Comments on: The Easiest Way to Make a Lion Install Disk, USB, SD Card, or DVD is Lion DiskMaker http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/02/easy-way-to-make-lion-install-disk/ News, tips, software, reviews, and more for Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad Fri, 17 May 2013 19:40:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Hawkwood http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/02/easy-way-to-make-lion-install-disk/#comment-413803 Hawkwood Sat, 04 Aug 2012 18:41:50 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=19648#comment-413803 FYI if you run in to the error "There was a problem installing Mac OS X. Try reinstalling" don't forget to clear your PRAM (thanks to https://discussions.apple.com/message/15725779) FYI if you run in to the error “There was a problem installing Mac OS X. Try reinstalling” don’t forget to clear your PRAM (thanks to
https://discussions.apple.com/message/15725779)

]]> By: Josh http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/02/easy-way-to-make-lion-install-disk/#comment-409867 Josh Wed, 25 Jul 2012 16:46:29 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=19648#comment-409867 Your way is actually the lazy way, this one requires more work. Flawed logic you have there! Your way is actually the lazy way, this one requires more work. Flawed logic you have there!

]]> By: Quick Tips for a smooth OS X upgrade « The Chronicles of NoiVad http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/02/easy-way-to-make-lion-install-disk/#comment-233670 Quick Tips for a smooth OS X upgrade « The Chronicles of NoiVad Thu, 08 Sep 2011 11:06:55 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=19648#comment-233670 [...] Make a USB stick installer out of because the Lion installer self destructs (kind of) after the install: http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/02/easy-way-to-make-lion-install-disk/ [...] [...] Make a USB stick installer out of because the Lion installer self destructs (kind of) after the install: http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/02/easy-way-to-make-lion-install-disk/ [...]

]]> By: Re-Download Mac OS X Lion from the App Store http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/02/easy-way-to-make-lion-install-disk/#comment-219670 Re-Download Mac OS X Lion from the App Store Wed, 03 Aug 2011 22:06:40 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=19648#comment-219670 [...] primary purpose of this is so that you can make a Lion install drive or use the recently available easy Lion Disk Maker tool. We probably should have posted this much earlier to clear up any potential confusion, but better [...] [...] primary purpose of this is so that you can make a Lion install drive or use the recently available easy Lion Disk Maker tool. We probably should have posted this much earlier to clear up any potential confusion, but better [...]

]]> By: Robert Maroon http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/02/easy-way-to-make-lion-install-disk/#comment-219350 Robert Maroon Tue, 02 Aug 2011 22:47:13 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=19648#comment-219350 The demented and challenged Apple engineer that prepared the DMG should be moved to flipping burgers for a while. Not only there are 280MB of wasted free space, the DMG is highly fragmented (1500+ fragments per file), with said free space lodged at the beginning of the volume, so that it is not possible to recover it using hditool. When you format your USB key, don't use GUID or you will lose 200MB to the mandatory EFI partition, just use Apple Partition Map. The USB key will still be able to boot (the DMG is APM as well). The demented and challenged Apple engineer that prepared the DMG should be moved to flipping burgers for a while.

Not only there are 280MB of wasted free space, the DMG is highly fragmented (1500+ fragments per file), with said free space lodged at the beginning of the volume, so that it is not possible to recover it using hditool.

When you format your USB key, don’t use GUID or you will lose 200MB to the mandatory EFI partition, just use Apple Partition Map.

The USB key will still be able to boot (the DMG is APM as well).

]]> By: Paul http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/02/easy-way-to-make-lion-install-disk/#comment-219277 Paul Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:39:41 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=19648#comment-219277 Oops good catch on the typo, thanks for that Oops good catch on the typo, thanks for that

]]> By: Paul http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/02/easy-way-to-make-lion-install-disk/#comment-219276 Paul Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:38:49 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=19648#comment-219276 Nice trick, good to know! Nice trick, good to know!

]]> By: Angga http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/02/easy-way-to-make-lion-install-disk/#comment-219270 Angga Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:09:45 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=19648#comment-219270 Actually yes 4 GB flash drive does fit. Because the total size of the lion installation is 3.8 GB but somehow Apple made the DMG size to be 4.18 GB which won't fit on 4 GB if you do a restore from disk utility. all you have to do is just open the DMG, copy all the contents to your flash drive ( make sure to show all hidden files on finder first and also format your flash drive as mac os extended journal ) I have tried this and worked on my late 2010 15" and 13" macbook pro. Actually yes 4 GB flash drive does fit. Because the total size of the lion installation is 3.8 GB but somehow Apple made the DMG size to be 4.18 GB which won’t fit on 4 GB if you do a restore from disk utility.

all you have to do is just open the DMG, copy all the contents to your flash drive ( make sure to show all hidden files on finder first and also format your flash drive as mac os extended journal )

I have tried this and worked on my late 2010 15″ and 13″ macbook pro.

]]> By: MizuInOz http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/02/easy-way-to-make-lion-install-disk/#comment-219252 MizuInOz Tue, 02 Aug 2011 17:26:49 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=19648#comment-219252 Shouldn't it be "Lion DiskMaker"? rather than Loin? Great tips. I have just recently "discovered" osXDaily and must say, it is a great resource. Thank you for your efforts. Cheers from Oz Shouldn’t it be “Lion DiskMaker”? rather than Loin?

Great tips.
I have just recently “discovered” osXDaily and must say, it is a great resource.

Thank you for your efforts.
Cheers from Oz

]]> By: Paul http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/02/easy-way-to-make-lion-install-disk/#comment-219241 Paul Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:37:43 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=19648#comment-219241 Here we go: http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/02/re-download-mac-os-x-lion-from-app-store/ Here we go:

http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/02/re-download-mac-os-x-lion-from-app-store/

]]> By: malveaux http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/02/easy-way-to-make-lion-install-disk/#comment-219238 malveaux Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:24:50 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=19648#comment-219238 you have to hold option while you click onto purchases and then the installed turns into purchase, it doesn't buy it twice it just downloads again. you have to hold option while you click onto purchases and then the installed turns into purchase, it doesn’t buy it twice it just downloads again.

]]> By: Paul http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/02/easy-way-to-make-lion-install-disk/#comment-219235 Paul Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:15:18 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=19648#comment-219235 Thanks for the reminder about redownloading, I will make a separate post about that. Thanks for the reminder about redownloading, I will make a separate post about that.

]]> By: James http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/02/easy-way-to-make-lion-install-disk/#comment-219233 James Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:12:01 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=19648#comment-219233 This app is for the lazy. Remember to hold down OPTION while you download from the App Store if you already have Lion installed, took me a while to figure that out and it was a pain to make a disk. This app is for the lazy.

Remember to hold down OPTION while you download from the App Store if you already have Lion installed, took me a while to figure that out and it was a pain to make a disk.

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