Enable Bootcamp to install from usb for OSX 10.9**WORKS**

Hi,

I have the same issue and model as you do. imac12.1 ...

Have you found a solution?

Has anyone been able to install Windows 7 on a Early 2015 MacBook Pro? If so what worked for them?

Thanks

AR

Hey guys I am on OS X El Capitain Version 10.11.1 and I changed the info.plist like you told me to but when I try to drag it back into the package contents of BootcampAssistant there is a gray "no circle" that is preventing me from editing the contents. Please tell me how to bypass this the terminal command didn't do anything (I am assuming this is due to El Capitan) and I need to know how to edit the contents. Thanks!

What year/model is your Mac?

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Hi,

i did everything you mentioned but i can not boot from USB because my mac doesnt see on boot, can you help? please!

Spec: MBP 6,2 mid 2010

Hi,

i did exactly what you mentioned but can not see USB drive on EFI, any suggestions?

thanx.

Please start a new discussion.

It looks like the the USB device is not recognized in the EFI Boot, even if it's made with with Boot Camp Assistant, so I believe the easiest solutions is to use an original Windows DVD and install from there, as the original Boot Camp Assistant suggests.

lothlar wrote:

It looks like the the USB device is not recognized in the EFI Boot, even if it's made with with Boot Camp Assistant, so I believe the easiest solutions is to use an original Windows DVD and install from there, as the original Boot Camp Assistant suggests.

That is correct.

I've gone through a very long process from upgrading to EL Captain because it couldn't read my iso, then having to grant my self access from SIP, then I had to sudo nano just to edit it, now i've gotten to the command where i do sudo codesign -fs - /Applications/Utilities/Boot\ Camp\ Assistant.app

It outputs a big error. This part worked before upgrading to EL Captain, if anyone has any ideas.

sudo codesign -fs - /Applications/Utilities/Boot\ Camp\ Assistant.app

Password:

2016-08-25 23:09:03.884 codesign[1073:35964] There was an error parsing the Info.plist for the bundle at URL Contents/Info.plist -- file:///Applications/Utilities/Boot%20Camp%20Assistant.app/

NSCocoaErrorDomain - 3840

<CFBasicHash 0x7fa6d8d011b0 [0x7fff737ee440]>{type = immutable dict, count = 2,

entries =>

0 : <CFString 0x7fff736fd180 [0x7fff737ee440]>{contents = "NSDebugDescription"} = <CFString 0x7fa6d8d01110 [0x7fff737ee440]>{contents = "Encountered unexpected character / on line 17 while looking for open tag"}

1 : <CFString 0x7fff736fff80 [0x7fff737ee440]>{contents = "kCFPropertyListOldStyleParsingError"} = Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=3840 "Malformed data byte group at line 1; invalid hex" UserInfo={NSDebugDescription=Malformed data byte group at line 1; invalid hex}

}

/Applications/Utilities/Boot Camp Assistant.app: replacing existing signature

-iMac:~ AGCOmega$

Encountered unexpected character / on line 17 while looking for open tag

Can you check your Info.plist and specifically line 17? Use something like vi and check for any hidden characters.

this is the code

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

<plist version="1.0">

<dict>

<key>32BitSupportedModels</key>

<array>

<string>MacBook7,1</string>

<string>MacBookAir5,2</string>

<string>MacBookPro10,1</string>

<string>MacPro5,1</string>

<string>Macmini5,3</string>

<string>iMac12,2</string>

</array>

<key>BuildMachineOSBuild</key>

<string>15E34z</string>

<key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key>

<string>English</string>/Applications/Utilities/Boot\ Camp\ Assistant.app/Contents/Info.plist

<key>CFBundleDisplayName</key>

<string>Boot Camp Assistant</string>

<key>CFBundleExecutable</key>

<string>Boot Camp Assistant</string>

<key>CFBundleGetInfoString</key>

<string>Boot Camp Assistant 6.0.0, Copyright © 2015 Apple Inc. All rights reserved</string>

<key>CFBundleIconFile</key>

<string>DA</string>

<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>

<string>com.apple.bootcampassistant</string>

<key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key>

<string>6.0</string>

<key>CFBundleName</key>

<string>Boot Camp Assistant</string>

<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>

<string>APPL</string>

<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>

<string>6.0.1</string>

<key>CFBundleSignature</key>

<string>????</string>

<key>CFBundleSupportedPlatforms</key>

<array>

<string>MacOSX</string>

</array>

<key>CFBundleVersion</key>

<string>6024.40.2</string>

<key>DARequiredROMVersions</key>

<array>

<string>IM101.00CC.B00</string>

<string>IM41.0055.B08</string>

<string>IM42.0071.B03</string>

<string>IM51.0090.B03</string>

<string>IM52.0090.B03</string>

<string>IM61.0093.B01</string>

<string>MP11.005C.B04</string>

<string>MB11.0061.B03</string>

<string>MBP11.0055.B08</string>

<string>MBP12.0061.B03</string>

<string>MM11.0055.B08</string>

</array>

<key>DTCompiler</key>

<string>com.apple.compilers.llvm.clang.1_0</string>

<key>DTPlatformBuild</key>

<string>7D72l</string>

<key>DTPlatformVersion</key>

<string>GM</string>

<key>DTSDKBuild</key>

<string>15E34z</string>

<key>DTSDKName</key>

<string>macosx10.11internal</string>

<key>DTXcode</key>

<string>0730</string>

<key>DTXcodeBuild</key>

<string>7D72l</string>

<key>ExternalInstallOnlyModels</key>

<array>

<string>MacBook8,1</string>

<string>MacBook9,1</string>

<string>MacBookAir7,1</string>

</array>

<key>LSApplicationCategoryType</key>

<string>public.app-category.utilities</string>

<key>LSMinimumSystemVersion</key>

<string>10.11.0</string>

<key>NSMainNibFile</key>

<string>MainMenu</string>

<key>NSPrincipalClass</key>

<string>NSApplication</string>

<key>PreESDRequiredModels</key>

<array>

<string>MacBook7</string>

<string>MacBookAir5</string>

<string>MacBookPro10</string>

<string>MacPro5</string>

<string>Macmini6</string>

<string>iMac13</string>

</array>

<key>PreUEFIModels</key>

<array>

<string>MacBook7</string>

<string>MacBookAir5</string>

<string>MacBookPro10</string>

<string>MacPro5</string>

<string>Macmini6</string>

<string>iMac13</string>

</array>

<key>USBBootSupportedModels</key>

<array>

<string>iMac10,1</string>

<string>MacBook7,1</string>

<string>MacBookAir3,2</string>

<string>MacBookPro8,3</string>

<string>MacPro5,1</string>

<string>Macmini4,1</string>

<string>iMac12,2</string>

</array>

<key>Win7OnlyModels</key>

<array>

<string>MacBook7,1</string>

<string>MacBookAir3,2</string>

<string>MacBookPro5,5</string>

<string>MacPro2,1</string>

<string>Macmini4,1</string>

<string>iMac10,1</string>

</array>

</dict>

</plist>

AGC_Omega wrote:

<string>English</string>/Applications/Utilities/Boot\ Camp\ Assistant.app/Contents/Info.plist

This is not valid. Are you certain you want to edit this file? What is the specific problem you are trying to solve?

Creating a USB Installer is not the same as being able to install Windows using the created installer.

Is this the same problem I am having where I can't create a USB installer using an ISO? In Bootcamp assistant it just wants to create a partition and doesn't give me an option to create a USB installer. This is the only way I can use an install key bought online for a new PC I'm building. Help?