Making A SL Bootable USB 2.0 HD ?

I know you can use a FireWire HD as a bootable drive but I thought it couldn't be done with a USB 2.0 HD.
However, I have just clicked on the Info tab in Disk Utility and it says my new USB 2.0 HD is Bootable.
Is this true and can I go ahead and install Snow Leopard on it?

Sure. All Intel Macs can boot from USB drives. It is just the older PPC-based ones that can't (or at least Apple doesn't guarantee that they can & they usually can't).
Just make sure the partition scheme on the drive is GUID Partition Map & all should go perfectly.

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My DVD drive on Imac is broken and won't recognize anything. It doesn't show up on disk utility and I can't make dmg file from it.
So I have snow leopard DVD and I want to make a bootable USB flash drive on PC. I want to know how to copy the image from snow leopard dvd on PC. (windows xp)
Please help!

AFAIK, you can't use a PC. Consider one of these:
http://www.amazon.com/LG-Super-Multi-SecurDisc-LightScribe-GE24LU20/dp/B003TTK2X 4/ref=lhni_t
http://www.lg.com/us/computer-products/optical-media/LG-external-dvd-burner-GE24 LU20.jsp
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Making a bootable USB Drive for Windows 8 Release Candidate; How To?

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I am in the process of building a Windows PC and I need to make a bootable USB Thumb Drive to Install the Windows 8 Release Candidate on. The only problem is when I go into the restore section of Disk Utility it always comes up with either of these errors:
Thanks in advance,
Sean.

I have created PC bootable USB's on Mac OS X before but I am having trouble finding the instructions to duplicate that. It's been a while. It's not impossible though.

Making a bootable USB drive of Mountain Lion question

What if I have Mountain Lion already pre-installed on my retina MBP? I can't download it from the app store because it will charge me $20 for an OS I already have. Are there any guides on the net where I can DL Mountain Lion without the $20 charge?
Will Internet Recovery work like it does for Lion users?

Make sure your Apple ID is setup in the User & Groups System Preference.
When you sign into the App Store with your Apple ID, press the option key before clicking Purchases. Does Mountain Lion show up ready to Install?
If it does, download it again, but do not click Continue when it auto-runs and wants to update your rMBP. Now get Lion Diskmaker and a spare 8GB USB stick. Let Lion Diskmaker will ask you if Lion or Mountain Lion, then automagically build the bootable USB stick. Realize that the bootable USB stick will only provide full, clean installs.

Making Mavericks 9.1 USB bootable using Disk Utility - Source error

I'm following these instructins here to try and make a bootable USB so I can upgrade from Snow Leopard with a clean install (and have for future needs so I don't have to download all them gigs again!). When i try to drag the BaseSystem.dmg over to the source field it doesn't do anything. I can drag the mounted version "OS X Base System" but I dont' know if this will work. What have I done wrong?!
Thanks!

Well there is an easier way using the built in for USB or SD card
createinstallmedia
option 1 http://www.macworld.com/article/2056561/how-to-make-a-bootable-mavericks-install -drive.html

Clean install mavericks failed. No bootable USB drive either. Help please.

HI guys I really would appreciate some help here.
i Saw on apples site how to do a clean install of mavericks. In disk utilities I erased my osx drive and began The download of a fresh copy. I didn't back up my files as I was going to manually install my applications etc. When the download finished and it tried installing mavericks it failed, I restarted as it was the only option and it failed again. I ran disk repair and it said everything was ok. I only have Internet access at the cafe near where I live so only have it during the day. I checked online with my iphone for similar troubles and found everyone mentioning making a bootable USB version but... As it did not say that on the mac website where it showed how to erase and install a clean copy I never made a USB copy. I'm left with my macbook not able to install my os. Please can anyone advise, I have no way of getting to a Genius Bar and there is no mac service repairs in my area.
I'm now using Internet recovery. I rebooted with option-command-r. A globe came up, I am now downloading mountain lion. Is this the right procedure now or am I wasting time as I only have a few hours left in the cafe with my macbook on? Thank you in advance.
Gregg
ps- I had mavericks up and running on my previously but wanted to basically clean my system of preference files, unwanted folders etc etc. Lesson learnt. I just need advice on the steps I must take to have my system working again .

What you are doing now is the correct procedure, install the Mac OS X that came on the machine. From that you can have a working machine and then install Mavericks again.
Building a bootable/installable Mac OS X on a USB drive is time consuming and not necessary for most users...it is not difficult but it takes time and precision to get it right. Perhaps something to do in the future when you have the time.
Using a coffee shop internet connection is not a good idea for installing Mac OS X...you need a good, solid internet connection to do that, one that is reliable and offers sufficient bandwidth. But you don't have much option at this point since you say an Apple store and the genius bar is not available to you.
Finish the Mountain Lion install, reinstall your applications, get the Mac up and running well, then do the Mavericks install on top of the Mac OS X you have.
You would do well to get an external hard drive, great ones are available from OWC http://www.macsales.com and make a good backup of your entire system as soon as you are finished installing Mac OS X. If you make the external a bootable copy, such as by cloning with Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper, you can always have a working computer...life will be much easier with that.
Good luck building Mountain Lion, and get the system running again before upgrading Mac OS X

I get /Volumes/Untitled is not a valid volume mount point when I try to use teminal to make bootable usb stick

I get /Volumes/Untitled is not a valid volume mount point when I try to use teminal to make bootable usb stick. Why and what do I do to fix this. Very frustrating. Thanks for any help. Btw, I went through all the steps properly more than once to fomat and partition etc.
John

FYI
my process just completed: here is what I see when it is done... (the first you saw in my earlier post. It took about 15-20 minutes.
To continue we need to erase the disk at /Volumes/Recovery.
If you wish to continue type (Y) then press return: y
Erasing Disk: 0%... 10%... 20%... 30%...100%...
Copying installer files to disk...
Copy complete.
Making disk bootable...
Copying boot files...
Copy complete.
Done.

R&R 4.5 cannot make bootable USB

Hi, i have upgraded to R&R 4.5, but i have the problem. I have switched to UEFI, so my system SSD drive is GPT now. I have reformated my USB drive for backups to GPT as well. Now i started R&R to make first backup and make my USB disc bootable. When i start first backup, it asks me if to make partition bootable. I confirmed, it started Create Rescue Media process but immediatly displayed dialog "Insufficient partition size to complete the operation. The partition must have 1000 MB of available space to complete this operation". But i have no idea, what partition. USB drive is empty, only one parition created, so what is the problem? If i confirm this error dialog, it continues with making backup, but then USB drive is not bootable. Thanks for advice.
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Lenovo T420s, 4171-6SG, Windows 8 Pro x64 UEFI, Intel 320 SSD 120 GB, 8 GB RAM
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Solved!
Go to Solution.

I changed the USB drive from GPT back to MBR and R&R is able to make the disc bootable. If i set it as GPT, then there is an error. Does R&R 4.5 support external USB drive for backup as GPT?
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HT201272 Can I get a refund? Downloaded MOUNTAIN LION (tho preinstalled) to make bootable USB Startup drive

Making a bootable start-up USB stick, I have been charged for downloading the necessary Install file for Mountain Lion even though the App store knew it was already on my new MacBook Pro. Can I get a refund?
I have already paid for Mountain Lion when I bought the laptop, and online discussions that I read all said we don't have to pay again and can download by pressing Option key. ( I know I can use Restore or Internet Restore, but if the disk became really screwed up in the future I would like to have a failsafe way of restarting from a USB pen drive, which means the necessary Install file needs to be downloaded in order to have a bootable USB. It does not remain on the laptop once Mountain Lion is activated.) Why does Apple not allow us to do this the easy way? I have since found reference to someone mentioning on Apple Support that he got a refund, but he does not say HOW!
There was a link in the Invoice Email for reporting a problem with the payment, but I don't want an automated Apple to think there's been an illegal use of my account and then freeze my account, and so have not persued this link.
Does anyone have any ideas about this?

I started typing it out but this is easier.
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BIOS doesnt recognize SATA connected Hard Drive- need help flashing bios from bootable USB

hi
I have an envy laptop running InsydeH20 bios rev f14.
the bios doesn't recognize the internally connected hdd/ssd.
I have heard that with insyde bios', sometimes you have to unlock 'secret capabilities' to recognize hardware incl internal hdd.
but I am just trying to reflash my bios.
the problem is that I cant get into windows because it doesn't recognize my hard drive and windows doesn't allow insallation to usb connected drives.
I downloaded the patch from hp.com for my product and it actually has an option for making a bootable USB for use on the actual system, and I did this. the instructions are to just restart my computer with the bootable usb. I have tried Legacy support on and off, neither updates bios.
I highly doubt it has anything to do with the physical sata connector.
basically I need to flash my bios from bootable usb. I have done some research about making a bootable dos usb etc etc but I don't know what program to even run and how..
this is a link to my product:
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Pleeeeeaaseee someone help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks!!

hi
I need to flash the bios of my system. the bios is not recognizing hardware and cannot boot into windows to run the bios flash for windows.
on my other comp I ran the bios update patch and chose ' install to bootable usb ' so that I could use it on my system.
cannot run on my laptop. tried booting from the media. tried allowing 'legacy' compatibility.
im running insydeH2O rev f14 right now.
here is a link to my system:
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thanks to anyone who can help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How do I Install Windows 7 on Mac Book Pro via a Bootable USB Drive

Hi Guys,
I have a Mac Book Pro 13 inch, Early 2011 Processor 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 (I initially had OS 10.5.8 which I upgraded to OSX 10.9.4 a few months ago).
When purchased it, I installed Windows via Super Drive (that being the only time i ever used the super drive). My Windows got corrupted for some reason 2 months ago. Hence, I removed the windows via Bootcamp to perform a fresh install. I discovered my Super Drive was no longer working.
Thereon I have been trying to install Windows via a bootable USB Drive but am failing to do so. After going through several forums, I have reached the following stage.
1. Created Bootable Windows USB Drive using Windows USB (http://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Bootable-Windows-7-or-Vista-USB-Drive). Have used this USB drive to install windows on a DELL Computer
2. Bootcamp wasnt creating a partition for windows since no Windows Installation disc was being detected in super drive. (Solved it by downloading Toast Titanium and loading the .iso file on a virtual drive).
3. Boot menu was initially not detecting external drive, so installed rEFIt - An EFI Boot Menu and Toolkit. Now it is detecting the USB Drive.
Now when I boot from this device, it get a black screen with the message "No bootable device - Insert Boot Disk"
Request someone to please help me install windows as some softwares which I work with are windows based.

smartestidiot wrote:
So my understanding is that my Boot Camp Assistant (BCA), since it does not allow USB installer, it sets NVRAM to boot from Optical Drive. Right?
Yes.
So can I change it or update it to another BCA version which supports the same??
All BCA versions drive the logic based on the Mac Model Identifier. Unfortunately there is no real workaround. .
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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:
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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
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To copy the img to the disk i first unmount the partitions on disk3
diskutil unmountdisk /dev/disk3
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output:
TYPE NAME
SIZE
IDENTIFIER
   0:
GUID_partition_scheme
*3.9 GB
disk3
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Microsoft Basic Data
51.4 MB
disk3s1
   2:
EFI
103.8 MB
disk3s2
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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.

Cannot create your bootable usb stick

Hi all,
I'm new to bootcamp and I have the following problem:
When I'm creating a Windows 7 usb drive, it gives me an error "Cannot create your bootable usb stick there was a problem copying files".
I've tried searching google for the problem, but the only possible solutions I've got was to unmount the iso image and try again, but when I do that I still get the same error and when I check the disk utility I find the iso image is mounted again.
Does anyone haven an idea about what to do.
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OS X Yosemite 10.10.2
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2,6Ghz Core i%
8 GB 1600 MHz ddr3
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Please see the Microsoft reference and the second link has an example.
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