Jun 9, 2017 - The last release of Mac OS doesn't have the option to create a. Is the only easy tool that I know that works if you are on Windows try Rufus.
Here are some instructions from that will put the ISO onto the flash drive with a Mac. They won't make it bootable though.
Open a Terminal (under Utilities). Run diskutil list and determine the device node assigned to your flash media (e.g., /dev/disk2). Run diskutil unmountDisk /dev/disk N (replace N with the disk number from the last command; in the previous example, N would be 2). Execute sudo dd if=/path/to/downloaded.iso of=/dev/disk N bs=1m (replace /path/to/downloaded.iso with the path where the image file is located; for example,./windows7.iso). Run diskutil eject /dev/disk N, and remove your flash media when the command completes (this can take a few hours on slower drives) Now.
After you read all that, on the Gizmodo page it says that if you want to make it bootable you should use a utility called Live USB helper they link to (which isn't there any more) and use a Mac mounting tool (which isn't there either!) to force the ISO to mount on the Mac so you can copy the files over. That article may prove useful, but probably not. I can find other copies of Live USB helper out there, but they are all Windows executables. One method that will work is to swap the hard drive out of the PC and into the Mac. Put your Windows 7 installation disc into the Mac optical drive, and install Windows 7 on that drive. Once it is up and running (don't worry about drivers yet), follow these steps.
Run Command Prompt as administrator. Type to Command Prompt:%windir% System32 Sysprep Sysprep.exe, and hit Enter. In sysprep dialog that opens, choose “System Cleanup Action” as “Enter System Out-of-Box-Experience (OOBE)”, select “Generalize”, and select “Shutdown Options” as “Shutdown”.
Click “OK”. Sysprep generalizes now your Windows 7 setup and shuts down your computer. Do not run any other programs during this phase!. Remove the drive from your Mac. Put it back into the PC.
Boot the PC from sysprep generalized hard disk. You will notice Windows booting as if it was the first boot after installation, installing default and updating registry. One or two reboots are needed, depending on your system specifications. When Windows finally boots up, you will need to enter all information as if this really was a new, fresh installation All that is from, but it applies in this situation a well, since you would be moving a Windows 7 installation from one computer to another. Considering that trying to make a Windows bootable USB stick with a Mac requires tools that either don't exist any more or are not being developed any more.
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This second method will most likely prove more dependable. Assuming you have burnt your Windows CD into a ISO file with the tools like: 1. Jump into a folder here 2. Get the latest version of zip archive with the keyword 'mac' in the filename. Download and open it up on your Mac OS X desktop.
On Unetbootin interface, choose Diskimage-ISO and then select the Windows ISO file on your local hard drive. Select the right USB Drive and then click OK to start writing ISO data onto your USB drive. Once done, you're ready to boot your computer with this bootable USB drive, like a DVD installation disk.
You could also use on your Mac and install Windows quickly, then use Windows to create the media for the PC. You just need to allow windows to read from the USB port. Microsoft published for Internet Explorer testing purposes, but you can also use them to create a bootable USB stick. To allow Windows to read from the USB port you'll need to install the. Then you can enable the USB 2.0 (EHCI) Controller in the virtual machine's settings (Ports - USB).
Then when you insert the USB stick, it will probably first be detected by OS X, and since only one OS at a time can acces the port, you should eject it in OS X. Then it should automatically show up in Windows. If it's not, try to click the USB cable connection icon at the right bottom in the virtual machine. The USB port should be listed there and when you click it it should be mounted. Then you can use a tool such as to create a bootable USB stick. As none of the answers I found on the internet worked for me, here are the steps that I ended up following.
First of all, brief description of my setup:. I want to install Windows 7 (32-bit) on a PC (not on a Mac) using a USB removable media (8GB). I have an ISO image of the installation DVD. I want to prepare the USB media on my Mac (OS X 10.10 Yosemite). my MacBook Pro only has USB 3.0 ports What I tried:.
the typical suggestion of using hdiutil to convert ISO to UDRW IMG and then using dd to copy it to the USB. While I did not encounter any errors, the resulting USB media was not bootable. using UNetbootin to create the media (supplying Windows installer ISO as custom ISO). While I did not encounter any errors and the resulting USB media seemed to be bootable, it just crashed during boot (started to boot then halted the system, no error). using Windows inside VirtualBox to write to the USB stick did not work either, as VirtualBox does not support USB 3.0 yet (I even updated by VirtualBox to 5.0.0 RC1 but still no luck. Maybe newer versions will work) SOLUTION As none of the above worked, I ended up first and then used that Ubuntu installation (it has GRUB2!).
The Mac App Store is the default way to upgrade or install macOS, but it doesn’t work for everyone. Maybe you’ve got multiple Macs and a limited amount of bandwidth, and don’t want to download the entire operating system for every system. Or maybe you’re looking to install the operating system from scratch. Whatever your reason, installing macOS from a USB drive isn’t hard. You just need a few things:.
An 8GB USB drive. This process will overwrite the entire drive, so back up anything stored on it. If your drive is larger than 8GB, and you’d like to use the rest of the drive for something else, you could: just create an empty, 8GB partition for the installer. Access to at least one working Mac with access to the Mac App Store. This can be a friend’s machine if necessary. Once you have those things we can get started.
First, Download macOS From The Mac App Store To begin, you need the installer for whatever version of macOS you want on a thumb drive. Head to the Mac App Store. If what you’re looking for is the latest version of macOS, search for that operating system and click the “Download” or “Install” button.
The download will take a while, so make sure your Mac is plugged in and has a consistent connection to the Internet. The installer will load when the process is done; simply close the window, then head to your Applications folder to confirm the installer is there. If you don’t want the latest version of macOS, searching the App Store won’t help you.
Instead, you’ll have to head to the “Purchases” tab in the installer and scroll down until you find the version of macOS you want on your thumb drive. You will only find versions you’ve previously downloaded here. Click the “Download” button to the left of the release you want to install, and your Mac will download it. Again, the installer will launch when the download is complete; close the window when this happens. We’re now ready to create our disk. There are two ways to do this: one with third party software, and another with the Terminal. The Easy Way: With DiskMaker X The simplest way to create a boot USB drive is to and use it to create your drive.
Generally, the latest version supports only the latest version of macOS; if you want to install something older than macOS High Sierra, check the and download one that’s compatible with your chosen operating system. Installing is simple: just mount the DMG, then drag the program to your Applications folder. Start the program and it should find the installer you downloaded above. If you’ve put the installer somewhere besides the Applications folder, you can direct DiskMaker X to the file manually. After that, you’ll be asked which disk you’d like to use. Choose the drive or partition, knowing that it will be completely overwritten. Once you authorize the action, DiskMakerX will mostly run in the background.
When the process is done you’ll hear a loud lion roar (seriously, it freaked me out), and you’ll see the completed drive. Diskmaker X also offers a variety of utilities, which can come in handy. The Terminal method, outlined below, does not include these. The (Slightly) Harder Way: With the Terminal If you’d rather not rely on a third-party tool to create your disk, Apple offers a built-in Terminal-driven method. To summarize: there is a script, called createinstallmedia, included in every macOS installer, and we’re going to run it. First, insert your thumb drive and give it a name—I’m using “Installer” for the purposes of this writeup, but make note of whatever name the drive has.
Next, let’s find the installation script. Open the Terminal, which you can find in Applications Utilities, and run the following command. Note that the exact command will vary depending on which version of macOS you’re trying to install; this one is specific to Sierra. Sudo /Applications/Install macOS High Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia -volume /Volumes/Installer -applicationpath /Applications/Install macOS High Sierra.app In case you’re curious, here’s how this breaks down:. To run the command as root.
This means the command must start with sudo. /Applications/Install macOS High Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia is the location of the script. Obviously, change “High Sierra.app” to whatever version you’re installing.
To provide the application with a path to the volume that will be overwritten. In our case, this is /Volumes/Installer. To provide the application with a path to the installer package. For macOS Sierra, this is /Applications/Install macOS High Sierra.app You will be asked to confirm that you’re ready for the disk to be deleted: Yet “y”, then Enter, and the process will begin. First the disk will be deleted, then the entire installer will be copied to your disk. The process will take a while, but when it’s done you’ll have a bootable drive with the installer.
Notice that the Utilities folder, offered by DiskMaker X, is not here. The command above is specifically for High Sierra (and a disk named “Installer.”) Previous versions of macOS will have slightly different names.