Yeah, I just used CCC to create mine, and that worked nicely. On 2012-08-04, at 4:59 AM, Geoff Waaler <geoff.waa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Sarah, > > In the version of CCC dated about a week ago, the source pop-up button > includes an option to create a Mountain Lion disk. > > BTW, I used the Partition tab (which was available for the drive volume) to > make an empty Guide partition but was still unable to create the installation > disk for my SD card via Disk Utility. It was very easy and straight forward > using Carbon Copy Cloner. > > Thanks again to all who responded, and best regards. > Geoff > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Sarah Alawami > To: Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility > Sent: Friday, August 03, 2012 7:34 PM > Subject: Re: Burning ML to SD card. > > > Hmm have not tried carbon copy cloner to make an ml blush drive. I don't > have the app on my hd anymore but if I bring it back to the right pace how do > I do this? I read the docs but it did not appear to have the option. > > Take care. > On Aug 3, 2012, at 3:03 PM, Esther <mori...@mac-access.net> wrote: > >> Hi Geoff, >> >> Just to further comment on Gordon's points about the "Partition" tab in Disk >> Utility. I think that to prepare your SD card (or a USB memory stick) for >> being a bootable volume, the preferred method is to use the "Partition" tab >> and create a new partition, which also deletes existing content in the >> process, rather than to use the "Erase" tab. Most USB thumb drives and SD >> media card come formatted for use with FAT32 files for Windows, since Macs >> can read these formats. >> >> The distinction is that when you make a bootable drive for current Macs, you >> not only need to specify the format for files (e.g., "Mac OS Extended, >> Journaled"), but that you're using a "GUID Partition table" (for an Intel >> Mac) vs. an "Apple Partition map" (for an older PowerPC Mac, or for a device >> that is not being used as a startup device) vs. a "Master Boot Record" for >> devices used to start up DOS or Windows devices, or devices that require >> DOS- or Windows-compatible partitions. >> >> In order to get access to those options, you have to create a new partition >> by changing the popup button for the partition layout of your device from >> "Current" to "1 partition" (or however many you want). Then you can assign >> name, format, and size to your partition and press the "Options" button to >> select one of the three options I described above (GUID, Apple, or MBR). >> These changes take effect when you click "Apply". >> >> I believe that Carbon Copy Cloner lets you choose a menu item to "Create a >> Mountain Lion Installer", which takes care of all the selection options >> automatically, since it assumes you need this as a bootable drive, just as >> the default options to use it to make a bootable clone handles this >> preparation and the formatting settings. But it is possible to prep the >> drive manually as I described by using the "Partition" tab of Disk Utility >> instead of the "Erase" tab. >> >> HTH. Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >> On Aug 3, 2012, at 6:32 AM, Gordon Smith wrote: >> >>> Hi Geoff >>> >>> If you look around the dick utility tabs, you'll see a "Partition" tab. >>> There is an "Options" button just before the two cancel and "OK" buttons. >>> Pressing that will bring up a table of different partition types. In that >>> table just select the "Guide" partition type radio button and click OK. >>> Then, click "Apply" and then click "Partition". Your partition will then >>> be created. >>> >>> Gordon >>> >>> On 3 Aug 2012, at 17:06, Geoff Waaler <geoff.waa...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Esther, Gordon and others, >>> >>> I ordered an 8GB SD card for this purpose before reading that most were >>> apparently using a thumb drive, so I don't have an easy way to test USB >>> connected media. >>> >>> Perhaps related, but I see no option to specify "guide" as a partition type >>> in the delete dialog of Disk Utility. After more experimentation I decided >>> that as Esther suggested, the Lion Disk Utility's "restore" dialog is >>> inaccessible for my purposes in that one can not copy or drag the desired >>> media to the target field. I tried opening the "InstallESD.dmg" file and >>> selecting the resulting mounted volume, to no avail. >>> >>> I created the desired installation media via CCC, and it appears to boot >>> properly, so ML should be installed later today. It sounds as though the >>> recovery tool that Gordon posted would have done the trick as well. >>> >>> Thanks to all for your suggestions and best regards. >>> Geoff >>> >> >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >> >> To reply to this post, please address your message to >> mac-access@mac-access.net >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at >> either the list's own dedicated web archive: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >> or at the public Mail Archive: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. >> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> >> >> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >> and worm-free! >> >> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting >> the list website at: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus > and worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. 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