Top community discussions about atvusb-creator. Atvusb-creator is the uber USB flash drive creator for the AppleTV. Creates USB flash drive based installers that include patchstick, factory restore and various LInux distributions. Open Terminal, which is in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder. Type or paste one of the following commands in Terminal. These assume that the installer is still in your Applications folder, and MyVolume is the name of the USB flash drive or other volume that will be used as the bootable installer.
The last release of Mac OS doesn't have the option to create a bootable USB from Bootcamp like previous versions, and it is a problem because that require uses other tools. I am updating this post today Dec 12, 2018. The reason is that I was only using to create the bootable USB, I will leave guide as a second method since it still working, and I will explain to you how you can create the bootable Windows USB without extra software. The first step for both methods requires to format your USB device to ExFAT. Format USB to ExFAT In order to boot from the USB, you need to format the USB to ExFAT, you can do it using Disk Utility (it comes with MacOS).
This step is the same for both methods. You need to show all the devices in Disk Utility' before to start the process. Select your USB device in the list (not the partition), right click and then click on the Erase option: In the next screen make sure you select these two options:. Format: ExFAT. Scheme: Master Boot Record Click the Erase button. If for some reason it fails, probably is because MacOS still using the USB, just repeat the steps, but if you see a screen similar to above screen is because the operation is successful.
Format USB with the terminal You also can format the USB from the terminal, but you have to take care to use the correct device because, if you use the wrong name you will lose everything. With this command you can list the device on MacOS: diskutil list This is an example, my USB is the disk2: This command is to format the USB, the last parameter is the the USB: diskutil eraseDisk ExFAT 'WINDOWS10' MBRFormat disk2 Copy Windows files to USB - Method 1 This process is very easy doesn't require to install other software, and they are just a few steps: Open Windows ISO Just double click on the ISO image, MacOS mount the image automatically. Copy files Now you only need to copy the files and paste them to the USB. Command + A Select all files. Command + C Copy files.
Go to your USB Command + V paste the files. This process could fail if you are using a USB with FAT32 because the file install.win is over 4GB, if this is the case try to open the terminal and copy paste the files from there (no always works. Try to follow the instructions to format the USB in ExFAT, NTFS works for some BIOS). This is the command to copy the files from the ISO to the USB: cp -rp /Volumes/CCCOMAX64FREEN-USDV9/. /Volumes/WINDOWS10/ And that is all, now you can try boot from the USB.
UNetbootin - Method 2 I will show you how you can use to create a bootable USB, it can be used no only for Mac but for Windows and Linux distributions too. Is free software and it is also available for Windows and Linux. Check the path name of your USB Disk. Always in Disk Utility, select the new partition that we created in the previous step, and click on the information button, it will give you the information about the new partition. You also can use the terminal and the command diskutil to see the list of drives: diskutil list Download UNetbootin:.
Download the dmg directly from the. And copy the app to the /Application folder. I prefer to use homebrew to install applications, you can check this article for more information:: brew cask install -appdir='/Applications' unetbootin Makes the USB booteable Open UNetbootin and you only need select 3 options:. Diskimage and ISO. Now we need open the ISO Windows image that is on our computer.
Select your USB device on UNetbootin. Click on the OK, button and wait to the process end it will take a time. NOTES:. I tested other tools like dd and Etcher but they are not working because Windows requires extra steps, for the moment this is the only easy tool that I know that works if you are on Windows try. Some users reported that UNetbootin is not working, if after to format the USB drive and change the block size is not working for you try another Drive with enough space.
Apple distributes through the App Store. You need an internet connection, and the download will be over 5GB, so it’ll take a few minutes. For a single Mac, the installation process through the App Store works well, but if you have several Macs, it’s not efficient. That’s why I like to create a bootable installation drive. I can use the drive on each Mac I need to upgrade, saving me from the process of entering an Apple ID and password and then waiting for the download.
It’s easy to create an external installation drive. It’s also handy to keep around, just in case you’re in a situation where you rather use the drive than rely on booting in. Here are a couple of different ways you can create a bootable macOS High Sierra installation drive.
First, let’s cover the items you’ll need and how to get them. Then we’ll go over the two ways to make the drive itself. Macworld also has bootable-install-drive instructions for:. Get an external drive and maybe an adapter Just about any type of USB external drive will work: thumb drive, hard drive, or SSD. The installer software will take up over 5GB. If you want to use a thumb drive, an 8GB drive works perfectly. I used an 8GB Kingston Data Traveler G4 ($9 on ); it’s cheap and it supports USB 3.1, so it’s fast.
I’ve also used a VisionTek 120GB USB 3.0 Pocket Solid State Drive ($95 on ) and older USB thumb drives that support USB 2, which is slower, but works. IDG To connect a USB device with a type-A connector to a MacBook or MacBook Pro with USB-C, you need the USB to USB-C adatper. If you have a 2015 or newer MacBook or a 2016 or newer MacBook Pro, you may need Apple’s. This will allow you to connect a storage device that uses a connector.
If you have a USB-C storage device, then you don’t need to get the adapter. When creating the boot drive, the storage device is reformatted, so there’s no need to format the drive beforehand. Get the macOS High Sierra installer software You’ll find High Sierra in the App Store. It’s not available as an update, so if you run Software Update (Apple menu About This Mac Software Update), you won’t find it.
If you launch the App Store app and look for it in the Updates section, you won’t find it. Go to the Featured section of the App Store, and you may see High Sierra appear at the top. If not, just do a search for “High Sierra.” Click on it to go to the High Sierra page. (You can also.) Apple You can read the information to learn more about High Sierra. When you’re ready to download the software, click the Download button under the icon on the upper left. (If you’ve already downloaded the installer, the button will say Open instead of Download.) Apple Once the download is complete, the installer will launch automatically.
But don’t continue with the installation. Instead, press Command-Q on your keyboard to quit the installer. The High Sierra installer app will be in your Applications folder, so you can go there and launch it later to upgrade your Mac to the new operating system. If you already installed High Sierra, you won’t find the installer app in your Applications folder. You also won’t find it in the App Store app under Purchased. This link should open the App Store app and take you directly to High Sierra.
Under the High Sierra icon on the left of the banner, click on the Download button. This will download the installer to your Applications folder. If the installer auto launches, press Command-Q on your keyboard to quit the app. Make a bootable installer drive: The quick way There’s a free app called that you can use to make the installation drive.
It has been updated to support High Sierra. There’s another app called that I’ve used before, but during the original writing of this article, it didn't support High Sierra. Download Install Disk Creator by clicking on the link above. When the download is done, you can move it over to your Applications folder. Then follow these steps to create your bootable macOS High Sierra drive.
Connect your drive to your Mac. It’s OK if it’s not formatted as a Mac drive. The app will reformat it. Launch Install Disk Creator. In the main window, you’ll see a pop-up menu under “Select the volume to become the installer.” Click on the menu and select your drive.
IDG The main window of Install Disk Creator. Under the pop-up menu, you’ll see “Select the OS X installer.” (macOS used to be called OS X.) If you have only the High Sierra installer on your Mac, Install Disk Creator will automatically select it. If you have other macOS installers, you need to click on “Select the OS X installer” and select the High Sierra installer.
When you’re ready, click “Create installer.” Your Mac may tell you that Install Disk Creator wants to make changes, and you need to enter your user name and password. After you do this, the app will take a few minutes to create the boot drive. You won’t see a progress bar. When the App is done, your installer is ready to use.