_with_error "Can't find device node"
stage_end_ok "$OSX_inst_img_rw_dev"
stage_start_nl "Restoring BaseSystem.dmg to writable image"
asr restore --source "$OSX_inst_base_dmg" --target "$OSX_inst_img_rw_dev" --erase --noprompt $ver_opt --buffers 1 --buffersize 64m || exit_with_error "Can't restore BaseSystem.dmg to writable image"
unset OSX_inst_img_rw_mnt || exit_with_error # OSX_inst_img_rw_mnt is no valid anymore as image was remounted to different mountpoint
img_bootable='yes'
stage_end_ok "Restoring succeed"
stage_start "Detecting re-mounted image volume name"
unset OSX_inst_img_rw_volname || exit_with_error
OSX_inst_img_rw_volname=`diskutil info -plist "$OSX_inst_img_rw_dev" | sed -n -e '\|<key>VolumeName</key>| { N; s|^.*<string>\(.\{1,\}\)</string>.*$|\1|p; q; }'` || unset OSX_inst_img_rw_folname
if [[ -z "$OSX_inst_img_rw_volname" ]]; then
stage_end_warn "can't detect"
else
osascript -e "Tell application \"Finder\" to close the window \"$OSX_inst_img_rw_volname\"" &>/dev/null
stage_end_ok "$OSX_inst_img_rw_volname"
fi
stage_start_nl "Remounting writable image to predefined mointpoint"
hdiutil detach "$OSX_inst_img_rw_dev" -force || exit_with_error "Can't unmount image"
unset OSX_inst_img_rw_dev
OSX_inst_img_rw_mnt="$tmp_dir/OS_X_Install_img_rw_mnt"
hdiutil attach "$OSX_inst_img_rw" -readwrite -nobrowse -mountpoint "$OSX_inst_img_rw_mnt" ${ver_opt+-noverify} || exit_with_error "Can't mount writable image"
stage_end_ok "Remounting succeed"
else
exit_with_error "Unknown creation method"
fi
stage_start "Detecting OS X version on image"
unset OSX_inst_ver || exit_with_error "Can't unset variable"
OSX_inst_img_rw_ver_file="$OSX_inst_img_rw_mnt/System/Library/CoreServices/SystemVersion.plist" || exit_with_error "Can't set variable"
OSX_inst_ver=`sed -n -e '\|<key>ProductUserVisibleVersion</key>| { N; s|^.*<string>\(.\{1,\}\)</string>.*$|\1|p; q; }' "$OSX_inst_img_rw_ver_file"` || unset OSX_inst_ver
if [[ -z "$OSX_inst_ver" ]]; then
stage_end_warn "not detected"
else
stage_end_ok "$OSX_inst_ver"
fi
[[ "$OSX_inst_ver" != "10.11" ]] && echo_warning "This script is tested only with images of OS X version 10.11"
stage_start_nl "Renaming partition on writeable image"
if ! diskutil rename "$OSX_inst_img_rw_mnt" "$OSX_inst_prt_name"; then
stage_end_warn "Partition was not renamed"
else
unset OSX_inst_img_rw_volname
stage_end_ok "Renamed to \"$OSX_inst_prt_name\""
fi
stage_start "Copying BaseSystem.dmg to writeable image"
#rsync -aIWEh --cache --progress "$OSX_inst_base_dmg" "$OSX_inst_img_rw_mnt/" || exit_with_error "Copying BaseSystem.dmg failed"
cp -p "$OSX_inst_base_dmg" "$OSX_inst_img_rw_mnt/" || exit_with_error "Copying BaseSystem.dmg failed"
cp -p "${OSX_inst_base_dmg%.dmg}.chunklist" "$OSX_inst_img_rw_mnt/" || exit_with_error "Copying BaseSystem.chunklist failed"
stage_end_ok
stage_start "Replacing Packages symlink with real files"
rm -f "$OSX_inst_img_rw_mnt/System/Installation/Packages" || exit_with_error "Deleting Packages symlink failed"
cp -pPR "$OSX_inst_inst_dmg_mnt/Packages" "$OSX_inst_img_rw_mnt/System/Installation/" || exit_with_error "Copying Packages failed"
stage_end_ok
stage_start "Configuring image as bootable"
OSX_inst_img_rw_CoreSrv="$OSX_inst_img_rw_mnt/System/Library/CoreServices" || exit_with_error
if bless --folder "$OSX_inst_img_rw_CoreSrv" \
--file "$OSX_inst_img_rw_CoreSrv/boot.efi" --openfolder "$OSX_inst_img_rw_mnt" --label "Install $OSX_inst_name"; then
stage_end_ok
else
stage_end_warn "Failed, image may not be bootable"
fi
stage_start_nl "Unmounting InstallESD.dmg"
hdiutil detach "$OSX_inst_inst_dmg_mnt" -force || exit_with_error "Can't unmount InstallESD.dmg"
unset OSX_inst_img_rw_dev
stage_end_ok "Unmointing succeed"
stage_start_nl "Unmounting writable images"
hdiutil detach "$OSX_inst_img_rw_mnt" -force || exit_with_error "Can't unmount writable image"
unset OSX_inst_img_rw_dev
stage_end_ok "Unmointing succeed"
insert_version_into_name() {
[[ -n "$1" ]] && [[ -n "$2" ]] || return 1
local name="$1"
local version="$2"
local result
local ins_aft
if [[ "$name" =~ (^|[[:space:]])"OS X"($|[[:space:]]) ]]; then
ins_aft="OS X"
elif [[ "$name" =~ (^|[[:space:]])"MacOS X"($|[[:space:]]) ]]; then
ins_aft="MacOS X"
fi
if [[ -n "$ins_aft" ]]; then
result=$(echo -n "$name" | sed -n -e 's|^\(.*[[:<:]]'"$ins_aft"'[[:>:]]\).*$|\1|p') || return 2
[[ -z "$result" ]] && return 2
result+=" $version" # allow any regex/special symbols in $version
result+=$(echo -n "$name" | sed -n -e 's|^.*[[:<:]]'"$ins_aft"'[[:>:]]\(.*\)$|\1|p') || return 2
else
result="$name (OS X $version)"
fi
[[ -z "$result" ]] && return 1
echo "$result"
return 0
}
stage_start "Checking for output directory and image name"
unset iso_name out_dir test_name || exit_with_error
if [[ -z "$cmd_par_iso" ]]; then
iso_name="$(insert_version_into_name "$OSX_inst_name" "$OSX_inst_ver")" || exit_with_error "Script internal error"
iso_name="Install_${iso_name// /_}.iso"
if [[ -z "$work_dir" ]] || [[ ! -w "$work_dir/" ]]; then
[[ -n "$HOME" ]] && out_dir="$HOME/Desktop" # use Desktop as fallback
if [[ -z "$out_dir" ]] || [[ ! -w "$out_dir/" ]]; then
# use script location directory as fallback
script_path="$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" 2>/dev/null)"
[[ -n "$script_path" ]] || script_path="${0%/*}"
[[ -n "$script_path" ]] && out_dir="$(cd "$script_path"2 2>/dev/null && pwd)"
fi
[[ -n "$out_dir" ]] && [[ -w "$out_dir/" ]] || out_dir="${0%/*}"
[[ -n "$out_dir" ]] && [[ -w "$out_dir/" ]] || exit_with_error "Can't find writable output directory"
stage_end_warn "Directory \"$work_dir\" seems to be unwritable, \"$out_dir/$iso_name\" will be used for output"
else
out_dir="$work_dir"
stage_end_ok "$work_dir/$iso_name"
fi
else
test_name="${cmd_par_iso}"
[[ "${test_name:0:1}" == "/" ]] || test_name="$work_dir/$test_name"
if [[ -d "$test_name" ]] || [[ "${test_name%/}" != "${test_name}" ]]; then
# cmd_par_iso is output directory without filename
out_dir="${cmd_par_iso%/}"
else
iso_name="${cmd_par_iso##*/}"
if [[ "$iso_name" == "$cmd_par_iso" ]]; then
out_dir="$work_dir"
else
out_dir="${cmd_par_iso%/*}"
fi
fi
if [[ -z "$iso_name" ]]; then
iso_name="$(insert_version_into_name "$OSX_inst_name" "$OSX_inst_ver")" || exit_with_error "Script internal error"
iso_name="Install_${OSX_inst_name// /_}.iso"
fi
iso_name="${iso_name%.iso}.iso"
[[ "${out_dir:0:1}" == "/" ]] || [[ -z "$out_dir" ]] || out_dir="$work_dir/${out_dir}" # relative path
[[ -d "$out_dir/" ]] || mkdir "$out_dir/" || exit_with_error "Can't create specified output directory."
unset test_name || exit_with_error
test_name="$(cd "$out_dir/" 2>/dev/null && pwd)"
[[ -n "$test_name" ]] && out_dir="$test_name" # replace with absolute path if possible
stage_end_ok "specified on command line: \"$out_dir/$iso_name\""
fi
stage_start_nl "Converting editable image to .iso"
unset iso_created || exit_with_error
OSX_inst_result_image_ro="$out_dir/$iso_name" || exit_with_error
OSX_inst_result_flag="$tmp_dir/output_image_is_ready" || exit_with_error
rm -f "$OSX_inst_result_flag" || exit_with_error
[[ -e "$OSX_inst_result_image_ro" ]] && exit_with_error "\"$OSX_inst_result_image_ro\" already exist"
makehybrid_errout="$tmp_dir/hdiutil_makehybrid_erroutput" || exit_with_error
{ { hdiutil makehybrid -o "$OSX_inst_result_image_ro" "$OSX_inst_img_rw" -hfs -udf -default-volume-name "$OSX_inst_prt_name" 2>&1 1>&3 && \
touch "$OSX_inst_result_flag"; } | tee "$makehybrid_errout"; } 3>&1 1>&2 # output stderr to stderr and save it to file at the same time
if ! [[ -e "$OSX_inst_result_flag" ]]; then
if fgrep -Fiqs -e 'Operation not permitted' "$makehybrid_errout" && [[ "$have_su_rights" != "yes" ]]; then
echo_warning "Creation of optimal .iso image failed without super user rights."
if [[ "$allow_sudo" == "yes" ]]; then
rm -f "$OSX_inst_result_image_ro"
echo_warning "Next command will be executed with sudo, you may be asked for password."
$sudo_prf hdiutil makehybrid -o "$OSX_inst_result_image_ro" "$OSX_inst_img_rw" -hfs -udf -default-volume-name "$OSX_inst_prt_name" && touch "$OSX_inst_result_flag"
else
echo_warning "Usage os sudo was disabled by command parameter"
fi
fi
fi
if [[ -e "$OSX_inst_result_flag" ]]; then
img_bootable='yes'
stage_end_ok "Converting succeed"
else
rm -f "$OSX_inst_result_image_ro"
stage_end_warn "Creation of optimal .iso was failed, will try to use workarounds to build usable .iso"
[[ "$img_bootable" != 'yes' ]] && echo_warning "Resulting image may not be bootable"
stage_start "Shrinking image"
if hdiutil resize -sectors min "$OSX_inst_img_rw" -nofinalgap; then
stage_end_ok "succeed"
else
stage_end_warn "failed, image remains larger than required"
fi
stage_start_nl "Converting image to .iso-like format"
OSX_inst_result_tmp_image="${OSX_inst_result_image_ro%.iso}.cdr" || exit_with_error
[[ -e "$OSX_inst_result_tmp_image" ]] && OSX_inst_result_tmp_image="$tmp_dir/tmp_cdr_img.cdr"
hdiutil convert "$OSX_inst_img_rw" -format UDTO -o "$OSX_inst_result_tmp_image" && \
mv -vn "$OSX_inst_result_tmp_image" "$OSX_inst_result_image_ro" && iso_created='yes'
if [[ "$iso_created" != "yes" ]]; then
rm -f "$OSX_inst_result_tmp_image"
rm -f "$OSX_inst_result_image_ro"
exit_with_error "Image converting failed"
fi
stage_end_ok "Converting succeed"
fi
echo_enh "
Resulting .iso location:"
echo "$OSX_inst_result_image_ro
"
[[ "$img_bootable" != 'yes' ]] && echo_warning "Resulting .iso may not be bootable"
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Awesome, thank you so much for sharing the details steps. I followed these steps on my OS X 10.7 VM and the ISO created from "Install OS X El Capitan.app.dmg" worked perfectly on VMware Fusion 8.0.1.
Yes, I tried both that version and colt2's version. In which part of the process is the iso marked as bootable?
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I made an El Cap installer using an 8GB Flash Drive. I just plugged it in and checked how much space it consumed - It took 6.19GB, so I would assume man 8.5GB Dual Layer DVD would not be a problem.
Lou
Okay but when im trying to open the install file in my Mac mavericks in virtualbox it says "This method to install of the operating system is not supported" "start the program Installer OS X El capitan.app, that you downloaded from app store"
What am i going to do here?
Can we have all the methods above updated for macOS Sierra,
I would like to put macOS Sierra on a dvd disk, and for anyone asking why, dvds cant be corrupted unless you mark them, which wont happen if you take care of them, where as with a usb stick, the data can be deleted, and corrupted, or even formatted, usb ports can also brake, some computers only have two, (wheres the mpuse and keyboard going to go)
I would like to put macOS Sierra on a dvd disk, and for anyone asking why, dvds cant be corrupted unless you mark them, which wont happen if you take care of them, where as with a usb stick, the data can be deleted, and corrupted, or even formatted, usb ports can also brake, some computers only have two, (wheres the mpuse and keyboard going to go)
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I already made a bootable sierra dvd installer and posted instructions here: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/bootable-dvd-for-sierra-installer.1999385/
Furthermore I tested it out by using it to actually install sierra.
It works.
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@tywebb13 - Thank you, google does not seem to be picking up your post, I will try that out, if anyone else has a easier way, please list it,
Here are the commands to make it bootable on actual Mac hardware:
hdiutil attach /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app/Contents/SharedSupport/InstallESD.dmg -noverify -nobrowse -mountpoint /Volumes/install_app
hdiutil create -o /tmp/ElCapitan.cdr -size 7200m -layout SPUD -fs HFS+J
hdiutil attach /tmp/ElCapitan.cdr.dmg -noverify -nobrowse -mountpoint /Volumes/install_build
asr restore -source /Volumes/install_app/BaseSystem.dmg -target /Volumes/install_build -noprompt -noverify -erase
rm /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/System/Installation/Packages
cp -rp /Volumes/install_app/Packages /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/System/Installation/
cp -rp /Volumes/install_app/BaseSystem.chunklist /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/BaseSystem.chunklist
cp -rp /Volumes/install_app/BaseSystem.dmg /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/BaseSystem.dmg
hdiutil detach /Volumes/install_app
hdiutil detach /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/
hdiutil convert /tmp/ElCapitan.cdr.dmg -format UDTO -o /tmp/ElCapitan.iso
mv /tmp/ElCapitan.iso.cdr ~/Desktop/ElCapitan.iso
hdiutil attach /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app/Contents/SharedSupport/InstallESD.dmg -noverify -nobrowse -mountpoint /Volumes/install_app
hdiutil create -o /tmp/ElCapitan.cdr -size 7200m -layout SPUD -fs HFS+J
hdiutil attach /tmp/ElCapitan.cdr.dmg -noverify -nobrowse -mountpoint /Volumes/install_build
asr restore -source /Volumes/install_app/BaseSystem.dmg -target /Volumes/install_build -noprompt -noverify -erase
rm /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/System/Installation/Packages
cp -rp /Volumes/install_app/Packages /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/System/Installation/
cp -rp /Volumes/install_app/BaseSystem.chunklist /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/BaseSystem.chunklist
cp -rp /Volumes/install_app/BaseSystem.dmg /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/BaseSystem.dmg
hdiutil detach /Volumes/install_app
hdiutil detach /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/
hdiutil convert /tmp/ElCapitan.cdr.dmg -format UDTO -o /tmp/ElCapitan.iso
mv /tmp/ElCapitan.iso.cdr ~/Desktop/ElCapitan.iso
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I'm trying to create a recovery DVD for the new owner of a legacy 13inch MacBook Pro I'm going to give away. I followed this procedure, and created a DVD. The first time I booted it, it worked (although the start-up screen was wierd). Subsequent bootups simply hang at the end. This is different from the bootable DVD I created without taking care to use Apple Partition Map or limit size. That hung too, but with the progress bar not all the way filled.
Is it possible that there's still some missing initialization?