Creating OS X Leopard Install on a USB Drive or iPod

Step 1:

Insert the OS X installation DVD and plugin the USB Drive.

Step 2:

Open Disk Utility, under /Applications/Utilities.

install1.jpg

Step 3:

Drag the “Mac OS X Install DVD” to the “Source” field

install2.jpg

and the formated partition on your USB drive to “Destination”.

install3.jpg

Do not drag the volumes or devices that state the size of the disk, it won’t work.

Step 4:

Click “Restore”.

install4.jpg

You’re done.

I’m not sure if this speeds up the installation but it sure should. Whether it does or does this process still helps.

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  1. i'm having the same problem.
    were you able to fix this?
    I hypothesize that it has to to with USB vs. FireWire.

    alex — November 2, 2008 @ 9:15 pm —

  2. i'm having the same problem.
    were you able to fix this?
    I hypothesize that it has to to with USB vs. FireWire.

    alex — November 2, 2008 @ 9:15 pm —

  3. i'm having the same problem.
    were you able to fix this?
    I hypothesize that it has to to with USB vs. FireWire.

    alex — November 2, 2008 @ 9:15 pm —

  4. i'm having the same problem.
    were you able to fix this?
    I hypothesize that it has to to with USB vs. FireWire.

    alex — November 2, 2008 @ 9:15 pm —

  5. Your USB drive is now bootable.
    Insert your newly formatted drive into any USB-bootable mainboard, reboot, and select the USB drive as the first boot device. You will be brought to a Windows 98 MS-DOS prompt. From here you can update your BIOS, make system disk fixes, etc.

    usb drives — November 17, 2008 @ 1:16 am —

  6. Your USB drive is now bootable.
    Insert your newly formatted drive into any USB-bootable mainboard, reboot, and select the USB drive as the first boot device. You will be brought to a Windows 98 MS-DOS prompt. From here you can update your BIOS, make system disk fixes, etc.

    usb drives — November 17, 2008 @ 1:16 am —

  7. Your USB drive is now bootable.
    Insert your newly formatted drive into any USB-bootable mainboard, reboot, and select the USB drive as the first boot device. You will be brought to a Windows 98 MS-DOS prompt. From here you can update your BIOS, make system disk fixes, etc.

    usb drives — November 17, 2008 @ 1:16 am —

  8. Your USB drive is now bootable.
    Insert your newly formatted drive into any USB-bootable mainboard, reboot, and select the USB drive as the first boot device. You will be brought to a Windows 98 MS-DOS prompt. From here you can update your BIOS, make system disk fixes, etc.

    usb drives — November 17, 2008 @ 2:16 am —

  9. Your USB drive is now bootable.
    Insert your newly formatted drive into any USB-bootable mainboard, reboot, and select the USB drive as the first boot device. You will be brought to a Windows 98 MS-DOS prompt. From here you can update your BIOS, make system disk fixes, etc.

    usb drives — November 17, 2008 @ 2:16 am —

  10. Your USB drive is now bootable.
    Insert your newly formatted drive into any USB-bootable mainboard, reboot, and select the USB drive as the first boot device. You will be brought to a Windows 98 MS-DOS prompt. From here you can update your BIOS, make system disk fixes, etc.

    usb drives — November 17, 2008 @ 2:16 am —

  11. Your USB drive is now bootable.
    Insert your newly formatted drive into any USB-bootable mainboard, reboot, and select the USB drive as the first boot device. You will be brought to a Windows 98 MS-DOS prompt. From here you can update your BIOS, make system disk fixes, etc.

    usb drives — November 17, 2008 @ 2:16 am —

  12. Your USB drive is now bootable.
    Insert your newly formatted drive into any USB-bootable mainboard, reboot, and select the USB drive as the first boot device. You will be brought to a Windows 98 MS-DOS prompt. From here you can update your BIOS, make system disk fixes, etc.

    usb drives — November 17, 2008 @ 2:16 am —

  13. I keep getting a read/write error during the "restore" process… Any suggestions?

    dell mini9 guy — January 9, 2009 @ 3:20 am —

  14. man Thank is great and cool, i will try this tonight. get efix dongle to make your custom Mac :-) no patching at all. worked too good, i got it from http://www.efixusa.com but those guys are out..find out at http://www.efi-x.com whoever is the new distributor for them.

    amgnow — March 9, 2009 @ 2:57 pm —

  15. Oh. But that's MUCH easier on a PC. :-p

    Peter — May 5, 2009 @ 7:11 pm —

  16. Oh. But that's MUCH easier on a PC. :-p

    Peter — May 5, 2009 @ 7:11 pm —

  17. Oh. But that's MUCH easier on a PC. :-p

    Peter — May 5, 2009 @ 7:11 pm —

  18. Oh. But that's MUCH easier on a PC. :-p

    Peter — May 5, 2009 @ 7:11 pm —

  19. Oh. But that's MUCH easier on a PC. :-p

    Peter — May 5, 2009 @ 7:11 pm —

  20. Oh. But that's MUCH easier on a PC. :-p

    Peter — May 5, 2009 @ 7:11 pm —

  21. Oh. But that's MUCH easier on a PC. :-p

    Peter — May 5, 2009 @ 7:11 pm —

  22. Oh. But that's MUCH easier on a PC. :-p

    Peter — May 5, 2009 @ 7:11 pm —

  23. is that bootable? if it is not,could you tell me how can i do that?

    roll — May 28, 2009 @ 8:18 am —

  24. is that bootable? if it is not,could you tell me how can i do that?

    roll — May 28, 2009 @ 8:18 am —

  25. is that bootable? if it is not,could you tell me how can i do that?

    roll — May 28, 2009 @ 8:18 am —

  26. is that bootable? if it is not,could you tell me how can i do that?

    roll — May 28, 2009 @ 8:18 am —

  27. is that bootable? if it is not,could you tell me how can i do that?

    roll — May 28, 2009 @ 8:18 am —

  28. is that bootable? if it is not,could you tell me how can i do that?

    roll — May 28, 2009 @ 8:18 am —

  29. is that bootable? if it is not,could you tell me how can i do that?

    roll — May 28, 2009 @ 8:18 am —

  30. not really – printscreen + paint + save as.. where on Mac one shortcut create a capture and place the image on your desktop. I use both mac and pc, and it take MUCH longer to create resize captures on windows.

    vincent — August 13, 2009 @ 3:29 pm —

  31. I'm getting this error message, that says error(2) on it…can someone tell me how to fix this?

    wpoon — September 6, 2009 @ 10:21 pm —

  32. I'm getting this error message, that says error(2) on it…can someone tell me how to fix this?

    wpoon — September 6, 2009 @ 10:21 pm —

  33. I'm getting this error message, that says error(2) on it…can someone tell me how to fix this?

    wpoon — September 6, 2009 @ 10:21 pm —

  34. I'm getting this error message, that says error(2) on it…can someone tell me how to fix this?

    wpoon — September 6, 2009 @ 10:21 pm —

  35. I'm getting this error message, that says error(2) on it…can someone tell me how to fix this?

    wpoon — September 6, 2009 @ 10:21 pm —

  36. I'm getting this error message, that says error(2) on it…can someone tell me how to fix this?

    wpoon — September 6, 2009 @ 10:21 pm —

  37. Make sure your usb drive is bootable before you start the above explenation:

    - Go to disk utility tool
    - Select your usb drive
    - Click partition
    - Select 1 partition
    - Select the proper boot option with the Option button (Intel Mac need the GUID partition)
    - Select Apply, the stick will be automatically formatted after partitioning

    Now the stick is bootable, proceed with the above explenation.

    duderuud — September 21, 2009 @ 1:36 am —

  38. Make sure your usb drive is bootable before you start the above explenation:

    - Go to disk utility tool
    - Select your usb drive
    - Click partition
    - Select 1 partition
    - Select the proper boot option with the Option button (Intel Mac need the GUID partition)
    - Select Apply, the stick will be automatically formatted after partitioning

    Now the stick is bootable, proceed with the above explenation.

    duderuud — September 21, 2009 @ 1:36 am —

  39. Make sure your usb drive is bootable before you start the above explenation:

    - Go to disk utility tool
    - Select your usb drive
    - Click partition
    - Select 1 partition
    - Select the proper boot option with the Option button (Intel Mac need the GUID partition)
    - Select Apply, the stick will be automatically formatted after partitioning

    Now the stick is bootable, proceed with the above explenation.

    duderuud — September 21, 2009 @ 1:36 am —

  40. Make sure your usb drive is bootable before you start the above explenation:

    - Go to disk utility tool
    - Select your usb drive
    - Click partition
    - Select 1 partition
    - Select the proper boot option with the Option button (Intel Mac need the GUID partition)
    - Select Apply, the stick will be automatically formatted after partitioning

    Now the stick is bootable, proceed with the above explenation.

    duderuud — September 21, 2009 @ 1:36 am —

  41. Make sure your usb drive is bootable before you start the above explenation:

    - Go to disk utility tool
    - Select your usb drive
    - Click partition
    - Select 1 partition
    - Select the proper boot option with the Option button (Intel Mac need the GUID partition)
    - Select Apply, the stick will be automatically formatted after partitioning

    Now the stick is bootable, proceed with the above explenation.

    duderuud — September 21, 2009 @ 1:36 am —

  42. Make sure your usb drive is bootable before you start the above explenation:

    - Go to disk utility tool
    - Select your usb drive
    - Click partition
    - Select 1 partition
    - Select the proper boot option with the Option button (Intel Mac need the GUID partition)
    - Select Apply, the stick will be automatically formatted after partitioning

    Now the stick is bootable, proceed with the above explenation.

    duderuud — September 21, 2009 @ 1:36 am —

  43. windows can if its networked…. you can map it similar to windows file sharing… :D

    fuzztech — October 13, 2009 @ 7:31 pm —

  44. windows can if its networked…. you can map it similar to windows file sharing… :D

    fuzztech — October 13, 2009 @ 7:31 pm —

  45. windows can if its networked…. you can map it similar to windows file sharing… :D

    fuzztech — October 13, 2009 @ 7:31 pm —

  46. windows can if its networked…. you can map it similar to windows file sharing… :D

    fuzztech — October 13, 2009 @ 7:31 pm —

  47. windows can if its networked…. you can map it similar to windows file sharing… :D

    fuzztech — October 13, 2009 @ 7:31 pm —

  48. windows can if its networked…. you can map it similar to windows file sharing… :D

    fuzztech — October 13, 2009 @ 7:31 pm —

  49. windows can if its networked…. you can map it similar to windows file sharing… :D

    fuzztech — October 14, 2009 @ 2:31 am —
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