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Re: Install OS X from DMG File | Apple Mac | Tech-Recipes

terrywang — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:23:41 -0000

Something different when restoring the Snow Leopard DMG to a flash disk.

You need to mount the dmg 1st, then use disk utility to restore the actual Mac OS X Install DVD (inside the DMG) to the flash disk, instead of specifying the DMG as source.

Then the 8G USB flash disk is loaded with Snow Leopard bootable, I think it's just UNIX command dd? Keep pressing option key until you see the option to choose the boot device;-)

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sallyfingers — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:49:21 -0000

You may need to use HTS (Mac OS) file system format for this to work. I tried using FAT and had errors. Then obviously realized that FAT cannot support files over 2GB. I reformatted to HTS and rock on....

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shafique — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 06:19:01 -0000

plz send me how i can dow dmg to osx fils

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James — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:08:36 -0000

I think you can later use the erase in disk utlity to reformat it again

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Ryan — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:06:35 -0000

Hey, I have a question.

If I restore the dmg to an external device, will I still be able to use that device? I mean, will it be able to do it's intended purpose once this is all said and done?

I'm only asking because I was going to use my digital 8-track recorder as the device, but I want to still be able to record my music with it after. Restoring a dmg to it isn't going to make it inoperable afterwards, will it?

Thanks for any help

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qdideas — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:36:10 -0000

Sounds like your DMG of leopard is corrupted.

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Nick — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:57:54 -0000

I’m having a bit of a problem, maybe you will be able to help.

I have two hdds installed and a dmg of leopard.

I go into the disk utility, and try to use the restore feature with no luck.

I get either an error one, or an error 16, both telling me the copy failed.

Today, I purchased a 500gb firewire drive to try to get it to work. No luck, same error.

When I try to do the same think on my macbook, (I am trying to install leopard on my powermac running osx 10.3 )
When I do it on my macbook, it begins to copy files, and works for several minutes, and then I get an error stating: could not restore, operation not supported.

What am I doing wrong? Any insight?

I have a dl burner available to me.

I have my original osx leopard install disks that came with my macbook.

Any suggestions?

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davak — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:10:58 -0000

You will have to use another computer to either burn the dmg to a DVD or an external hard drive.

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ali — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:59:59 -0000

you said that i must Copy my dmg file to my current apple desktop , but what i must do if my disk was formated

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Alessandro — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:23:59 -0000

Thank you very much... ehm It's true: nobody think to the simplest things! :-)

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Anonymous — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:41:53 -0000

Hi there,

I have a problem trying to setup the dmg.

I did what did article said. However, Once I open Startup Disk, I cannot see my USB HD with the Mac OS X Leopard...I only can see a folder with Mac OS X 10.4 and Network Startup.

Did I do something wrong?

I have a PPC G5 Dual 2GHz and 2 HD + this USB HD I want to use for the Leopard installation.

Your help could be very useful!! thanks!!

Vic