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To convert an iso to an img on a mac use hdiutil i...

2011-12-19T22:57:59.995-05:00

To convert an iso to an img on a mac use hdiutil in Terminal:

check out instructions here:

http://crazedmonkey.com/blog/links/convert-iso-to-img-using-hdiutil-under-mac-os-via-installationfromusbstick-for-ubuntu.html

Beautiful! Works nice dude :D Thanks for sharing!

2011-11-29T19:15:24.629-05:00

Beautiful! Works nice dude :D
Thanks for sharing!

Thanks! Worked fine with my PNY Attache 8GB and C...

2011-11-12T15:54:34.035-05:00

Thanks! Worked fine with my PNY Attache 8GB and ClearOS image.

Thanks for this article - it helped me no end.

2011-09-23T14:15:48.272-04:00

Thanks for this article - it helped me no end.

Bravo Great guide simple detailed to the point ,wh...

2011-07-24T04:41:44.200-04:00

Bravo Great guide simple detailed to the point ,why don't more people have the sense that everyone isn't a coder. This is valuable information that is hard to find but it would be nice to have someway to list the comments organized on their technical value.Saving time not to read through all of them like this one here for instance.

@Andy E, Thanks again for the kudos and glad you f...

2011-06-29T10:09:26.867-04:00

@Andy E, Thanks again for the kudos and glad you found the guide easy to use. Now, about your other question, in theory the method you suggest should work; however, (and a caveat as it has been years since I used a PowerPC-based Mac), the bigger issue may be, can you boot from USB on the PowerPC-based Mac?

Fantastic guide, had trouble with this in the past...

2011-06-29T09:53:48.754-04:00

Fantastic guide, had trouble with this in the past and these steps are very simple to follow. Well done! Quick question... If I wanted to use this technique to make a bootable USB drive to be used on a PowerPC based mac, would I just click the 'options' button in disk utility and select 'Apple Partition Map', then follow the same procedure?

@Anonymous. I have not tried this, but here’s some...

2011-06-14T11:26:20.865-04:00

@Anonymous. I have not tried this, but here’s some good discussion on the topic:

http://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-system-mac-software/268316-converting-iso-dmg.html

you can convert an ios to a dmg in disk utility :)...

2011-06-14T11:21:58.988-04:00

you can convert an ios to a dmg in disk utility :)

Hey my mac i just got is imac g4 and the disk util...

2011-06-07T00:04:49.507-04:00

Hey my mac i just got is imac g4 and the disk utility has no "options" tab so i cant make it guid..therefore i waill try this and get back with results:)...btw does this work with .toast files? thanx in advance

Chris, See this page about .oem files. http://fi...

2011-05-19T14:28:18.594-04:00

Chris,

See this page about .oem files.

http://filext.com/file-extension/OEM

I am unfamiliar with .oem files as I moved away from Windows years ago. From my short time researching it does not seem as if this is an archive that can be transferred to a USB drive. Maybe readers with more extensive Windows backgrounds will chime in. If you find an answer, be sure to stop back by and let us know.

What about a .oem file?

2011-05-19T14:22:44.856-04:00

What about a .oem file?

Let us know what you find out and if you get it wo...

2011-04-25T21:22:58.805-04:00

Let us know what you find out and if you get it working.

Doc

Well I know the USB stick can be bootable. I can c...

2011-04-25T21:16:46.079-04:00

Well I know the USB stick can be bootable. I can create boot disks on a windows machine. But I am trying to do this on my mac as I am lazy! Plus I know how to write bash scripts. I'll play around with it some more.

Shoe, Normally this happens when you have a non-s...

2011-04-25T15:42:46.119-04:00

Shoe,

Normally this happens when you have a non-supported USB drive. Try another drive and it may work. It's been hit or miss for me on compatible USB drives. Once I find one, I stick to it and use it for these types of projects.

Doc

What am I doing wrong? I go to boot off the usb st...

2011-04-25T15:31:11.249-04:00

What am I doing wrong? I go to boot off the usb sticks and it can't find a bootloader.

Followed these instructions as well as the hdiutil...

2011-04-17T13:57:55.731-04:00

Followed these instructions as well as the hdiutil instruction (I used the /dev/rdiskN as well without problems). I have yet to run into a single problem, and the install is running perfectly. Thanks so much!

You are welcome Jason.

2011-04-16T07:51:45.700-04:00

You are welcome Jason.

Thanks a ton Steve, got it working with my iso aft...

2011-04-15T23:22:24.752-04:00

Thanks a ton Steve, got it working with my iso after searching through a lot of brutal tutorials.

Thanks for the confirmation Anonymous.

2011-04-12T11:03:15.802-04:00

Thanks for the confirmation Anonymous.

I can confirm that using /dev/rdiskN instead speed...

2011-04-12T10:59:40.830-04:00

I can confirm that using /dev/rdiskN instead speeds up the writing dramatically.

using /dev/rdiskN instead of /dev/diskN is suppos...

2011-02-20T20:48:38.949-05:00

using /dev/rdiskN instead of /dev/diskN is supposed to speed this process up dramatically

Thanks for adding that great tip Surfin-Jeri! I’ll...

2010-12-26T16:32:20.823-05:00

Thanks for adding that great tip Surfin-Jeri! I’ll have to give that a shot myself.

Doing it with an iso image is as easy as: You have...

2010-12-26T14:59:35.500-05:00

Doing it with an iso image is as easy as:
You have to convert the iso image with "hdiutil" e.g. "hdiutil convert -format UDRW -o ./outputfile.dmg ./inputfile.iso"

It can take some time for large images depending o...

2010-11-20T08:43:28.460-05:00

It can take some time for large images depending on your Mac and your USB drive. Patience is good! :)