Q: Mavericks Install DVD

Start your own thread, this one is already confused.

This iso, will it work with virtualbox (like Parallels or VMware)? I tried it out and it started running through would looked like automated prompts then it stopped. I was unsure if it was still doing anything so I let it sit for a few minutes then gave up on it. I really want to have an .iso/.dmg file of Mavericks so I can swap between OS's when one program doesn't work for one but the other.

Why would you waste the time installing an OS, only to install a different OS over that to "switch". Just create another partition and install a different OS to that.

Unlike Windows, you aren't trapped to the C: drive being the only hard drive partition you can start up to. You could have four entirely different versions of OS X on four partitions of the same drive, and choose which one you want to boot to when you turn the Mac on by holding down the Option key.

I have different OS's running, like LInux Mint, Elemental, Kali, Fedora. I would like to have Mavericks too. I am not installing Mavericks over an existing OS I am using it for when something I am trying to do in one of the others that doesn't have support.

can you share me please the soft copy of mac os x 10.6 snow leopard please i need it to use this mavericks update iso. i need the iso of the mac os x 10.6

KevinCaliboso14 wrote:

 

can you share me please the soft copy of mac os x 10.6 snow leopard please i need it to use this mavericks update iso. i need the iso of the mac os x 10.6

That's illegal, please don't ask others to do illegal things for you.

Buy your own copy of Snow Leopard, on disk, there is no legal download.

I have read through this post and believe it is in the vein of what I'm experiencing...

I followed the steps to make a iso out of the OSX install file.  However, when I mount the iso, it simply opens a finder window showing all the files rather than going right in to the install.

Anything you can think of that I am missing?

Thanks for the great instructions! If I followed your instructions for the bootable USB device with a flash drive formatted in FAT32 or NTFS instead of HFS + journaled, however, would I be able to boot into Mavericks on the correct PC hardware in order to complete a hackintosh installation? Thanks very much. Peace.

MuzikJunky wrote:

 

Thanks for the great instructions! If I followed your instructions for the bootable USB device with a flash drive formatted in FAT32 or NTFS instead of HFS + journaled, however, would I be able to boot into Mavericks on the correct PC hardware in order to complete a hackintosh installation? Thanks very much. Peace.

No

Pete

I performed all of these commands and it did create Mavericks.iso but it's 8.5 GB in size and in the process of running commands in Terminal  I got a message

hdiutil resize -size `hdiutil resize -limits /tmp/Mavericks.sparseimage | tail -n 1 | awk ‘{ print $1 }’`b /tmp/Mavericks.sparseimage

hdiutil: resize: unable to read -size parameter in "b"

Usage: hdiutil resize <sizespec> [options] <image>

  hdiutil resize -help

Should I worry about that? Is the .ISO corrupted or smth? I know this is an old thread but I started mine couple of days ago and haven't received answers yet, I need very much to know what to do and what the problem is (if it exists)?

Thanks, would appreciate kindly any your help.

Since Mavericks is no longer available from Apple, was the only legal place to get it, and was never distributed by Apple as an .iso disk image, I take it you got this copy of Mavericks from an illegal torrent site? If so, get rid of it. Torrents of illegal software are almost all guaranteed to contain malware that installs along with what you think you downloaded. Unless, of course, it's okay with you to unknowingly install a key logger so someone can wipe out your bank accounts.

One does not "get" the iso from anywhere. One creates it in order to make a dvd. You have not read this thread properly. No mention has been made of torrents. You can still redownload mavericks from the purchases tab in the mac app store quite legally. Check your facts before making accusations.

Thanks tywebb13 for making it clear for Kurt Lang. Don't get why did he mention torrents and legality at all but whatever... I downloaded Mavericks Installer from MAS Purchases tab. I thought it would make it easy to derive from the context of my message that I meant the ISO I got after running those Terminal commands, it was just its size coupled with that warning (highlighted in Bold font) that raised my doubts. However could I receive an advice/recommendation on the subject of my question? If you find that I should provide more details then I'm ready to do it if you ask.

Cheers

Perhaps you should check yours. Legally downloading Mavericks from your App Store account downloads a .dmg file, not as .iso.

You should also read more closely. Try again:

I take it you got this copy of Mavericks from an illegal torrent site?

Notice the question mark at the end? That makes it a question of curiosity, not an accusation.

Ok, now you're quick enough to use Apple Community to censor and remove (in fact using it with the goals of account squaring) even reasonably ironic posts but fail either to come up with specific solution, clarification or to admit you don't know the answer. There wasn't any inappropriate links, statements and flames. All I wanted is to ask for advice on the concrete subject. Just bear that in mind when enabling Apple Communities users to participate in Communities Quality surveys popping up from time to time. Don't you think that with the actions like above you actually discourage people seeking for advice from using this place? Once again, thank you for your help.

P.S. As you see on the screenshot that installer has been downloaded from MAS legally. Are you now satisfied with legality cases? Now could we move on to the issues related to the main subject of this thread?