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10.3: Create a system install DVD
Authored by: cilly on Sep 15, '04 12:05:43PM
On: hack 10.3.4 bundled install dvd I found this:

I'm going to walk you through modifying a new G5 restore DVD to
make it function as a normal install DVD. These instructions
assume you are currently using 10.3.

1. Pop DVD #1 in your DVD drive. We don't need Disc 2. That has the
extra bundled software which we're not concerned with anyway.
2. Open Disk Utility and click on the volume labeled "Mac OS X Install Disc 1"
3. From the Images menu, choose the New option and select "Image from Mac OS X Install Disc 1"
4. Name it whatever you want. I chose test.dmg. Make sure to chose "read/write" as the image format as we will be making changes to it. Do not use "DVD/CD Master". Click save, grab some coffee and wait until it finishes.
5. Once we have our image, go ahead and mount it.
6. The more astute of you have noticed at this point that there doesn't seem to be any folder containing the install packages like previous OS X install Discs. That crafty Apple hid them on you. The "go" menu is your friend. In the finder click the go menu and select "go to folder". 7. Type in "/Volumes/Mac OS X Install Disc 1/System/Installation/Packages/OSInstall.mpkg/Contents/" with no quotes. Feel free to copy and paste.
8. Info.plist is the one we're interested in here. Open this file in your favorite text editor. I recommend BBedit.
9. find the section that says

<dict>
<key>IFPkgFlagPackageLocation</key>
<string>Bundled Software.mpkg</string>
<key>IFPkgFlagPackageSelection</key>
<string>selected</string>
</dict>

10. Delete it and save the file.
11. Unmount the image by hitting the eject symbol next to it in the sidebar or by dragging to the trash.
12. Launch Disk Utility. Your image should still be in it's sidebar. Click on the image and then click on the burn symbol. You obviously need a DVD burner for this.

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10.3: Create a system install DVD
Authored by: choa on Jan 10, '05 06:02:06AM

I followed step by step the explanation, but the DVD burned is not valid. You've got the "broken OS folder " on screen.
Any other way to make it bootable, and avoid the "bundle software cannot be installed on your computer" message?
Txs



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10.3: Create a system install DVD
Authored by: choa on Jan 11, '05 09:44:04AM

I can't burn from Disk Copy because my burner is too recent and its driver requires 10.3.
I'm stucked in my updating....
I tried Slipy as well, but also requires 10.3.
Burning from Toast didn't work.
Any other utility soft or Unix commands???
thanks



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10.3: Create a system install DVD disabling message error
Authored by: choa on Jan 12, '05 08:14:17PM

I have to add a slight change to this comment.
I finally got it after 4 days of deep insist and troubles.
Follow steps 1-2 as mentioned and then:
When you create this new image with Disk utility (from 10.2 or 10.3) you have to create a new image "from device" instead of "volume or folder".
Then you can follow step 4 till 11.
Step 12, for those whose burner is not seen by Disk Utility, you can use Toast (test used 6.0.5). Click in the menu copy ticking image file on the advanced toggle.
Drag and drop your image.dmg ( named whatever you decided.dmg) and you will see there is the volume + the ROM part.
That is the important bit as well.
And this will work.
That's cool. You're ready to go.



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