{"id":236,"date":"2004-10-12T19:21:45","date_gmt":"2004-10-12T19:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fiveforks.com\/jeb\/2004\/10\/convert_os_x_up\/"},"modified":"2004-10-12T19:21:45","modified_gmt":"2004-10-12T19:21:45","slug":"convert_os_x_up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveforks.com\/jeb\/2004\/10\/convert_os_x_up\/","title":{"rendered":"Convert OS X Update CD to Install CD"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dominik Gwosdek: Panther Update CD Hack<\/a><\/p>\n

If you, like me, were frustrated with the $19.95 Jaguar upgrade disc because it would not work as a full installer (it requires that a version of OS X is already installed, will only upgrade ‘? no clean installs), well, worry no more. Now you can get a clean install of Jaguar.<\/p>\n


\nHere is how to make this ‘upgrade-only’ disc a full installer. The only difference between the ‘upgrade’ disc and the $129 retail version is that the upgrade disc contains a little file that checks for a previously installed version of OS X. With the following method, you get rid of this check file. All you need is a blank CD-R.<\/p>\n

(This only applies to Jaguar disc one. Disc two does NOT check for a previously installed OS.)<\/p>\n

1. Insert the Mac OS 10.2 Update CD (disc one)<\/p>\n

2. Open Disk Copy (found in the Utilities folder)<\/p>\n

3. Select ‘File ‘? Image ‘? New Image from Device’<\/p>\n

4. Select your CD-ROM drive from the dialog<\/p>\n

5. Image as ‘DVD\/CD Master’<\/p>\n

Now modify the contents:<\/p>\n

1. Control-click on the resulting disc image<\/p>\n

2. Make certain that the disc image is mounted<\/p>\n

3. Navigate with the Finder to ‘System ‘? Installation ‘? Package Contents’<\/p>\n

4. Select the ‘Essentials.pkg’ file<\/p>\n

5. Control-click on the ‘Essentials.pkg’ file and select ‘Show Package Contents’<\/p>\n

6. In the pop-up Finder window, navigate to ‘Contents ‘? Resources’<\/p>\n

7. Here is where we find the culprit! Drag the file titled ‘Check for OSX’ to the Trash; close all finder windows.<\/p>\n

To burn your fully functional Jaguar disc:<\/p>\n

1. Return to Disk Copy and select ‘File ‘? Image ‘? New Image from Device’<\/p>\n

2. Select the mounted volume you opened above and create another ‘DVD\/CD Master’ image<\/p>\n

3. Now select ‘Image ‘? Burn Image’<\/p>\n

4. Select the newly modified .dmg file<\/p>\n

5. Burn to CD ‘ that’s it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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