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Recovery partition on OS X Mavericks!

Hey guys,

So i downloaded the mavericks installer from the app store today, and created a usb bootable pen drive containing mavericks! I did a clean install from the pen drive, but now i'm unable to find a recovery partition on boot! Just my mac hd! I can access recovery features such as "recover through time machine" from the USB pen drive, and ofcourse also install os x mavericks normally from the pen drive...

What have i done wrong? Why is there no longer a recovery partition?

PS: I followed a guide on macrumours on how to created the "Base system dmg" bootable, thats how i was able to make a bootable mavericks usb pen drive!

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)

Posted on Oct 22, 2013 7:47 PM

53 replies

ssls6

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Oct 22, 2013 10:52 PM in response to Shammoza89

As you've discovered, with Mavericks you must make your USB installer differently than with Mountain Lion.

Solai_4

Level 1

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Oct 23, 2013 12:31 AM in response to Shammoza89

sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Untitled --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app --nointeraction

this command work for me to

Raziel1

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Oct 23, 2013 4:45 AM in response to Shammoza89

Good to know it works. I'll try it out myself this afternoon.

Barney-15E

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Oct 23, 2013 4:57 AM in response to Shammoza89

Most people recommend a clean install, which is why i did that in the first place!

What do they know?

I haven't seen very many people here who I respect suggest doing a "clean" install. I certainly don't recommend it.

Barney-15E

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Oct 23, 2013 4:58 AM in response to Raziel1

Raziel1 wrote:

Good to know it works. I'll try it out myself this afternoon.

Make sure you adjust the paths to match what you want, i.e. where your installer is located and which USB stick you want to load it onto.

Raziel1

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Oct 23, 2013 5:08 AM in response to Barney-15E

Just left for work but the USB stick has been named Untitled and the installer is in the app folder. I saw the message saying it is copying the installer files so hoping all will go well. Will see how the actual installation goes later today.

Shammoza89 Author

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Oct 23, 2013 7:19 AM in response to Barney-15E

I didn't mean most people on here! I read comments on other websites such as Macworld, maxrumours, and osxdaily that some people have reported weird glitches when upgrading, but to be honest none so far complained from an upgrade from mountain lion or lion to mavericks! So you might be right!

I had some weird glitches in safari and some force closes but nothing major! Also AVAST internet security said it was incompatible with mavericks when I went with the upgrading method, and was subsequently moved to the "incompatible software" folder in root!

This didn't happen when I did a fresh install! I installed avast normally, safari is glitch free (so far)! I don't know it depends from user to user I guess...

Raziel1

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Oct 23, 2013 5:42 PM in response to Shammoza89

No luck for me. Terminal just stayed on "copying installer files to disk" for over 10 hours. Nothing happened. Tried it again and after 1 hour still not change.

Even tried DisMaker X and it also just hangs on "Copying Files".

This is just dissapointing...

Barney-15E

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Oct 23, 2013 5:46 PM in response to Shammoza89

Shammoza89 wrote:

I had some weird glitches in safari and some force closes but nothing major! Also AVAST internet security said it was incompatible with mavericks when I went with the upgrading method, and was subsequently moved to the "incompatible software" folder in root!

I haven't ever found a use for AV software. From reading here, it only seems to cause problems, not solve them.

ssls6

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Oct 23, 2013 5:48 PM in response to Raziel1

I'm confused.

Did you have a 8GB or larger USB?

Was it formatted HFS+?

Was the boot sector set to GUID?

Do you have the "install OSX Mavericks.app" in the Applications folder?

Is your USB titled "untitled"?

Finally, did you type the command correctly

sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Untitled --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app --nointeraction

Raziel1

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Oct 23, 2013 5:50 PM in response to ssls6

ssls6 wrote:

I'm confused.

Did you have a 8GB or larger USB?

Was it formatted HFS+?

Was the boot sector set to GUID?

Do you have the "install OSX Mavericks.app" in the Applications folder?

Is your USB titled "untitled"?

Finally, did you type the command correctly

sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Untitled --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app --nointeraction

Yes to all of that.

ssls6

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Oct 23, 2013 5:53 PM in response to Raziel1

I can only suspect your download of Mavericks is corrupt somehow. Have you tried to install it by simply running the installer on an empty partition? How is your Mac setup? How many drives, do you have space to test the installer app? Note, before testing it make a copy somewhere. The installer can get deleted when run.

Raziel1

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Oct 23, 2013 5:55 PM in response to ssls6

I just have one drive. Internal SSD that Mavericks is in. I have the installer in my applications folder and a copy on another external drive.

Raziel1

Level 1

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Oct 23, 2013 6:01 PM in response to Raziel1

I'm going to reboot into Internet Recovery. The Chat agent said I can redownload lion that way...

Oirud

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Oct 23, 2013 6:06 PM in response to Shammoza89

I followed a different method to create a bootable USB Mavericks installer.

It's at this link:

http://osxdaily.com/2013/06/12/make-boot-os-x-mavericks-usb-install-drive/

It's a multi-step procedure, but if you follow the instructions to the letter, it definitely works. And it definitely created a Recovery partition.

Now, if Mavericks weren't as buggy as a dumpster full of rotting food. . .but that's an entirely separate issue.

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