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2006 – Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger ships on DVD media, which is great if you have a Mac equipped with a DVD drive (as most of us do these days), since the entire set of installer files can be contained on one disc, eliminating the necessity of disc-swapping in the middle of the process. However, there are certain older Macs that are officially supported by a Tiger (i.e., that have built-in FireWire. Insert your Mac OS X installation disc if you haven’t already. A window should pop up with the contents of the disc. Double-click the “Install Mac OS X” icon and progress through the installer until you get to the screen that says “Mac OS X will be install on”. It will not startup from a Mac OS X 10.3.0 installation CD. Other examples: The original 2003 Power Mac G5s require Mac OS 10.2.7 or higher and the 2004 Power Mac G5s require 10.3.4 or higher.
Article ID = 43Article Title = How To Obtain And Use The macOS Install Disc Image
Article Author(s) = Graham Needham (BH)
Article Created On = 21st July 2011
Article Last Updated = 10th September 2014
Article URL = https://www.macstrategy.com/article.php?43
Article Brief Description:
Instructions for obtaining the OS X install disc image
How To Obtain And Use A macOS Disc Image (for OS X 10.7 or later)
What's your situation?- You made a backup copy of the 'Install macOS / OS X' installer package before installing macOS / OS X - click here
- You are about to purchase, download and install macOS / OS X - click here
- You have purchased and downloaded macOS / OS X but have not installed it yet - click here
- You have already purchased, downloaded and installed macOS / OS X - click here
- You have already obtained the macOS / OS X disc image and want to know what to do with the macOS / OS X disc image
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Obtain the macOS / OS X Installer - macOS / OS X Not Purchased Yet
- Go to Macintosh HD > Applications > App Store.
- Go to Store menu and Sign In if necessary (using the Apple ID you purchased OS X 10.7 or later with).
- From the 'Store' menu now select 'Search' and search for 'macOS'.
- Locate the latest version of macOS / OS X e.g. macOS 11 Big Sur.
- Click the 'Buy' button NOTE: If the buy button is not available e.g. it says 'Install', 'Download' or 'Purchased' you have already bought macOS / OS X
- Purchase and download the macOS / OS X Install installer package to your hard disk (it may take a while as it is 4.3GB+ in size).
- At the point where the macOS / OS X installer has downloaded it will automatically launch and ask you to continue.
- Do not click Continue yet.
- Quit the macOS / OS X installer (yes, quit it).
- Now go to Obtain The macOS / OS X Disc Image section below
Obtain the macOS / OS X Installer - macOS / OS X Already Purchased
- Go to Macintosh HD > Applications > App Store.
- Go to Store menu and Sign In if necessary (using the Apple ID you purchased OS X 10.7 or later with).
- Alt-click on the Purchases icon. This will show you a list of all software previously purchased. The 'macOS / OS X' item in the list should have an 'Install' or 'Download' button to the right of it. NOTE: If the button is greyed out e.g. it says 'Installed' or 'Downloaded' go to the macOS / OS X Already Purchased And Installed section below
- Click the install or download button for macOS / OS X which will download the macOS / OS X Install installer package to your hard disk (it may take a while as it is 4.3GB+ in size).
- At the point where the macOS / OS X installer has downloaded it will automatically launch and ask you to continue.
- Do not click Continue yet.
- Quit the macOS / OS X installer (yes, quit it).
- Now go to Obtain The macOS / OS X Disc Image section below
Obtain the macOS / OS X Installer - macOS / OS X Already Purchased And Installed
- Go to Macintosh HD > Applications and check for an 'Install macOS / OS X' item - if it exists go to the Obtain The macOS / OS X Disc Image section below otherwise continue with these instructions. NOTE: If you have an additional compatible Mac running Mac OS X 10.6.6 or later that does not have the version of macOS / OS X you want already installed on it you could use that to download the installer again otherwise you will need one of the following external storage devices before continuing with these instructions:
- USB, FireWire or Thunderbolt hard disk
- USB stick
- SDXC card (if your Mac supports it e.g. recent MacBook Pro or Mac mini)
- Restart your computer using the (Internet) Recovery mode
- When the macOS / OS X Utilities window appears select the Install macOS / OS X option
- Choose your external storage device as the destination
- Let the installation start and watch the installation process carefully (it may take a while as it is 4.3GB+ in size)
- When the Mac automatically restarts there will be a black screen for a moment - at this point unplug/eject/disconnect the external storage device
- The Mac may stall for moment but then should boot normally to your desktop or login screen
- Reattach the external storage device
- There should be a folder on it called 'macOS / OS X Install Data' that contains a disk image file called 'InstallESD.dmg' - if this is missing, then you probably waited too long to unplug the drive. Go back and start this section again
- Copy the 'InstallESD.dmg' file to your desktop or preferably to another disk/storage device or even burn it to a DVD so that you have a backup of it.
- Now choose what you want to do with the macOS / OS X disc image
Obtain The macOS / OS X Disc Image
- Go to Macintosh HD > Applications and locate the 'Install macOS / OS X version name here' installer package (e.g. 'Install macOS High Sierra') or find your backup copy of it.
- Right/control click on the 'Install macOS / OS X' installer package and select 'Show Package Contents' from the contextual menu.
- Navigate to Contents > SharedSupport and locate the 'InstallESD.dmg' file.
- Copy the 'InstallESD.dmg' file to your desktop or preferably to another disk/storage device or even burn it to a DVD so that you have a backup of it.
- Close all the windows.
- You can now use the macOS / OS X disc image (InstallESD.dmg) to:
- Create an External Installation Device.
- Create an Emergency Boot Drive for macOS / OS X / Mac OS X you can use it to boot your computer and repair your hard disk and/or reinstall macOS / OS X / Mac OS X.
- Create an Install DVD (see instructions below).
How To Create An Install DVD From The macOS / OS X Disc Image
You will need a Mac with a DVD Writer and a blank/unused, single or dual layer DVD-R or DVD+R disc (depending on the size of the disc image for the version of macOS / OS X you are burning).Mac Os X 10.4 Install Disc Brakes
- Obtain the macOS / OS X Disc Image (see instructions above).
- Go to Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility.
- Click on the 'Burn' button at the top of the Disk Utility window.
- Navigate to the macOS / OS X disc image ('InstallESD.dmg' file)
- Select the disc image.
- Click the 'Burn' button.
- Insert the blank/unused DVD-R or DVD+R disc.
- Follow the on screen instructions.
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Although Macs are reliable machines, they are not exempt from hiccups. Driver license oakland park fl. All you need to do is carry around a single USB flash drive to be ready for situations the require you to diagnose, repair, or experiment with Mac OS X.
One of the maintenance tools every Mac user should have available in case of emergency is a bootable copy of Mac OS X on a removable device. A clean installation of the operating system can help pinpoint problems and will come to the rescue in a bind. And since most Mac owners use a MacBook of some kind nowadays, portability is a valuable thing. That means carrying around a bulky external hard drive with cables is not always ideal. It turns out a tiny USB flash drive serves as a great alternative.
Not sure when having OS X loaded on a flash drive would come in handy? Here are just a few examples:
- Your Mac isn’t starting correctly and you’re not sure if the internal hard drive is failing or if another piece of hardware is to blame.
- The file system on your startup disk has become corrupt and needs to be repaired.
- A software problem is plaguing your Mac and you’d like to see if you can replicate it in an isolated environment.
- Your Mac’s hard drive is completely dead and you’d like to use your computer for basic tasks like email and web browsing while you wait for your new drive to arrive.
Now that you’re convinced, let’s figure out how to do this. First you’ll need an Intel-based Mac from the past few years. Second, at least a 16GB USB flash drive, such as this SanDisk Cruzer Micro for about $30 at Amazon. Keep in mind 10.6 Snow Leopard was used to demonstrate this tutorial, so I’m not sure how much space 10.5, 10.4, and earlier require. While they should be fine, squeeze those versions of Mac OS X on a 16GB drive at your own risk. And the third thing you’ll need to get the job done is your OS X installation DVD.
- To start things off, connect the USB flash drive to your Mac. Make sure there’s no valuable data on there because it will be permanently wiped out in a couple minutes.
- Open Disk Utility (Applications > Utilities) and click on your flash drive in the list on the left.
- Go to the Partition tab and select “1 Partition” from the Volume Scheme menu. Enter a name for the volume (I called mine “OS X USB”), select “Mac OS Extended (Journaled)” as the Format, and make sure the size is somewhere around 15-16GB.
- Click on the Options button towards the bottom and choose “GUID Partition Table” from the popup window. Click OK.
- Now that all of the settings have been chosen, click the Apply button and then Partition. Disk Utility will take a minute or two to complete the task.
- I don’t believe this step is required, but it makes me feel better and doesn’t hurt. Click on the volume name you entered in Step 3 (in the list under the flash drive’s name). Go to the Erase tab, make sure the Format is “Mac OS Extended (Journaled),” and click the Erase button.
- Insert your Mac OS X installation disc if you haven’t already. A window should pop up with the contents of the disc. Double-click the “Install Mac OS X” icon and progress through the installer until you get to the screen that says “Mac OS X will be install on…”
- Click the Show All Disks button and select your USB flash drive.
- Click on the Customize button and a new window will appear. Un-check all of the items except “Essential System Software.” You may choose to check “Rosetta” and “QuickTime 7” since they are so small and might come in handy. Click OK and then Install. The rest of the process should be automated and might take between 30-60 minutes since USB flash drives are slower than internal hard drives. When all is said and done, you should find about 9GB of your 16GB drive has been filled.
- Eventually, the installation will finish and it should reboot directly to the USB drive. If it doesn’t, restart the Mac manually and hold down the Option key to choose the drive yourself. This is how you will access it in the future, too.
- Set up the fresh installation just like you would a new computer. Once you’re in, run Software Update a few times to get the latest patches and install any third party diagnostic utilities you may have. For example, Alsoft’s DiskWarrior is an invaluable tool that goes above and beyond what OS X’s own Disk Utility has to offer. This way both tools are available in one convenient place whenever you need them.
Mac Os X 10.4 Install Disc Usb
All done! That wasn’t too painful, was it? Yes, booting to the flash drive will be a tad sluggish, but it’s not meant to be used on a regular basis. This is mainly for diagnosing issues and trying potentially risky things in a virtual sandbox that won’t ruin any of your data. While you’ll hopefully never need to use it, having a bootable copy of OS X on a USB flash drive is a cost-effective, portable emergency tool for your Mac.