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

finally fixed my problem, but now i have other problem lol

No Boot Device ? any help ?

i fixed my problem, paste me full error which show on ur terminal and i will do my best help u

HI Joghnt!

I have a 2009 Imac27' and the optical drive is dead.

Thats why I try to install from usb everything.

I did this Info.plist storry and thats works

And when i try to intsall windows7 with bootcamp. When the instalation is rebooting:

"Bootcamp will not load Windows installer - No bootable device, insert disk then press any key"

When I reboot again with hold option key I see that efiboot yellow USB icon .. then I click it .. after stuck.

Reboot again and check the partitions and the BOOTCAMP partition is ok... active.

I Tried to 3 differnt windows7 and I tried in osx10.9, 10.8

I find what mr robocop21 wrot:

Step 1) FORGET BOOTCAMP (you heard it right)

Step 2) Go to disk utility from launchpad - other folder

Step 3) Select the single partition Mac HDD

Step 4) Go to partition tab and make two partitions of any size by clicking the + sign at the bottom

Step 5) Now simply select the new partition by clicking it once, Go to Erase tab and then click erase

Step 6) Now it will show a blank Partition

Step 7) Insert the Windows DVD and select it as the start up disk through the System Prefrences menu

Step 8) Restart and press option key at the chime

Step 9) The boot option shows up with Mac OS / Restore / EFi boot options

Step 10) Select EFI Boot Option and click return

Step 11) The next screen starts the windows installation

Step 12) After the initial screen it will show the HDD option to choose which partition to use

Step 13) Select the blank / unformatted partition and click format from below

Step 14) Once it gets formated click next and voila, it starts the installation

Step 15) Just dont touch anything untill the setup finishes after two or three restarts (Do not Touch)

Step 16) Once the setup is complete, Google n download the Bootcamp Drivers for Windows 8 from Apple Site

Step 17) Download the zip file and select setup and this will setup the much needed drivers for all the devices

My problame is my disc drive is not working

This Csound1 Guy said:

USB method is not supported on Macs that have an optical drive

any idea?

I don't wanna use Parallel and Vmware just only bootcamp...

I got the USB installer creation part of Bootcamp to show up. Now, like others, it keeps saying, no boot device found, press any key, blah blah. I'm assuming its because its looking for boot info from the optical drive first before USB. I tried rebooting while holding Option and the only USB option I was given was EFI Boot along with my Macintosh HD, Recovery.

Is there something else I'm missing? Can someone help out?

Usb method not supported on macs with ODD = Not true. Don't know how often I have said this now, but please don't listen to these people..

Quic5 and Mr Backlin, I experienced the same issue which I managed to solve. I'm not 100% sure what fixed it (since I tried several things) but here is what I suspect.

The partition on the USB drive needs to be set as *active* to notify the mac that it can actually boot from it. This is not needed for EFI which is why you can see the EFI Boot option.

The way I suspect I fixed it is by making the partition active in Windows like so:

1. Open a command prompt (type CMD in the Start Menu search bar, press enter);

2. Type "diskpart";

3. Type "list disk";

4. Look for the entry of your USB drive and remember it's number (checking disk sizes usually helps in spotting it);

5. Type "select disk x", where x is the disk entry you checked in step 4;

6. Type "clean";

7. Type "create partition primary";

8. Type "format fs=FAT32 quick";

9. Type "active";

10. You're done, type "exit" twice. (once to exit diskpart, again to exit command prompt);

If you already filled your USB drive and don't feel like cleaning it and doing it again, you can try skipping steps 6-8 and just typing "active" after selecting the disk. I haven't tried it before but I see no reason it shouldn't work.

If you don't have access to a Windows PC, you can try the following:

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/22844-how-to-setting-your-partition-activ e-using-fdisk-in-macosx/

My experience was that this did not work properly though, so *your mileage may vary*.

Since it's 5am here and I really really really wish I could fall asleep, I'll leave you with this. I'll run some tests tomorrow or the day after to check what solution is best, quickest, and easiest to do.

I'll have to try that. The thing is, I used the Bootcamp USB creation tool. So why wouldn't it work? The weird thing is, I had to create a USB tool for my MBA. It worked there. So I thought, I would use my MBA to create the drive and then plug it into my iMac...still no go.

Hmm, very good argument Mr Backlin. I have no idea why it didn't work in that case. One would think that a USB drive prepped by the Bootcamp Assistant works as advertised..

As I said, this may be a fix for those that created their own bootable USB drives. If it works for you, please let us know 🙂.

Seeing as it's 7:30am here now, I'll see if I can get some testing/troubleshooting done on my Macbook. Don't think sleep will be coming any time soon anyway xD.

Well, I tried skipping steps 6,7,8 and it didn't work. I guess the next step is to try the full set of steps. After you go through command prompt to deal with partition creation on the drive, it is a simple matter of dragging the files back over or is there another tool I should use to do that?

Hi Jognt,

I hope you don't mind helping me as well. I posted my problem on the previous page. I did what was asked. I have an early 2011 MBP (MBP 8,1). But until now Bootcamp still asks me for a CD. Did I do something wrong? Thank you!

What did not work? One of the following came up:

"No partition selected" ?

"Partition marked as active" but it didn't show up @ boot?

After you re-created the partition using diskpart, it should be enough to copy the content of a Windows ISO/DVD over to the USB drive along with the required Bootcamp drivers.

Jnov92, it asks for a windows installation disk, not specifically a DVD 😉.

You most likely want to use an ISO to install Windows? If so, mount the ISO (doubleclick it) and Bootcamp Assisstant should stop nagging you. It basically asks for a valid installation drive so it knows for sure you can install Windows when you reboot. It does not (well, should not) care whether that "drive" is a DVD, USB, or mounted disk image.

Sorry I missed your question the first time JNov92! I saw a lot of PList information and assumed you needed BITTe's help since I don't know anything about PList editing for USB compatibility.

This is what I have. I got this from a friend and he installed it to his computer and everything was fine with his, because he has a newer version of Macbook.

Looks like a Windows ISO unpacked and combined with Bootcampt software. No need to use Bootcamp Assistant in that case.

Have you already partitioned the drive? If not, you can do so using disk utility. split your drive so there is room for a windows partition, and format that (windows) partition as FAT32. That will automagically set your drive up for Bootcamp.

You can copy those files from the screenshot to a USB drive in Finder. Just make sure to prep the drive as I mentioned earlier (making the partition on the USB drive active)

tried this and still no boot device 😟 MBP late 2011

What did you try? @ r3mot3r.

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Having read a few threads around the web it appears the USB drive created by Bootcamp Assistant should be bootable. I do not know what caused it to not show up in your situation Mr Backlin. You may try removing the USB drive at the boot-option menu, and plugging it back in after a second. If you reboot without unplugging/replugging it it sometimes doesn't show up properly.

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Just ran some tests trying to boot from:

1. USB formatted FAT32 using Disk Utility;

2. USB formatted FAT32 using Diskpart in Windows;

3. USB formatted FAT32 using Diskpart in Windows with partition set active;

Note: All tests were performed with the content of a Windows 7 professional 64-bit SP-1 ISO.

Result:

Only the third option showed up as bootable.

Conclusion:

In order for the USB drive to show up as bootable without using bootcamp utility you need to clean, create, format, and set the partition as active using Diskpart in Windows.

Diskpart is available in most CMD prompt. You can use another Windows PC, or open a CMD prompt during a Windows installation using SHIFT+F10.

If the drive is not recognized in the boot menu, remove it from the USB connection, and plug it back in after a second. This triggers the boot menu to rescan for bootable content.