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Creating OS X Leopard Install on a USB Drive or iPod

Started by dancameron · 10 måneder dage siden

Step 1:
Insert the OS X installation DVD and plugin the USB Drive.
Step 2:
Open Disk Utility, under /Applications/Utilities.

Step 3:
Drag the “Mac OS X Install DVD” to the “Source” field

and the formated partition on your ... Continue reading »

15 comments

  • bozo

    1 år dage siden

    hi,

    do i need a specially formatted and freshly erased usb drive ? or ca i use any disk without erasing it ?

    thks
    reply
  • Dan Cameron

    1 år dage siden

    you will need to repartition the entire partition.
    reply
  • Steve

    1 år dage siden

    Yep, this rocks--I keep a partition on my portable drive with a clone of the Mac OS X Server install DVD. The installation flies (as well it should since you're not tied to the speed limitations of DVD-ROM), and that's an advantage when you've got a crashed server and VP's standing over your shoulder asking when it's going to be back up.

    And Windows cannot read any Mac filesystems natively, although I think there are 3rd-party apps you can install to do it.
    reply
  • cab

    1 år dage siden

    I tried this method and I installed it on my macbook and it worked perfectly. Then i tried on my macbook pro and everytime somewhere during installation it freezes, the bar stops moving and I cant click on any of the menu bars. Anyone ever experienced something like this?
    reply
  • Dennis

    1 år dage siden

    Good idea for keeping the files somewhere safe... im about to install but im not sure if it will see my usb drive :(.... well ill soon find out
    reply
  • Kristoffer Nolgren

    1 år dage siden

    I can't get it to work, it says I have to use the orginial installation method...
    reply
  • Richard J

    1 år dage siden

    An easy way to do screen captures (without having the background)

    Command + Shift + 4, then press the space bar, click on the window you want. You should have Picture #.png on your desktop. I love OS X :)
    reply
  • Peter

    2 måneder dage siden

    Oh. But that's MUCH easier on a PC. :-p
    reply
  • Daniel

    1 år dage siden

    Any chance I can do this from windows since my Mac is out of commission?
    reply
  • Marc

    1 år dage siden

    I followed this to the T, but when I boot from the Leopard partition, the only available disks to install on are other partitions on the same drive. How can I install from the usb drive to my MacBook's internal drive?
    reply
  • alex

    8 måneder dage siden

    i'm having the same problem.
    were you able to fix this?
    I hypothesize that it has to to with USB vs. FireWire.
    reply
  • neomac

    10 måneder dage siden

    If I partition it into two and restore the image to the first partition, it fails.
    reply
  • usb drives

    7 måneder dage siden

    Your USB drive is now bootable.
    Insert your newly formatted drive into any USB-bootable mainboard, reboot, and select the USB drive as the first boot device. You will be brought to a Windows 98 MS-DOS prompt. From here you can update your BIOS, make system disk fixes, etc.
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  • dell mini9 guy

    5 måneder dage siden

    I keep getting a read/write error during the "restore" process... Any suggestions?
    reply
  • roll

    1 måned dage siden

    is that bootable? if it is not,could you tell me how can i do that?
    reply

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