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

It's possible you have a Windows ISO for both 32- and 64-bit. In this case it's probably detecting the presence of the 32-bit installer and forgets to look for another 64-bit version.

A way to work around this is to not use the Bootcamp Assistant utility by following the listed steps:

The way installing Windows should work either way using the Legacy BIOS mode:

- Get a Windows 7 ISO or DVD and copy the contents over to a freshly fat32 formatted USB stick of at least 4GB.

- Download the Apple Bootcamp Support Software (4.x or 5.x, i believe 5.x only support 64-bit);

- Copy the content of the Support Software folder over the the same USB stick from the first step. It should fit just right (it did on my 4GB stick with 2MB te spare!);

- Use disk utility to partition your disk. Make sure the partition for Windows is Fat32 and at least 30GB;

- Reboot your machine while holding Option/Alt at the chime;

- You should be able to select either your OSX HDD or your USB stick labeled "Windows" -> Select Windows and press enter or click the arrow;

- The Windows installer should now load, format the previously made Windows partition to NTFS;

- Continue on your way.

Can you try what I typed above? If it doesn't work, can you let me know at what step things go differently than described?

Edit: This is based on the logical conclusion that any Mac that was shipped without ODD should be able to boot from USB.

Edit2:

One other note is that Mac's have trouble booting from USB when multiple USB storage devices are attached. So make sure you connect only one storage device.

My problem is, I cant open Bootcamp. It instantly unexpectedly closes.

Hopefully those are big enough to read. Basically, after following the original steps in this discussion, it has stopped my ability to open Bootcamp. I think it's a problem with my info.plist, even though its the same one that came with my mac. I think that command has caused more problems than good.

Hmm. I don't know how that got buggered up. Someone else also had this problem but it sounded like he got it fixed. I asked him how he got it fixed and linked here.

You should still be able to install Windows without the bootcamp assistant though. Follow the steps I listed. You can download the bootcamp support software from apple's website:

Support Software 5.x (64-bit only):

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1638

Support Software 4.x (also 32-bit):

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1636

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1637

Don't know the difference between the last two. One is 0.1 higher in version but is only 400MB compared to the other one that is 800MB!

Edit: If you want to install 64-bit, download the 5.x version 🙂

edit2: here's the link to the other guy with the same issue: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5483227?tstart=0

That other person was me... I posted that before trying the method found on this discussion haha

I'm downloading the 5x now. Thanks!

Oh wow.. Sorry about that, I remember thinking that name looked familiar.

Let me know how it goes when following those steps instead of Bootcamp Utility. I'll catch up as soon as I can, I think I should get some sleep 😉.

I've partitioned the drive, downloaded the Bootcamp 5.x.x.x and put them both into a fat32 usb. I'm going to check and see if it works. If not, I'm going to get some sleep and try this again 🙂

BITTTe,

Err where does one get a 5.1 bootcamp drivers? Got a link?

jarvil, I posted a link to the download page on the previous page of this thread. Third post from the bottom on my system.

Thats version 5.0.5033 not version 5.1

Simple task... This one is for Macmini3,1 late 2009.

First install command line tools

Then add your boot rom version under DARequiredROMVersions... But, watch for chronological line, put MM31 under MM11.

<key>DARequiredROMVersions</key>

<array>

<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>

<string>MM31.00AD.B00</string>

After that do not add your machine model identifier under PreUSBBootSupportedModels... just edit your machine type.... Macmini3,1 instead Macmini4,1, After that delete Pre from PreUSBBootSupportedModels

key>USBBootSupportedModels</key>

<array>

<string>MacBook7,1</string>

<string>MacBookAir3,2</string>

<string>MacBookPro8,3</string>

<string>MacPro5,1</string>

<string>Macmini3,1</string>

<string>iMac12,2</string>

At last if you are using Macmini3,1 Windows 7 is the only option unless :lol: you edit Win7OnlyModels at the end of the script... Macmini2,1 instead Macmini4,1

<key>Win7OnlyModels</key>

<array>

<string>MacBook7,1</string>

<string>MacBookAir3,2</string>

<string>MacBookPro5,5</string>

<string>MacPro2,1</string>

<string>Macmini2,1</string>

<string>iMac10,1</string>

Now go to Terminal and paste command:

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

Voila... Now you have your Macmini3,1 without DVD rom but with possibility for making and booting USB flash from your ISO Win8 image....

Cheers m8s.

Jarvil, I just re-read the thread and I'm not sure where BITTe got 5.1 from. Checking the Apple driver pages shows me 5.0x is the latest.. :/

By the way, a heads up for those also curious about EFI and wanting to install windows 7 over USB, read this :

Windows 8 forums: How to create a UEFI bootable USB drive for WIndows 7 and 8 (not needed for anyone else that just wants Windows, BIOS, EFI, whatever, as long as it works)

Good solution, this was driving me nuts!!! the last step asked me to install something codex, but after that bootcamp is now working again!!.

btw you dont need boot camp at all..... format with diskutility standard mbr partition with something like that:

diskutil resizevolume /dev/disk0s2 270G MS-DOS BOOTCAMP 45G

after that format usb stick with mbr and fat, use carbon copy cloner to copy contents of win iso file to usb stick and that's it...

It can be done even simpler, dont use CCC and just mount the ISO and copy the contents over to the fat32 formatted flash disk...

Hello,

i did everything like you said but i have this in terminal

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

/Applications/Utilities/Boot Camp Assistant.app: code object is not signed at all

In subcomponent: /Applications/Utilities/Boot Camp Assistant.app/Contents/.com.apple.timemachine.supported

and this is my orignal Info.plist file

<?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>13A566b</string>

<key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key>

<string>English</string>

<key>CFBundleDisplayName</key>

<string>Boot Camp Assistant</string>

<key>CFBundleExecutable</key>

<string>Boot Camp Assistant</string>

<key>CFBundleGetInfoString</key>

<string>Boot Camp Assistant 5.1.0, Copyright © 2013 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>5.1.0</string>

<key>CFBundleSignature</key>

<string>????</string>

<key>CFBundleVersion</key>

<string>473</string>

<key>DARequiredROMVersions</key>

<array>

<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>5A11344p</string>

<key>DTPlatformVersion</key>

<string>GM</string>

<key>DTSDKBuild</key>

<string>13A566b</string>

<key>DTSDKName</key>

<string></string>

<key>DTXcode</key>

<string>0500</string>

<key>DTXcodeBuild</key>

<string>5A11344p</string>

<key>LSApplicationCategoryType</key>

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

<key>LSMinimumSystemVersion</key>

<string>10.9.0</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>iMac12</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>PreUSBBootSupportedModels</key>

<array>

<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>

and this is my info

Hardware Overview:

Model Name: MacBook Pro

Model Identifier: MacBookPro8,2

Processor Name: Intel Core i7

Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz

Number of Processors: 1

Total Number of Cores: 4

L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB

L3 Cache: 6 MB

Memory: 8 GB

Boot ROM Version: MBP81.0047.B27

SMC Version (system): 1.69f4

Serial Number (system): C02GP1V2DV7M

Hardware UUID: CACA2579-EB90-53F5-A554-9F27D2668213

Sudden Motion Sensor:

State: Enabled

can you please help me fix it ?

Note: i have USB partitioned to 1 partition and formated to FAT ( its empty don't have any file on it ) should i install anything to usb or what ?

If you don't mind we can use teamviewer to fix it

This is my email so we can talk

r3mOt3r@ymail.com

Appriciate, Thanks