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Installing Mavericks from thumb drive

Started by"John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net>
First post2014-03-04 21:49 +0000
Last post2014-03-08 11:30 -0800
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  Installing Mavericks from thumb drive "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2014-03-04 21:49 +0000
    Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-03-04 17:01 -0500
      Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2014-03-04 22:52 +0000
        Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-03-04 18:07 -0500
          Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-03-04 15:14 -0800
            Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-03-04 18:20 -0500
              Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-03-04 17:34 -0800
                Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-03-04 22:33 -0500
                  Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2014-03-05 05:19 +0000
                    Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-03-05 00:32 -0500
                      Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Barry OGrady <atheist@hotmail.com.au> - 2014-03-09 20:23 +1100
                        Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-09 17:49 +0000
                          Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-03-11 11:03 +1100
                    Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-05 05:57 +0000
                      Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-05 15:40 +0000
                Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-05 15:38 +0000
                  Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-03-05 10:51 -0500
                    Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-03-05 11:43 -0800
                      Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-03-05 16:54 -0500
                        Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-05 22:31 +0000
                          Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-05 22:38 +0000
                            Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-03-06 21:46 +1100
                              Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-06 18:14 +0000
                            Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-03-06 08:25 -0500
                          Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-03-06 08:28 -0500
                            Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-06 18:10 +0000
                          Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2014-03-06 22:54 +0000
                            Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-03-06 18:12 -0500
                              Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-03-06 16:07 -0800
                              Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-07 02:34 +0000
                                Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-03-07 07:48 -0500
                              Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-07 17:45 -0500
                                Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-03-07 18:07 -0500
                    Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive cb <cb@aol.com> - 2014-03-20 18:21 +0100
            Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-05 15:25 +0000
          Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-04 19:36 -0500
        Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-05 15:25 +0000
      Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2014-03-06 00:06 +0000
    Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-04 22:18 +0000
      Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2014-03-06 00:36 +0000
      Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Kaltsas, Alexander G <macdude22@yahoo.com> - 2014-03-07 09:15 -0600
        Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-03-07 07:31 -0800
          Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-07 15:39 +0000
    Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-04 17:21 -0500
    Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-04 23:27 +0000
    Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive "Mr. Strat" <mrstrat@nospam.gmail.com> - 2014-03-05 06:10 -0800
      Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-03-05 09:26 -0500
      Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Kaltsas, Alexander G <macdude22@yahoo.com> - 2014-03-07 09:16 -0600
        Re: Installing Mavericks from thumb drive Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2014-03-08 11:30 -0800

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#57703

FromKaltsas, Alexander G <macdude22@yahoo.com>
Date2014-03-07 09:15 -0600
Message-ID<5319e281$0$25582$862e30e2@ngroups.net>
In reply to#57575
On 2014-03-04 22:18:09 +0000, Jolly Roger said:

> On 2014-03-04, John Varela <newlamps@verizon.net> wrote:
>> 
>> After downloading Mountain Lion I copied it to a thumb drive and
>> then installed to the Macs from that.
>> 
>> Can the same be done with Mavericks?
>> 
>> If yes, what size drive is needed?
> 
> I did it using the 'createinstallmedia' tool, but there are other
> options. This MacWorld article gives a decent overview:
> 
> <http://www.macworld.com/article/2056561/how-to-make-a-bootable-mavericks-install-drive.html> 
> 
> 
> <http://tinyurl.com/k4heytf>

Disk Maker X works wonders for easily making this bootable flash drive 
for the most lay of men. And it works great with the (apparently) 
controversial 8GB flash drive.

http://diskmakerx.com/

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#57706

FromDoug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com>
Date2014-03-07 07:31 -0800
Message-ID<aqy50mf2jk.fsf@ethel.the.log>
In reply to#57703
Kaltsas, Alexander G <macdude22@yahoo.com> writes:

> On 2014-03-04 22:18:09 +0000, Jolly Roger said:
> 
> > On 2014-03-04, John Varela <newlamps@verizon.net> wrote:
> >> After downloading Mountain Lion I copied it to a thumb drive and
> >> then installed to the Macs from that.
> >> Can the same be done with Mavericks?
> >> If yes, what size drive is needed?
> > I did it using the 'createinstallmedia' tool, but there are other
> > options. This MacWorld article gives a decent overview:
> > <http://www.macworld.com/article/2056561/how-to-make-a-bootable-mavericks-install-drive.html>
> > <http://tinyurl.com/k4heytf>
> 
> Disk Maker X works wonders for easily making this bootable flash drive
> for the most lay of men. And it works great with the (apparently)
> controversial 8GB flash drive.

But it must have to "squeeze" the data.  Which makes the data
uncomfortable, and then when you give it space to stretch back out on
your computer's hard drive, it ends up taking up too much room -
right?

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#57707

FromJolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Date2014-03-07 15:39 +0000
Message-ID<bnu7h1Fs3fgU6@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#57706
On 2014-03-07, Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> wrote:
> Kaltsas, Alexander G <macdude22@yahoo.com> writes:
>
>> On 2014-03-04 22:18:09 +0000, Jolly Roger said:
>> 
>> > On 2014-03-04, John Varela <newlamps@verizon.net> wrote:
>> >> After downloading Mountain Lion I copied it to a thumb drive and
>> >> then installed to the Macs from that.
>> >> Can the same be done with Mavericks?
>> >> If yes, what size drive is needed?
>> > I did it using the 'createinstallmedia' tool, but there are other
>> > options. This MacWorld article gives a decent overview:
>> > <http://www.macworld.com/article/2056561/how-to-make-a-bootable-mavericks-install-drive.html>
>> > <http://tinyurl.com/k4heytf>
>> 
>> Disk Maker X works wonders for easily making this bootable flash drive
>> for the most lay of men. And it works great with the (apparently)
>> controversial 8GB flash drive.
>
> But it must have to "squeeze" the data.  Which makes the data
> uncomfortable, and then when you give it space to stretch back out on
> your computer's hard drive, it ends up taking up too much room -
> right?

*grin*

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#57578

FromAlan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca>
Date2014-03-04 17:21 -0500
Message-ID<Y6KdnURkaPlzzIvOnZ2dnUVZ_rqdnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#57566
On 2014.03.04, 16:49 , John Varela wrote:
>
> After downloading Mountain Lion I copied it to a thumb drive and
> then installed to the Macs from that.
>
> Can the same be done with Mavericks?

Yep.  You can find a procedure online.  There a couple nits to watch for.

> If yes, what size drive is needed?

I did it with an 8 GB.

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#57593

FromLewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies>
Date2014-03-04 23:27 +0000
Message-ID<slrnlhcob7.2b8q.g.kreme@amelia.local>
In reply to#57566
In message <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-d1Xd3K2Hdcen@localhost> 
  John Varela <newlamps@verizon.net> wrote:

> After downloading Mountain Lion I copied it to a thumb drive and 
> then installed to the Macs from that.

> Can the same be done with Mavericks?

Yes.

> If yes, what size drive is needed?

8GB.

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#57611

From"Mr. Strat" <mrstrat@nospam.gmail.com>
Date2014-03-05 06:10 -0800
Message-ID<050320140610381052%mrstrat@nospam.gmail.com>
In reply to#57566
In article <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-d1Xd3K2Hdcen@localhost>, John Varela
<newlamps@verizon.net> wrote:

> After downloading Mountain Lion I copied it to a thumb drive and 
> then installed to the Macs from that.
> 
> Can the same be done with Mavericks?
> 
> If yes, what size drive is needed?

I do it often in my line of work. An 8GB drive will work - use a
program called Diskmaker X.

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#57612

FromWarren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com>
Date2014-03-05 09:26 -0500
Message-ID<5317340f$0$46021$c3e8da3$88b277c5@news.astraweb.com>
In reply to#57611
In article <050320140610381052%mrstrat@nospam.gmail.com>,
 "Mr. Strat" <mrstrat@nospam.gmail.com> wrote:

> I do it often in my line of work. An 8GB drive will work - use a
> program called Diskmaker X.

This is the most succinct description I've seen of the procedure(s):

<http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/10/how-to-make-your-own-bootable-os-x-
10-9-mavericks-usb-install-drive/>

and this will tell you how to install Mavericks on older Mac Pros:

<http://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/1rsp3q/install_mavericks_on_older
_mac_pro_11_21_20062007/>
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#57705

FromKaltsas, Alexander G <macdude22@yahoo.com>
Date2014-03-07 09:16 -0600
Message-ID<5319e2cc$0$25828$862e30e2@ngroups.net>
In reply to#57611
On 2014-03-05 14:10:38 +0000, Mr. Strat said:

> In article <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-d1Xd3K2Hdcen@localhost>, John Varela
> <newlamps@verizon.net> wrote:
> 
>> After downloading Mountain Lion I copied it to a thumb drive and
>> then installed to the Macs from that.
>> 
>> Can the same be done with Mavericks?
>> 
>> If yes, what size drive is needed?
> 
> I do it often in my line of work. An 8GB drive will work - use a
> program called Diskmaker X.

Whole heartedly reccomend Diskmaker X. I could make the drive by hand 
but 2 clicks with Diskmaker X and its off to work, I go grab a cup of 
coffee and come back to a properly formatted 10.7/10.8/10.9 bootable 
Flash Drive.

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#57739

FromAnt <ant@zimage.comANT>
Date2014-03-08 11:30 -0800
Message-ID<U6-dnUJw86pX8obOnZ2dnUVZ_qudnZ2d@earthlink.com>
In reply to#57705
On 3/7/2014 7:16 AM PT, Kaltsas typed:

 >> I do it often in my line of work. An 8GB drive will work - use a
>> program called Diskmaker X.
>
> Whole heartedly reccomend Diskmaker X. I could make the drive by hand
> but 2 clicks with Diskmaker X and its off to work, I go grab a cup of
> coffee and come back to a properly formatted 10.7/10.8/10.9 bootable
> Flash Drive.

Ditto when it used to be called Lion DiskMaker and I used it to make Mac 
OS X 10.8.2 onto a slow DL-DVD. :D
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