Ventura bootable usb

[tywebb13]

You can make a Ventura bootable USB installer by first formatting a 16GB or 32GB usb as Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and naming it Untitled.

After downloading the Ventura Beta 1 installer (which so far is nameless, even though we now know it has the name Ventura) you can run this in Terminal to make the bootable USB:

sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ 13\ beta.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Untitled

The command for future betas will probably change to

sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Ventura\ beta.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Untitled

and then with public release (or even release candidates) to

sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Ventura.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Untitled

 

[binarysmurf]

I did all of this and all it did was boot me into a recovery partition. I decided that discretion was the better part of valour and hung up my geek boots for the evening.

 

[brsilb]

Where do I get the full version in order to create the USB? When I downloaded the update it was only a 5GB download.

 

[gilby101]

Where do I get the full version in order to create the USB?

From Apple. The link is here https://mrmacintosh.com/blog/

 

[ssn637]

MacBook Pro M1 Max : I created a bootable USB Flash drive installer for macOS 13 Ventura but was unable to successfully perform a clean installation and after three attempts I gave up. At about 34 minutes remaining the dreaded pop-up message "An error occurred preparing this update" appeared, and I couldn't get any further. Since I don't have a second Mac I was unable to perform a restore using Apple Configurator, so I reverted back to macOS Monterey from recovery mode and then upgraded to macOS 13 instead.

 

[Maclver]

MacBook Pro M1 Max : I created a bootable USB Flash drive installer for macOS 13 Ventura but was unable to successfully perform a clean installation and after three attempts I gave up. At about 34 minutes remaining the dreaded pop-up message "An error occurred preparing this update" appeared, and I couldn't get any further. Since I don't have a second Mac I was unable to perform a restore using Apple Configurator, so I reverted back to macOS Monterey from recovery mode and then upgraded to macOS 13 instead.

I had the same problem. But ended up with the dreaded “!” And had to restore with a second Mac.

 

[brsilb]

Had the same problem on my MacBook Pro M1. Since I have a second Mac so downloaded the IPSW installer and other than getting the MacBoom in DFU mode (always struggle with the multiple key combinations) it did the recovery. Just beware the last part of the recovery took longer than expected so be patient.

 

[trifero]

I did all of this and all it did was boot me into a recovery partition. I decided that discretion was the better part of valour and hung up my geek boots for the evening.

Same here. Tried several times. Boot to recovery partition. Macbook Pro 16" Intel.

 

[ssn637]

Had the same problem on my MacBook Pro M1. Since I have a second Mac so downloaded the IPSW installer and other than getting the MacBoom in DFU mode (always struggle with the multiple key combinations) it did the recovery. Just beware the last part of the recovery took longer than expected so be patient.

You were fortunate. I borrowed my son's MacBook Pro and tried a restore with Apple Configurator 2 and gave up after a dozen attempts. The only way I was able to install macOS 13 was via an upgrade over Monterey.

 

[trifero]

I have managed to install from the same USB in my Macbook 12". It seems that is because of the T2 that i had problems in the Macbook Pro 16", though is deactivated.

 

[ssn637]

I was able to perform a system restore of macOS 13 Ventura via Apple Configurator after upgrading the host machine to the same macOS version.

 

[antmit]

I installed Ventura on the top of Monterey, and beta 1 was absolutely fine. However, the second I booted into beta 2, I noticed a 0.5sec delay in switching between apps, and just some other bits and pieces that proved too distracting and disruptive to continue with. So, I’ve wiped my laptop and am installing Monterey. I plan to update it immediately to the beta 2 again to see if it’s a one-off of something, but it does appear that this is the only sensible way to do it, and that a clean install of any Ventura beta isn’t really possible?

 

[trifero]

I installed Ventura on the top of Monterey, and beta 1 was absolutely fine. However, the second I booted into beta 2, I noticed a 0.5sec delay in switching between apps, and just some other bits and pieces that proved too distracting and disruptive to continue with. So, I’ve wiped my laptop and am installing Monterey. I plan to update it immediately to the beta 2 again to see if it’s a one-off of something, but it does appear that this is the only sensible way to do it, and that a clean install of any Ventura beta isn’t really possible?

Ventura Beta 2 in my Macbook Pro 16" Intel I9 has a horrible scroll in Safari. Inusable, almost.