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Show HN: OSX-ISO – Create a bootable ISO of macOS from the installation app file

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Post by busterc » Mon, Nov 06, 2017, 7:25 PM UTC

Show HN: OSX-ISO – Create a bootable ISO of macOS from the installation app file
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Re: Show HN: OSX-ISO – Create a bootable ISO of macOS from the installation app file

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Post by maxscam » Mon, Nov 06, 2017, 8:02 PM UTC

Does this support non osx hardware like a windows machine?

Re: Show HN: OSX-ISO – Create a bootable ISO of macOS from the installation app file

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Post by busterc » Mon, Nov 06, 2017, 8:18 PM UTC

maxscam wrote: post #2

Does this support non osx hardware like a windows machine?

I do not know and I don't have a windows machine to test with. I personally use the ISO's on my mac with VMWare Fusion. If you discover it does or doesn't please share.

Re: Show HN: OSX-ISO – Create a bootable ISO of macOS from the installation app file

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Post by bo0mb » Mon, Nov 06, 2017, 9:13 PM UTC

Couldn't you just use createinstallmedia that comes bundled with those Installers instead of using a 3rd party tool?

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372

Re: Show HN: OSX-ISO – Create a bootable ISO of macOS from the installation app file

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Post by hrrsn » Mon, Nov 06, 2017, 9:21 PM UTC

maxscam wrote: post #2

Does this support non osx hardware like a windows machine?

You'd need to use something like Clover with either a macOS USB created using the ./createinstallmedia command in the installers, or using the ISO this tool creates.

You can install Clover on a USB plus your install media, boot off it and get to the installer. This should get you most of the way there.

https://clover-wiki.zetam.org/Home

Re: Show HN: OSX-ISO – Create a bootable ISO of macOS from the installation app file

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Post by cjensen » Mon, Nov 06, 2017, 9:23 PM UTC

Disk Maker X [1] is a GUI which has been around a long time and does this. That said, it's closed source which could make a person justifiably twitchy when manipulating the installer.

[1] http://diskmakerx.com

Re: Show HN: OSX-ISO – Create a bootable ISO of macOS from the installation app file

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Post by wl » Mon, Nov 06, 2017, 9:24 PM UTC

Code point U+F8FF is in the private use area. It only displays the Apple logo on Apple devices. Please do not use it on the web.

Re: Show HN: OSX-ISO – Create a bootable ISO of macOS from the installation app file

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Post by callesgg » Mon, Nov 06, 2017, 9:24 PM UTC

bo0mb wrote: post #4

Couldn't you just use createinstallmedia that comes bundled with those Installers instead of using a 3rd party tool? https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372

it exactly what it does

    sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume "$build_mount"

But it does 2 or 3 more things.

Re: Show HN: OSX-ISO – Create a bootable ISO of macOS from the installation app file

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Post by chungy » Mon, Nov 06, 2017, 9:31 PM UTC

wl wrote: post #7

Code point U+F8FF is in the private use area. It only displays the Apple logo on Apple devices. Please do not use it on the web.

I get the Klingon symbol.

Re: Show HN: OSX-ISO – Create a bootable ISO of macOS from the installation app file

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Post by busterc » Mon, Nov 06, 2017, 10:04 PM UTC

wl wrote: post #7

Code point U+F8FF is in the private use area. It only displays the Apple logo on Apple devices. Please do not use it on the web.

Point taken. FWIW, I used the "post to HN" bookmarklet to add the link and didn't think twice about removing it.