In this article, I am going to show you how to boot correctly into a Bootable USB Installer of macOS Sierra. If you have ever before tried to boot into USB installer of macOS Sierra, then you were failed, or if you don’t know how to boot correctly from USB Installer, then you are in the right place.
Download, Install & Activate Screenwriter 6.5 for Macintosh. The DMG will open and you should see a Screenwriter installer volume (window). If this happens to you, follow the directions in this FAQ: Fixing a Macintosh.pkg that gets stuck in the 'verifying' stage. If this doesn't work, try restarting your Mac and begin again at Step 5.
where's High Sierra install.dmg i could download, and restore to my thumbdrive. The same place as every previous major OS X or macOS version: App Store. There is a link to get High Sierra on the Featured page (via an ad banner at the top and a featured item in the left panel).
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Apple has changed its File system (APFS) but this might help MacAdmins who still want to use HFS or skip firmware upgrade. I am new to Mac world and took me 2 days to figure this out. Hopefully it can save you some time
5 Steps total
Step 1: Install AutoDMG
Download latest AutoDMG from https://github.com/MagerValp/AutoDMG/releases and copy it to “Applications” on the server.
Step 2: Download Installer
Download the MacOS High Sierra installer from the App Store and move it to 'Applications'
Step 3: Create AutoDMG template file named 'MySite.adtmpl' with the following contents and save it in 'Applications'
TemplateFormat 1.0 SourcePath /Applications/Install macOS High Sierra.app OutputPath /Users/Shared/BaseImage-%OSVERSION%-%OSBUILD%.hfs.dmg VolumeName Macintosh HD Filesystem hfs ApplyUpdates ;
Step 4: Open the Terminal application, found in 'Utilities' and run the following commands
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Thanks for the commment David, I have already mentioned APFS as file system in first line. To have a working machine with APFS as file system, firmware upgrade is required. It's already in installer-high sierra. It can be extracted from an installed too if need as a package. http://www.amsys.co.uk/2017/09/deploying-firmware-updates-imaging/
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chnacat Mar 8, 2018 at 02:08pm
i'm sorry for being dumb, but i cannot figure out how to do this. the option to create a new template is grayed out, i can only open a template. should i create a text file and save it w/ that extension? or is there something i'm missing? any help is GREATLY appreciated.
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kevinmcox Mar 8, 2018 at 02:47pm
The option to create a HFS+ image with AutoDMG is available from the Advanced Options dialog under the Window menu. Just select HFS+J from the dropdown, no need to use Terminal or a template.
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Avtar.Singh Mar 8, 2018 at 09:58pm
Hi Chnacat,
Please create a new file and save it with name MySite.adtmpl as mentioned in step 3 and copy contents in it and edit where required. Or you can use the option mentioned by Kevinmcox in comment above.
Thanks
Thai Pepper
kevinmcox Mar 17, 2018 at 03:48pm
From the developer, Per Olofsson, himself:
'There's no reason to use the command line or a template for this All you need to do is: 1) Download the latest High Sierra installer from the App Store 2) Launch AutoDMG 3) Open Window -> Advanced Options, and select `HFS+J` 4) Drag & drop the High Sierra installer on AutoDMG 5) Click build (You might need to click Download if updates haven't been cached yet)'
If you need help using AutoDMG I'd suggest joining the #autodmg channel in the MacAdmins Slack where Olofsson and other folks willing to help hang out.
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chris.campbell Jun 13, 2018 at 05:22pm
@kevinmcox what is the default login once a machine is imaged using this DMG?
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David_CSG Jun 13, 2018 at 07:19pm
chriscampbell19 wrote: 'kevinmcox what is the default login once a machine is imaged using this DMG?'
There isn't one. That process does not set up any user account, just like a fresh out-of-the-box setup of any OS. If you want to create a user, add a package created by Greg Neagle's pycreateuserpkg https://github.com/gregneagle/pycreateuserpkg
Do NOT use the now abandoned 'createuserpkg' software.
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chris.campbell Jun 13, 2018 at 09:55pm
Could I just use http://magervalp.github.io/CreateUserPkg/
and include the PKG when building the DMG?
Thanks,
Chris
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Avtar.Singh Jun 13, 2018 at 10:55pm
Hi chriscampbell19, As David said, Its will be a OOB setup. I use Deploystudio workflow in my school to create Initial Admin User and then I bind it to AD. I use Scripts, Modified Packages for making assigned AD user as Admin too, register to Meraki, install papercut, install printers, Create modified Dock and shortcuts, Install Munki and other softwares like office 365, Autodesk apps , Adobe apps , chrome, firefox, textwrangler, java, vlc........etc..etc Here is what i use:- DeployStudio, AUTO DMG Packages, AutoPkgr, SuspiciousPackage, Munki, Munki Admin, Managed Software Center.
Happy Deploying :-)
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chris.campbell Jun 13, 2018 at 11:20pm
Thanks Avtar.Singh
We are still wanting to use Deploy Studio as well and don't plan on converting from HFS+ to APFS on our current systems; just yet. We are using JAMF internally to manage packages, updates, scripts, configuration profiles, etc. but don't have DEP/JAMF tie-in setup just yet. Our goal down the road is to have JAMF/DEP setup so that when we renew our 3-year lease with Apple all of our new 400+ iMac's automatically get registered and once plugged into the network a configuration profile is installed on each machine with connection directly to our JAMF server. We are currently in the testing phase of pushing out High Sierra over the summer. Thanks for all the info on the products you are using for management.
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Avtar.Singh Jun 13, 2018 at 11:51pm
Hi Again,
Being an apple Distinguished School, We have over 1500+ School owned devices which include iMac's, Air's, Pro's and Ipad's excluding 100+ apple Tv's. Plus 600 BYOD's (ipads). School owned devices (serials) are added to CISCO Meraki DEP and Apple enrollment program when we purchase them.
Apps and settings are pushed to all IPads (school owned and BYOD) using Meraki.
Free DepoyStudio Workflow setup which i mentioned in my previous comment is used to deploy HFS+ high Sierra (10.13.4) to iMac's, Air's, Pro's.
I had a look at JAMF, its cost was very high as compared to the mixed setup we use here until Apple decides to stop network boot or for any other excuse they can come up with. Only thing we pay for is Meraki License and 2 Mac Mini's ( max RAM and Fast Disk) and Deploy Studio Sync between 2 Mac Mini's as a failsafe because Apple decided not to build dedicated Servers anymore.
Note:- If you are looking in to DS then we have 4 workflows in DeployStudio: For Staff, for Students, For Loan Device, For OOB. Each workflow install specific apps and packages for staff and students. OOB doesn't have any apps in it. Munki/ Managed Software center for Mac is like WSUS server for Windows
Thanks,
What Should do Before Upgrading MacOS?
Although the every new macOS upgrade comes with certain exciting features, you need to know if your Mac computer can safely be updated (take Catalina as an example). If you pay no attention to the details, macOS update problems come with you for sure, probably your Mac update stuck or Mac failed update won't boot. Here are some of the things that you should look for before you upgrade to the new update.
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1.Check compatibility. Catalina requires any of the following Mac models: iMac; MacBook Pro; MacBook Air; MacBook; Mac Pro; Mac Mini 2.Check minimum software and hardware requirements. You should have OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 or later. It requires at least 2GB of memory and 14.3GB of storage space to perform the Catalina upgrade. 3.Backup your Mac. To avoid any possible macOS Catalina update problems, making a backup of your Mac comes essential. You can backup Mac with Time Backup Machine, iCloud, iTunes, or any other third-party Mac backup tools like MacX MediaTrans.