Comments on: How to Make a Bootable OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion USB Install Drive

By: How to Secure Erase a Mac SSD / Hard Disk from Recovery Mode

How to Secure Erase a Mac SSD / Hard Disk from Recovery Mode — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:55:44 +0000

[...] the SSD. The most obvious solution to this problem is to boot the Mac from an external boot drive (here’s how to make one for Mountain Lion), but that isn’t always an option for everyone, but fortunately there is a workaround that [...]

By: Dhruv

Dhruv — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 10:13:27 +0000

Thanks a lot! I was searching to reinstall the OS for last 2years but could never do that. Just reinstalled every time. With the same apps coming automatically! But your advice helped a lot…
But I just wonder that why apple wants its users to be so computer savvy? Wy can’t they just give hard copy DVD disc, life would have been quite simpler and happy.
Anyway, thanks to you buddy!

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 19:26:54 +0000

Hi, was getting the same problem, worked after changing the USB “Destination name” to the SAME as shown in the photo:
“OSXDaily Mt Lion”

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Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:49:52 +0000

[...] create a Mountain Lion 10.8.2 USB install drive (http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/17/make-bootable-os-x-10-8-mountain-lion-usb-install-drive/) However for some reason I wasn’t able to get this to boot, kept getting that ‘no [...]

By: MacNewbie

MacNewbie — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 14:58:03 +0000

I have the same problem. I did follow the instruction carefully, have been tried to make this USB installation for a WEEK now, but not success. After restart, the system never give me a chance to boot from USB at all.

Can any one please give me help. I am so tired now, have been trying and getting stressed now. Please please help!

Thank you very much in advance.

By: Aslan

Aslan — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:03:51 +0000

I went thorough all the steps said but at last when i click on os x with flas icon it doesn’t install mac os x,instead it brings up the page with reinstall mac os x lion or disk utility and nothing happens
I got macbook pro 2011
What should i do?

By: GeeGee

GeeGee — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:42:06 +0000

Hi all.
I got an error saying “Could not restore – Invalid argument” after trying to restore the USB in step 5. Can anyone help?

By: Mikey

Mikey — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 02:45:03 +0000

OK… so I made a bootable flash drive with the installer. Now, I need to move that bootable image to an SD card so I can reclaim my thumb drive. Can someone explain how I might accomplish this?

Thanks.

By: tomricci

tomricci — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 23:52:07 +0000

Yes same problem here!! Help anyone please.

By: impaler

impaler — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 21:38:48 +0000

Great tip! I was able to get a Mountain Lion image onto a thumb drive, and will use it for future.

By: Mothman

Mothman — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 02:24:04 +0000

I have followed these instructions carefully and upon reboot only see the Mac HD and EFI boot options… odd

By: Simon

Simon — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 05:37:25 +0000

This procedure worked absolutely perfectly to build OS X 10.8 on a mid-2007 iMac. Thanks!

By: thanos

thanos — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:43:10 +0000

i have the same problem!!!! help!!

By: Eric S

Eric S — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:07:10 +0000

Great article. Well written and easy to follow.
Thanks much!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:37:31 +0000

unibeast from tonyfuckx86 didnt work for me but this method work OOB!! thanks