Q: Can't install Windows on my iMac !
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Nov 6, 2015 7:04 AMby Loner T,Usage
Run brigadier with no options to download and unpack the ESD that applies to this model, to the current working directory. On OS X, the ESD is kept in a .dmg format for easy burning to a disc; on Windows, the driver files are extracted.
Run it with the
--modeloption to specify an alternate model, in the formMacPro3,1, etc.Run it with the
--installoption to both download and install, deleting the drivers after installation. This obviously works only on Windows. This option was made for doing automated installations of the Boot Camp drivers.Place a
brigadier.plistfile in the same folder as the script to override the .sucatalog URL to point to an internal Software Update Server catalog (details below).Additional options shown below.
Getting it
You can find a pre-compiled binary for Windows in the releases area. This can be useful if you don't already have Python installed on Windows. This was built using PyInstaller. More details on building it yourself below.
It can also be run directly from a Git checkout on either OS X or Windows.
Configuration
Besides a few command-line options:
Usage: brigadier [options] Options: -h, --help show this help message and exit -m MODEL, --model=MODEL System model identifier to use (otherwise this machine's model is used). -i, --install After the installer is downloaded, perform the install automatically. Can be used on Windows only. -o OUTPUT_DIR, --output-dir=OUTPUT_DIR Base path where the installer files will be extracted into a folder named after the product, ie. 'BootCamp-041-1234'. Uses the current directory if this option is omitted. -k, --keep-files Keep the files that were downloaded/extracted. Useful only with the '--install' option on Windows.You can also create a
brigadier.plistXML plist file and place it in the same directory as the script. It currently supports one key:CatalogURL, a string that points to an internal SUS catalog URL that contains BootCampESD packages. See the example in this repo.
