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When using the dry-run simply check for the existence of the installer.

Added support for up to 10.15.beta and beyond.

Fixed an issue when running administrator tasks from within the app.

Disable Spotlight before unmounting sparse image.

If you are a Standard user, first do a " su " before running the script. You have to be an Administrator in order for the " sudo" to work, since Standard users cannot " sudo".

NOTES for 10.13.x to 10.15.x: The script will not work if you are a Standard user.

I mean it will definitely fail in the first error encounter, I simply don't do any error redirection/logging.

Error checking ranges from non existent to not at all.

Yet the checksum at the end is like you're generating a random hex number. You have a script that does the exact same thing, time after time after time. This is the most baffling part in the behavior of the script.

The checksum option is not working as expected.

I'm planning on including a check on whether the temporary directory is on a network volume or not. I've been trying to figure out why, to no avail.

A network temporary directory will corrupt your ISO.

r|-revision Print the revision history of the script. You should use it in case that the OSX version cannot beĭetermined automatically, *OR* if you're running a dry run. x|-OSX OSXVersion can be one of the following strings: p|-privileged Command to use if 'sudo' is not available d|-dry-run Doesn't actually run the scripts, simply output theĬommands that would be used with the given parameters. Commands are printed.ģ: Set the verbose flag in OSX. Commands are not printed.ġ: Set no flags in OSX. The commands are printed before they are executed:Ġ: Set the quiet flag in OSX. In addition, the verbose level can control whether the v|-verbose Some OSX commands support -verbose and -quiet options. ***** DO NOT CHOOSE A NETWORK TEMPORARY DIRECTORY *****

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Will be checked for free space availability. t|-tmpdir If you are running low on space, you can provide anĪlternative temporary/scratch directory. The directory will be checked for free space availability. o|-output The directory where the resulting ISO will be created.

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i|-installer The full path of the InstallerApp. With help from granada29 VirtualBox forums.

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Save the zip file, unzip it and run " InstallerApp2ISO.sh" from the Terminal:Ĭode: Select all Expand view Collapse view =Īpple OSX Installer Application to ISO creation toolĬopyright (C) 2017-2019, socratis VirtualBox forums, The script does need administrator access for the 10.13.x to 10.15.x installer.You don't need to be using "sudo" or being logged in as administrator The script does not need administrator access for the 10.7.x to 10.12.x installers.The script will leave you with an ISO image named "10.#(.#).iso", where # is.And if you don't have 15 GB available, the script is the least of your problems. Most of the time less, but let's be conservative. You'll need 15 GB of free space for that.The script is not portable, as it uses some OSX only options.If you encounter an error, re-run the script with the extra verbose option " -v 3", copy the whole Terminal output and post it here with as many details as possible (besides the output that is).If you have any suggestions, feel free (if not obliged) to share your thoughts.

This is my first attempt at bash scripting, so please go easy on me.

" InstallerApp2ISO.sh" creates an ISO file from the various OSX installer applications that Apple distributes (freely) to existing OSX users: The script now works on all OSX installers, from 10.7.x up to 10.15.x.

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The problem is that this is not ideal for users of VirtualBox who wanted to install a clean VM from scratch, or (until VirtualBox 5.1) could not boot their VM from a bootable USB.

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With OSX 10.9 (Mavericks) Apple started distributing the OSX installer as a standalone application, with instructions on how to create bootable USB sticks if needed. If you have any idea on how to make this work, I'd appreciate a comment. There is a bug report open for that: #16644: Installation of clean OSX 10.12.4 fails. 6, but VirtualBox will *not* boot from such an ISO for reasons yet unknown. WARNING: The script will work with OSX 10.12.4.