[MacTUG] How to Create an OS X Mavericks USB Installation Drive

[Stephen Nickerson]

Hi all,

I created a bootable USB Mavericks by doing the following.
(taken from 
howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57608836-285/how-to-create-a-bootable-os-x-mavericks-usb-install-drive/)

1. Downloaded the OS X Mavericks installer from the App Store.
2. Used DiskUtility to format the 8GB USB stick with Mac OS Extended 
(Journaled) and keep the default name as "Untitled."
3. In a terminal window typed the following command:
sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ 
Mavericks.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume 
/Volumes/Untitled --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ 
Mavericks.app --nointeraction

Step three takes a while, so be patient.

Attached is a PDF with the pertinent information from the 
above-mentioned web page.

Regards,
Stephen


On 13-11-12 11:35 AM, Mark Byerley wrote:
> Does anyone have the command line cached somewhere from Step 5?
> Macrumors.com appears to be down for maintenance and I don't have that
> much patience (or attention span) to wait. :)
> Mark
>
>
> On 2013-10-23 8:50 AM, "Marlon A. Griffith"
> <m3griffi at engmail.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
>
>> """
>> Sadly, the old method for Lion and Mountain Lion doesn't work anymore,
>> but thanks to MacRumors forum user tywebb13, we've got another simple
>> method for Mavericks. Here's what you need to do:
>>
>>      Download OS X Mavericks from the Mac App Store, if you haven't
>> already. If it tries to start the installation, just close it.I
>>      nsert your USB drive (you'll need one that's 8GB or larger) and
>> open Disk Utility.
>>      Select your drive in the sidebar and go to the Erase tab. Format
>> the drive as "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" and name the drive "Untitled."
>>      Click the Erase button and wait for Disk Utility to finish.
>>      Close Disk Utility and open up a Terminal window. Copy and paste
>> the command from this forum post into the Terminal.
>>      Press Enter. The process should take about 20 minutes, so don't
>> cancel it or eject your USB drive while it's doing its thing.
>>      When it's done, you should get a message stating the process is
>> finished. Now, you can restart your computer, hold the Option key to
>> access the boot menu, and select your new USB drive to install a clean
>> copy of OS X Mavericks.
>>
>> Check out the video above to see the process in action, and good luck!
>>
>> http://lifehacker.com/how-to-create-an-os-x-mavericks-usb-installation-dri
>> ve-1450280026?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+l
>> ifehacker%2Ffull+%28Lifehacker%29
>> """
>>
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