#Create an os x boot disk mac os x#
#Create an os x boot disk install#

4GB partition - Tiger Server image/install (10.4.3).4GB partition - Tiger DVD image/install (10.4.3).Here's how I've got my 100GB drive Toolbox drive set up ('Serving Suggestion'): If anyone out there knows of a way to lock a volume down permanently, please let me know. Ideally, you'd want the volume you're using for this to be read-only I've tried using the 'Locked for Editing' feature in Disk Utilities' partitioning section, but it doesn't seem to do anything.I've got a feeling that changing the name would break something. to something more useful (like Tiger Install) - I've never done it, and haven't had a single problem. Resist the urge to rename the volume from MacOS Install.I suggest using a small partition on your drive - I use 4GB - for each installer disc you decide to image.Select it, and the machine should boot right into the installer.

#Create an os x boot disk install#

You should see (eventually some machines seem to take forever to poll for valid boot disks) a button with your volume (which should be named MacOS Install DVD or the like) appear. Test it out by plugging your drive into a machine and booting into the Startup Manager (hold down the Option key after you hear the startup chime). Check the Erase Destination checkbox, and, if you're in a hurry, check the Skip Checksum checkbox, and then hit the Restore button. Drag the partition (from the left) onto the Destination field, and then drag (or use the Image button) your newly made disk image file onto the Source field.

Once open, click on the partition that you want to use in the column on the left. There are a couple of ways to do this, the easiest of which is to use Apple's Disk Utility (found in your Utilities folder).

Now, you're ready to apply your disk image to a hard drive. This process takes a few minutes (usually about 10-15, in my experience), depending on the speed of your drive/machine. Pick out a name and destination for your image file, and then hit Save. Click the padlock button in the lower-left-hand corner to authenticate, and then hit the Create Master Image button. From the Select Master Disk pop-up menu, choose your OS installer. I generally leave all of the default settings in place, but if you're in a rush, you can swtich from a compressed image to a read-only (non-compressed) one. Once it's mounted, fire up NetRestore Helper. Read on for a step-by-step walkthrough and some additional notes and thoughts.ДЇirst, pop your OS install disc into your machine.

Then I applied that disk image to a partition on one of my hard drives, and voila! I had a clone of the install disc on my hard drive, which boots in seconds, and takes mere minutes to perform a system install (depending, obviously, on the speed of the machine you're working on, and which options you're installing).

#Create an os x boot disk mac os x#

I used Mike Bombich's NetRestore Helper application (part of the NetRestore package) to create an Apple Software Restore (ASR) disk image of the Mac OS X install DVD. I wanted to be able to install the OS from one of my hard drives, like in the old days of OS 9, instead of having to boot the the machine from a CD or DVD. I carry around a couple of 2.5' FireWire hard drives loaded with installers, diagnostics, and other goodies. Being a Mac specialist, I find myself having to do OS installs on a pretty regular basis. A recent post reminded me of a trick I've been using for the past year or so with great success, so I figured I'd share.