tinkerbotsict Posted March 10, 2018 Posted March 10, 2018 I want to know how to make a bootable DVD for Sierra. I know USB is better but still want to create a DVD aswell. I’ve tried just burning the file from App Store and I’ve also tried finding the Install EDG file and I’ve tried burning DMG file to which no success it’s not appearing in my drive which restart my machine and press alt. What am I doing wrong or why not appearing. I make a snow leopard with an old Mac and that worked but think it different how you do with the old OS. I would prefer not terminal but just need to make these back up dvd for Mavericks, El Capitan, Sierra and High Sierra.
Arthur Posted March 10, 2018 Posted March 10, 2018 I’ve tried just burning the file from App Store and I’ve also tried finding the Install EDG file and I’ve tried burning DMG file to which no success. That's not going to work. You will need to use Terminal... https://gist.github.com/julianxhokaxhiu/6ed6853f3223d0dd5fdffc4799b3a877
XiJ Posted March 10, 2018 Posted March 10, 2018 As above. Terminal is the way to go. I’ve done that successfully for bother Sierra and high Sierra.
tinkerbotsict Posted March 10, 2018 Author Posted March 10, 2018 i dont have a super drive in my macbook i have an external dvd player to burn how would that factor in this code? What part of this code will i need to change?
Arthur Posted March 10, 2018 Posted March 10, 2018 how would that factor in this code? It wouldn't. What part of this code will i need to change? None of it. An ISO will be created on your desktop which you can then burn to a blank disc in your external DVD writer.
tinkerbotsict Posted March 10, 2018 Author Posted March 10, 2018 I have removed my opital drive and played an extra SSD. I have used my orginal harddrive just for the operating system and 2 ssd has all my user folders eg. desktop, docs etc. So how can i get the code to work so generates. This is the code its generating really need some help if someone can help me i be really really fover grateful hdiutil attach /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Sierra.app/Contents/SharedSupport/InstallESD.dmg -noverify -nobrowse -mountpoint /Volumes/install_app hdiutil create -o /tmp/Sierra.cdr -size 7316m -layout SPUD -fs HFS+J hdiutil attach /tmp/Sierra.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/Sierra.cdr.dmg -format UDTO -o /tmp/Sierra.iso mv /tmp/Sierra.iso.cdr ~/Volumes/Data Drive Mac/Moved User/rebeccataylor/Sierra.iso Last login: Sat Mar 10 20:17:31 on ttys000 Rebeccas-MacBook-Pro:~ rebeccataylor$ hdiutil attach /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Sierra.app/Contents/SharedSupport/InstallESD.dmg -noverify -nobrowse -mountpoint /Volumes/install_app /dev/disk3 GUID_partition_scheme /dev/disk3s1 EFI /dev/disk3s2 Apple_HFS /Volumes/install_app Rebeccas-MacBook-Pro:~ rebeccataylor$ hdiutil create -o /tmp/Sierra.cdr -size 7316m -layout SPUD -fs HFS+J hdiutil: create failed - File exists Rebeccas-MacBook-Pro:~ rebeccataylor$ hdiutil attach /tmp/Sierra.cdr.dmg -noverify -nobrowse -mountpoint /Volumes/install_build hdiutil: attach failed - Resource temporarily unavailable Rebeccas-MacBook-Pro:~ rebeccataylor$ asr restore -source /Volumes/install_app/BaseSystem.dmg -target /Volumes/install_build -noprompt -noverify -erase Validating target... "/Volumes/install_build" is not a volume Could not validate target - No such file or directory Rebeccas-MacBook-Pro:~ rebeccataylor$ rm /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/System/Installation/Packages rm: /Volumes/OS X Base System/System/Installation/Packages: No such file or directory Rebeccas-MacBook-Pro:~ rebeccataylor$ cp -rp /Volumes/install_app/Packages /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/System/Installation/ cp: /Volumes/OS X Base System/System/Installation: No such file or directory cp: /Volumes/install_app/Packages: unable to copy extended attributes to /Volumes/OS X Base System/System/Installation: No such file or directory cp: /Volumes/OS X Base System/System/Installation/BaseSystemResources.pkg: No such file or directory cp: /Volumes/OS X Base System/System/Installation/EmbeddedOSFirmware.pkg: No such file or directory cp: /Volumes/OS X Base System/System/Installation/Essentials.pkg: No such file or directory cp: /Volumes/OS X Base System/System/Installation/FirmwareUpdate.pkg: No such file or directory cp: /Volumes/OS X Base System/System/Installation/OSInstall.mpkg: No such file or directory cp: /Volumes/OS X Base System/System/Installation/OSInstall.pkg: No such file or directory cp: utimes: /Volumes/OS X Base System/System/Installation: No such file or directory cp: chown: /Volumes/OS X Base System/System/Installation: No such file or directory cp: chmod: /Volumes/OS X Base System/System/Installation: No such file or directory cp: chflags: /Volumes/OS X Base System/System/Installation: No such file or directory cp: /Volumes/install_app/Packages: unable to copy ACL to /Volumes/OS X Base System/System/Installation: No such file or directory Rebeccas-MacBook-Pro:~ rebeccataylor$ cp -rp /Volumes/install_app/BaseSystem.chunklist /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/BaseSystem.chunklist cp: /Volumes/OS X Base System/BaseSystem.chunklist: No such file or directory Rebeccas-MacBook-Pro:~ rebeccataylor$ cp -rp /Volumes/install_app/BaseSystem.dmg /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/BaseSystem.dmg cp: /Volumes/OS X Base System/BaseSystem.dmg: No such file or directory Rebeccas-MacBook-Pro:~ rebeccataylor$ hdiutil detach /Volumes/install_app "disk3" unmounted. "disk3" ejected. Rebeccas-MacBook-Pro:~ rebeccataylor$ hdiutil detach /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/ hdiutil: detach failed - No such file or directory Rebeccas-MacBook-Pro:~ rebeccataylor$ hdiutil convert /tmp/Sierra.cdr.dmg -format UDTO -o /tmp/Sierra.iso hdiutil: convert failed - Resource temporarily unavailable Rebeccas-MacBook-Pro:~ rebeccataylor$ mv /tmp/Sierra.iso.cdr ~/Volumes/Data Drive Mac/Moved User/rebeccataylor/Sierra.iso usage: mv [-f | -i | -n] [-v] source target mv [-f | -i | -n] [-v] source ... directory Rebeccas-MacBook-Pro:~ rebeccataylor$ Rebeccas-MacBook-Pro:~ rebeccataylor$ Rebeccas-MacBook-Pro:~ rebeccataylor$
tinkerbotsict Posted March 10, 2018 Author Posted March 10, 2018 Tried it on my other halfs computer still not working this is the code its coming up with on her machine which doesnt have two hdd as is set up from default. Last login: Sat Mar 10 20:43:49 on ttys000 Amys-MacBook-Pro:~ Amy$ hdiutil attach /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Sierra.app/Contents/SharedSupport/InstallESD.dmg -noverify -nobrowse -mountpoint /Volumes/install_app hdiutil: attach failed - Resource busy Amys-MacBook-Pro:~ Amy$ hdiutil create -o /tmp/Sierra.cdr -size 7316m -layout SPUD -fs HFS+J hdiutil: create failed - File exists Amys-MacBook-Pro:~ Amy$ hdiutil attach /tmp/Sierra.cdr.dmg -noverify -nobrowse -mountpoint /Volumes/install_build /dev/disk3 Apple_partition_scheme /dev/disk3s1 Apple_partition_map /dev/disk3s2 Apple_HFS /Volumes/install_build Amys-MacBook-Pro:~ Amy$ asr restore -source /Volumes/install_app/BaseSystem.dmg -target /Volumes/install_build -noprompt -noverify -erase Validating target...done Validating source... Could not recognize "/Volumes/install_app/BaseSystem.dmg" as an image file done Could not get source volume name Amys-MacBook-Pro:~ Amy$ rm /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/System/Installation/Packages rm: /Volumes/OS X Base System/System/Installation/Packages: No such file or directory Amys-MacBook-Pro:~ Amy$ cp -rp /Volumes/install_app/Packages /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/System/Installation/ cp: directory /Volumes/OS X Base System/System/Installation does not exist Amys-MacBook-Pro:~ Amy$ cp -rp /Volumes/install_app/BaseSystem.chunklist /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/BaseSystem.chunklist cp: /Volumes/install_app/BaseSystem.chunklist: No such file or directory Amys-MacBook-Pro:~ Amy$ cp -rp /Volumes/install_app/BaseSystem.dmg /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/BaseSystem.dmg cp: /Volumes/install_app/BaseSystem.dmg: No such file or directory Amys-MacBook-Pro:~ Amy$ hdiutil detach /Volumes/install_app hdiutil: detach failed - No such file or directory Amys-MacBook-Pro:~ Amy$ hdiutil detach /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/ hdiutil: detach failed - No such file or directory Amys-MacBook-Pro:~ Amy$ hdiutil convert /tmp/Sierra.cdr.dmg -format UDTO -o /tmp/Sierra.iso hdiutil: convert failed - Resource temporarily unavailable Amys-MacBook-Pro:~ Amy$ mv /tmp/Sierra.iso.cdr ~/Desktop/Sierra.iso mv: rename /tmp/Sierra.iso.cdr to /Users/Amy/Desktop/Sierra.iso: No such file or directory Amys-MacBook-Pro:~ Amy$
Arthur Posted March 10, 2018 Posted March 10, 2018 If you can wait until Monday I should be able to help a bit more. I don't have access to a Mac until then.
tinkerbotsict Posted March 10, 2018 Author Posted March 10, 2018 Yeah if you can help then. I’ve need to do it for all OS so finding the fault will be a big help.
tinkerbotsict Posted March 10, 2018 Author Posted March 10, 2018 Would using power iso work convert the dmg file to iso and then burn iso to dvd?
Arthur Posted March 12, 2018 Posted March 12, 2018 Yeah if you can help then. I’ve need to do it for all OS so finding the fault will be a big help. I have managed to successfully create an ISO for macOS Sierra and boot it in a VM with the following script (also attached). #!/bin/bash if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ] then echo "Please run as root" exit fi hdiutil create -o /tmp/Sierra.cdr -size 5200m -layout SPUD -fs HFS+J hdiutil attach /tmp/Sierra.cdr.dmg -noverify -mountpoint /Volumes/install_build sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/install_build --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Sierra.app --nointeraction mv /tmp/Sierra.cdr.dmg ~/Desktop/InstallSystem.dmg hdiutil detach /Volumes/Install\ macOS\ Sierra hdiutil convert ~/Desktop/InstallSystem.dmg -format UDTO -o ~/Desktop/macOS\ Sierra.iso mv ~/Desktop/macOS\ Sierra.iso.cdr ~/Desktop/macOS\ Sierra.iso sudo rm ~/Desktop/InstallSystem.dmg You will need to run the script through Terminal as root e.g. sudo ~/Desktop/Create\ macOS\ Sierra\ ISO.sh There isn't any need to change the paths since the ISO will be created on your desktop. Create macOS Sierra ISO.zip
Mrpower Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 Hi You could always try DiskMakerX DiskMaker X to create bootable usb sticks. I've had mixed success with the software, I created a bootable OSX 10.10 USB stick and I did have a bootable OSX 10.11 USB stick until it stopped working, apple updates I think. I haven't tried to create OSX 10.12 or OSX 10.13 bootable USB stick as yet.
Arthur Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 You could always try DiskMakerX DiskMaker X to create bootable usb sticks. Doesn't create ISOs though.
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