Create a bootable floppy for Sol8.0?

I follow the guides of answer book 2 to create a bootdisk for sol8 running on PIII, yet it didn'd succeed. Please help me with appreciated. thanks
dphan

Please go to http://soldc.sun.com/support/drivers/dca_diskettes/ to download Solairs Installation bootable floppy. Then use DD to expand it to your diskette to boot your PC.
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Bootable floppy for live CD

There are requests booting the live CD with floppy. The codes are suppose to be similar when booting to an existing HD partition with floppy not using LILO.
An example making a normal bootable floppy without LILO:
fdformat /dev/fd0h1440 (formats the floppy disk)
dd if=/boot/vmlinuz of=/dev/fd0 (writes the kernel to the floppy disk)
rdev /dev/fd0 /dev/hda3 (root partition as /dev/hda3)
rdev -R /dev/fd0 1 (mount root file system read-only)
LIve CD replaces the HD, boot floppy needs to mount into CD instead. The problem I am facing, live CD's initrd image (a compressed file "miniroot.gz" 2.6Mb with all basic folders and startup files) doesn't fit on a normal floppy and must be uncompressed into ram memory at boot from the CD. How to do it?
Here is the print of Live CD's isolinux.cfg:
prompt 1
timeout 0
display boot.msg
F1 boot.msg
F2 info.msg
F3 vga.msg
default vmlinuz initrd=miniroot.gz init=/init/sbin/init ramdisk_size=100000 load_ramdisk=1 prompt_ramdisk=0 vga=788 root=/dev/ram0

rasat wrote:The codes are suppose to be similar when booting to an existing HD partition with floppy...
I have searched around internet for floppy bootable live CDs, and found Honung Linux (not live CD but planning to do).
It will not be a Live-CD in that that it will boot directly from the cd.
I'm planning to boot from a floppy (as Honung does now), but instead of using
the Rootdisk (Disk2) it will use a CD and it will therefor be possible for
me to get even more into the distribution.
http://honung.n3.net/
Actually the Disk2 is some kind of "live floppy". Why not make an "AL Live Floppy" instead of bootable floppy for Live CD only. Moreover, are there any i686 machines what don't have a bootable CD bios?? I think its only an i586 issue... if am correct.
The idea to have a Live Floppy is for dial-up modem users.
FMI, how many MBs is a modem 56k user be willing to download? Minimum 2x floppy image... 2.8Mb each. To run AL with light weight desktop (blackbox or fluxbox) requires to download one CD image. What would be an accepted size to download (MB???).

Can I create a bootable usb for Lion SERVER?

I've installed Lion OS. Then downloaded Lion SERVER.
Creating a bootable USB for the ordinary OS was simple enough (stop install, show contents,restore partition etc). However, with Lion Server, install package does not appear in applications and there does not seem to be any obvious was way to stop the installation before the install package self destructs. Download from app store shows in Launchpad. Icon then changes to 'installing'. Install process is very quick and it won't stop
Has anyone else had this "problem"? Thanks!

If you have a Mac mini Server with Lion server pre-installed you can do this fairly easily using the method outlined here http://www.hotblack.co.nz/article.lsd?i=lionserver
But I have a stock iMac with Lion pre-installed and got the Lion Server on top. I too have been looking at this "problem". Even after you've installed Lion Server and try the method they suggest you do not get a Lion Server InstallESD.dmg file.
My solution is this:
Using your existing Lion Server, copy "Install Mac OS X Lion" to your applications folder. Then when you use the installer with a BLANK volume as your target you will see an Options button on the bottom left side of the Installer pane. Clicking this allows you to install Server components. Your target can be a 16GB USB stick. Interestingly when this stick reboots you actually get the Server Assistant up which can configure your server.
So essentially you have a Lion Server USB stick - again don't forget to add "Install Mac OS X Lion" to the Applications folder.
You can also snag the Server components for copying onto target volumes by shutting down before the install reboot.

Creating a bootable backup for upgrade to Lion

I've read some articles and watched some videos on how to create a disk of my drive from the disk utility. Is that a good way to create a bootable backup of my Mac Mini? I also want to have all my applications transferred over to Lion, though I know how to do that in the installation of the OS. But I want a fresh install over Snow Leopard and reinstall my apps from that bootable disk, again is that possible? If this can work, how can I know for sure if the backup works?

Spinland wrote:
Then what CSound1 said: use CCC to clone your drive to another disk for safekeeping, then install Lion and enjoy. All of your apps will still be there after the upgrade.
Have you checked to make sure your apps are Lion compatible? This guide can help you find out:
http://fairerplatform.com/2011/07/are-your-apps-lion-compatible-how-to-check/
Hi Spinland
That is not what I said exactly ......
1 Clone the SL (internal) to the external.
2 Boot from the external and install Lion on it.
3 Run Lion from the clone until you know it works (and you can identify any incompatible apps).
4 Clone the Lion external back to the internal.
5 You're done.

Can I create a bootable DVD for my Macbook running 10.5.8?

I'm trying to install a larger hdd in my 2007 MacBook 13" 2.16 Core Duo. I used SuperDuper to create a disk image on an external USB drive but when I reboot with the alt/option key depressed, it only finds my internal disk. I'm guessing I can't boot this old laptop from a USB disk, so now I'm wondering if I can create a bootable DVD or CD for it. Or do I need to upgrade my OS?

Hi, if tryly a PowerMac, (PPC instead of Intel), you may need a Firewire Drive to be bootable, most PPC Macs cannot boot OSX from a USB drive.
So we know more about it...
At the Apple Icon at top left>About this Mac, then click on More Info, then click on Hardware> and report this upto but not including the Serial#...
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac7,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 6 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Boot ROM Version: IM71.007A.B03
SMC Version (system): 1.21f4

How to create a bootable CD for v10.7.1

how to create a bootable CD

Make Your Own Lion Installer
1. After downloading Lion you must first save the Install Mac OS X Lion application. After Lion downloads DO NOT click on the Install button. Go to your Applications folder and make a copy of the Lion installer. Move the copy into your Downloads folder. Now you can click on the Install button. You must do this because the installer deletes itself automatically when it finishes installing Lion.
2. Get a USB flash drive that is at least 8 GBs. Prep this flash drive as follows:
Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.
After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. SMART info will not be reported on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.
Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to several hours depending upon the drive size.
3. Locate the saved Lion installer in your Downloads folder. CTRL- or RIGHT-click on the installer and select Show Package Contents from the contextual menu. Double-click on the Contents folder to open it. Double-click on the SharedSupport folder. In this folder you will see a disc image named InstallESD.dmg.
4. Plug in your freshly prepared USB flash drive. You are going to clone the InstallESD.dmg disc image to the flash drive as follows:
Open Disk Utility.
Select the USB flash drive from the left side list.
Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
Check the box labeled Erase destination.
Select the USB flash drive volume from the left side list and drag it to the Destination entry field.
Drag the InstallESD.dmg disc image file into the Source entry field.
Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
When the clone is completed you have a fully bootable Lion installer that you can use without having to re-download Lion.

Need help creating a bootable dvd for solaris 9 using windows

Ok, I am using windows XP, I have 2 hard drives in my computer and want to load Solaris 9 on my other hard drive. I have downloaded the ziped ISO files from sun.com, I have extracted them (sol-9-u8-ga-x86-dvd-iso-a, sol-9-u8-ga-x86-dvd-iso-b, sol-9-u8-ga-x86-dvd-iso-c, sol-9-u8-ga-x86-dvd-iso-d, and sol-9-u8-ga-x86-dvd-iso-e) Now what? I burned them to a DVD but its not booting to them (I have checked my boot sequence) I figured I would have to make a bootable DVD but I don't know how. All the instructions I am finding are for doing it in Solaris 9. Can someone please give me instructions on what I need to do now that I have downloaded the files or point me to a site that already has the instructions? Also I have Nero 7 Essentials as my DVD burning software.
Thanks

Copy all unzipped pieces into one directory (sol-9-u8-ga-x86-dvd-iso-a, sol-9-u8-ga-x86-dvd-iso-b etc... all 5 pieces)
take command prompt and goto that directory and run the below command
copy /b sol-9-u8-ga-x86-dvd-iso-a + sol-9-u8-ga-x86-dvd-iso-b + sol-9-u8-ga-x86-dvd-iso-c + sol-9-u8-ga-x86-dvd-iso-d + sol-9-u8-ga-x86-dvd-iso-e sol-9-u8-ga-x86-dvd-iso.iso
It will create sol-9-u8-ga-x86-dvd-iso.iso file.
Using any DVD Burner software (e.g. Nero 7 or later), Burn the newly ceated image ( sol-9-u8-ga-x86-dvd-iso.iso) do "Burn Image" (NOT a DATA DVD/CD)
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How to create a bootable drive for 10.5.8 Leopard?

I wonder if I can use the DVDs following the machine with the Old system of Leopard in order to create a boot drive when my system now is updated to 10.5.8?
Not sure where those recovery disks / system disks are.
Can I createa a boot disc or drive for 10.5.8 without the installation disks?
Or can I create a boot disc from the existing system files on my mac?

Simen Myrberget wrote:
Ok. Just to be sure, my Macintosh Hd now contains 180GB of data and the total size is 240GB. So Superduper will "understand" based on my settings? that Superduper is only suppose to make a boot of the system and utilites not the entire 180 GB of information?
No, I'm afraid not. It will clone everything.
I forgot that you don't have the DVDs. This is how you'd get a system only boot drive.
Simen Myrberget wrote:
I can make this with a partation size on another drive of about 40GB?
If you had a way of getting a fresh install I know from experience that a 20GB partition would work, (maybe smaller).
Best way is get an ext HD of at least 240GB ideally. Clone it, (and boot from it to check it works). Boot back into your regular drive and do the update on that. Is this clone your only backup strategy?

Creating a bootable Volume for the MBA

This post is kinda a follow-on to post http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1386691&tstart=0
I used Disk Utility to re-partition my internal SSD so that I could clone my Time Machine backup USB disk Volume to it using SD! version 2.5 (Leopard compatible). After this I disconnected the Time Machine USB disk from the MBA and re-connected another LaCie 40GB USB disk instead.
I now did a remote boot from my G5's optical device and used the Installer to restore the SSD Time Machine clone to the direct attached LaCie disk. This went smoothly.
I then restarted the MBA and held down the Option key and was able to select the attached LaCie USB disk and the MBA booted up nicely from it.
So, now I have an alternative external means of booting my MBA is the internal SSD goes south or get corrupted in weird manner.

Spinland wrote:
Then what CSound1 said: use CCC to clone your drive to another disk for safekeeping, then install Lion and enjoy. All of your apps will still be there after the upgrade.
Have you checked to make sure your apps are Lion compatible? This guide can help you find out:
http://fairerplatform.com/2011/07/are-your-apps-lion-compatible-how-to-check/
Hi Spinland
That is not what I said exactly ......
1 Clone the SL (internal) to the external.
2 Boot from the external and install Lion on it.
3 Run Lion from the clone until you know it works (and you can identify any incompatible apps).
4 Clone the Lion external back to the internal.
5 You're done.

Create usb bootable iso for windows xp

I would like to take my windows xp iso file and make a bootable image on a USB stick to be able to install on another machine
The BootCamp utility appears to only be able to cope with Windows 7 onwards
Are there any options available to me to get this XP iso onto a USB via Yosemite?

Download and install VirtualBox, install XP on that.
https://www.virtualbox.org/

HT4117 creating bootable usb for mountain lion

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Creating a bootable USB with diskutil and dd

I am trying to create a bootable usb drive using diskutil and dd. I have had some success but not exactly what I wanted or expected. I am creating a bootable usb for MemTest86. I have an img file provided by PassMark. I first partitioned the drive using:
diskutil partitionDisk /dev/disk4 1 GPT "HFS+" "MemTest86" 100%
output:
TYPE NAME
SIZE
IDENTIFIER
   0:
GUID_partition_scheme
*3.9 GB
disk3
   1:
EFI EFI
209.7 MB
disk3s1
   2:
Apple_HFS MemTest86
3.6 GB
disk3s2
This gives me what I would expect, the first partition is an EFI partition of size 209.7MB and the remaining 3.6GB, on a 4GB drive, being allocated to the second partition, /dev/disk3s2, MemTest86.
To copy the img to the disk i first unmount the partitions on disk3
diskutil unmountdisk /dev/disk3
I then run dd
sudo dd if='//Volumes/Mac Mini Backup/Archives/MemTest86 Pro/memtest86-pro-usb/memtest86-pro-usb.img' of=/dev/disk3 bs=1m
Now, the file does end up on the usb drive but..... The data is written to the first partition which used to be the EFI partition. It is now named Untitled and it is a FAT16 partition.
diskutil list /dev/disk3
output:
TYPE NAME
SIZE
IDENTIFIER
   0:
GUID_partition_scheme
*3.9 GB
disk3
   1:
Microsoft Basic Data
51.4 MB
disk3s1
   2:
EFI
103.8 MB
disk3s2
Now, although, this isn't what I expected it does sort of work. When I boot the system into the Startup Manager there are 2 extra drives to boot from, both named "efi boot", all lower case. Both boot into the MemTest86 utility which is my goal but I first didn't expect the partition layout that I got and I can't figure out why I get 2 boot icons to select from. I am guessing that the format of the img file is causing the partition to be a FAT16 partition but I am waiting to hear back from PassMark regarding that.
So if anyone cares to shed a little light on what is happening I would appreciate it.

The only known way to make it work on an external drive is by first installing Windows onto an internal drive, then cloning the install to an external Thunderbolt drive. Thunderbolt is seen as an extension of the internal bus, so Windows doesn't see it as an external device.

Creating a bootable G5 backup on external drive

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Thanks for your help!

Along with BDAqua's excellent suggestions, there's also SuperDuper!. Like Carbon Copy Cloner, the free version of SuperDuper! will make a fully functioning clone of your source disk.
I use FireWire 800 enclosures purchased from OWC (Other World Computing) and they are bootable. This is the enclosure I bought. It's a bit cheaper to buy the enclosure alone and then pretty much any ATA drive you want to put in it elsewhere. Saved me about $40 a drive to assemble it myself. But they do sell the same enclosure with various size drives already installed if you want to one stop shop.

Should I use time machine, CCC or a bootable installer for OS X Yosemite

I am about to change my mid-2010 MBP and install a Samsung 850 pro. I have Yosemite (by the way: Yosemite performance is good, no slowness; hdd filled only 50%) - I have VPN Tracker and Microsoft Remote Desktop as main applications at the moment. I will also use it for itunes.
I have made a backup on time machine.
The process instructions on the net vary:
1) After replacing the HDD with the SSD, press down Command + R, this opens boot utility of Yosemite; then with disk utility format the SSD as MacOs ext journal. then: Back-up from time machine.
2) OR: Use Carbon Copy Cloner. Connect the SSD on a USB tray (I have one) and commence from there before installing. On re
3) OR: Should I first - Create a bootable installer for OS X Yosemite; the instruction says: Download the OS X Installer app from the Mac App Store. But I can't find it. And then clone as Kappy describes.
- Isn't that replaced by the Command + R startup procedure?
& I am looking for insight in this tip:
4) I read someone failed in installing an SSD because he forgot an I/F sensor connection (Temperature gauge??) ; but I see such a connector nowhere in the video's.
Of course I prefer 1), looks most straightforward as being within the Apple software mindset.
anything will help me.

First I would explore the potential problems you may face installing a third party SSD in a MBA running Yosemite. Just a sample:
http://www.zdnet.com/article/os-x-yosemite-and-third-party-ssds-heres-what-you-n eed-to-know/
The simplest way of installing a new storage device is to connect it to the MBP via USB and then format it Mac OS Extended (Journaled) in Disk Utility>Erase.
Then use CCC or Disk Utility>Restore to copy the data to the SSD from the internal HDD.
Then test to see if the external SSD will boot the MBP. If so, make the physical swap.
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I have transmac and macdrive 8 ive tried to create a bootable dvd for my imac and it keeps ejecting the disc? Any help? I had to install a new HDD my old one went crazy and i can not get anything off of it. Any help?

Not possible.
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