Im trying to install snow leopard on my macbook. It has a broken disk drive so using a disk is out of the question. I also dont want to pay for an 8gb flash drive, external hard drive, or anything else.
I got the install onto my mac by putting it in my other PC and splitting it up into 700 mb parts with WinRar. I put each part on my 1gb flash drive and transfered it to the mac one at a time. My problem is that at the very beginning of the install, it asks for a reboot so it can boot from the disk. Of course, I cant do this because I just have the dmg file on the computer. So if anybody could maybe tell me how to hack the dmg and get into the install without rebooting maybe.
This is what I considered
1. Hacking the dmg to get to the install without reboot
2. Putting the dmg on my ipod touch, though I know you cant boot from one.
3. Maybe getting JUST the small install file to put on my 1gb flash drive?
This is what I can't do
1. Buy another drive or anything else that cost money
2. Use remote install from the PC because I dont have a MacBook Air.
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Install from OS X Recovery. To install OS X on an external drive using OS X Recovery, follow these steps. Start up your Mac. Immediately after you hear the startup sound, press and hold the Command+R on your keyboard. After you see an Apple logo or globe appear, you can release the keys. Feb 08, 2016 Hi, You can't boot from a DMG because you need an OS to mount the DMG. You can Restore the DMG to a hard drive or Partition to boot from, but no G5 can run 10.6/Snow Leopard, a G5 can run 10.5.x/Leopard tops.
Posted October 10, 2007 by David Kirk in Apple Mac
Installing OS X from a DMG file can be difficult. With leopard testing and development, many people are having troubles installing from the supplied binary. Here is how it can be accomplished.
Installing OS X from a dmg file format instead of a DVD/CD format seems challenging. Here is how it can be accomplished.
1. Burn it to Dual Layer DVD
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- I want to install Snow Leopard on it so I can boot from the flash drive to troubleshoot some problems with my MacBook Air. If I am running the installer from the flash drive is it possible to install the OS on the flash drive itself when I am presented with the disk selector screen.
OS X is too large to fit on a single layer DVD; however, many macbooks support burning dual layer DVDs. The media is expensive, but for many people this is the easiest option.
Burn it and reboot to it. The OS X will install.
2. Restore the dmg file to an external device
An external hard drive or an iPod in hard disk mode will serve as an excellent booting device as well.
– Copy your dmg file to your current apple desktop.
– In the Utilities Folder in your Applications Folder select Disk Utility
– Select your external device in the left column of the utility
– Click the Restore button
– Drag your dmg to your Source textbox
– Drag your device from the left column to the Destination textbox
– Click the Restore
You will lose any information you have in your external device in this process. After the dmg is restored to the external device, change your boot disk to this device and reboot.
Dragging the source and destination files can be a little confusing. Click the picture below for a larger version.
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