Trying a Mountain Lion USB install disc but no createinstallmedia file in the install app

[Melbourne Park]

Hi.

I'm trying to make a USB Mountain Lion Install disc - Correction - install USB stick - for a early 2011 MacBook Pro. It operates but its drive was corrupted. I will replace the drive when I get an operating OS on it.

I downloaded the Mountain Lion install from Apple, on a 5,1 running Mojave, dragged it into Mojave's Applications folder, and then double clicked the virtual disc which then appeared to creat an install program.

I put in a USB stick (Lexar brand), formatted it, called the disc Lex_M_L, and then went to terminal.

The command I gave Terminal was:
sudo /Applications/Install\OS\X\Mountain\Lion.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Lex_M_L --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mountain\ Lion.app --nointeraction

It requested my password which I entered

Then it said could not find createinstallmedia

And I could not either. This used to be the utility that did the work of re-formatting the USB and installing the installer OS for a USB.

I need help!!! Please!!!

 

[Bigwaff]

I need help!!! Please!!

An Easy Guide to Creating a Bootable Installation Disk of OS X Mountain Lion

OS X Mountain Lion may not be distributed on bootable media, but that doesn't mean you can't create your own bootable DVD or USB flash drive version.

www.lifewire.com

 

[Melbourne Park]

An Easy Guide to Creating a Bootable Installation Disk of OS X Mountain Lion

OS X Mountain Lion may not be distributed on bootable media, but that doesn't mean you can't create your own bootable DVD or USB flash drive version.

www.lifewire.com

Thanks, but did not work.

That write up's formatting of the USB was difficult for me to understand, and after many tries with the attempts not working, I gave up.

I ended up using Diskmaker X app. Its designed for this job, it formats the USB correctly. Then it copies the InstallESD.dmg file to the USB. The trick with Diskmaker X is to know where to find the InstallESD.dmg utility file ...

I also looked my purchases and downloads from Apple. I paid $Au 21.99 in 2012 for Mountain Lion. Just as well I guess ...

 

[MBAir2010]

The OSX Daily website has helped me making any OSX
here is the Mountain Lion link

the apple one is very good as well.

since I only use Mountain Lion and installed 3 versions on 3 macs in July
i can be of further assistance.