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I am running a windows 7 machine and I do not have access to a mac system. I want to install leopard onto a netbook (without a dvd drive) using an external usb hard drive and I cannot seem to find a way to copy the osx .iso file to my usb drive and make it bootable from windows. Is this at all possible or am I just waisting my time?

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transmac doesn't work, it just says my usb drive doesn't contain a hfs partition. The usb drive is formatted to fat32. I can right click the usb drive and choose "Format with Image" but it just says error when I select the osx install image. Also, there are no guides on mymacnetbook that don't require an already running osx system.

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hfs can be made by using a partitioning program for windows.

 

Personally I would use VMware and a vm image of Leopard or even Snow Leopard found cough cough on a torrent. With this you can configure your HDD or USB in Windows via usb

 

You need to list details of what you do have. This "running a windows 7 machine" doesn't give details.

Sorry only trying to help.

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Thanks

 

hfs can be made by using a partitioning program for windows.

 

Personally VMware and a vm image of Leopard or even Snow Leopard found cough cough on a torrent.

 

You need to list details of what you do have. This "running a windows 7 machine" doesn't give details.

Sorry only trying to help.

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My main machine's specs:

 

Windows 7 x64 Ultimate

intel c2d e7200

4GB Ram

 

 

Target netbook to install OSX:

 

Acer Aspire One AOD250-1417

Intel Atom cpu

1GB ram

 

 

I am trying to dual boot windows 7 and osx on the netbook. I don't have an external DVD drive to use with the netbook. All I have is an external usb case with a 10GB IDE hard drive in it. Also, I have a SnowOSX 2.6A iso image that I am trying to transfer to the usb drive so I can boot from it and install OSX on the netbook. The SnowOSX iso seems to be in a UDF format, so I'm not sure that I need to use transmac to image it to the usb drive. I'm trying to use Unetbootin right now and it seems to be working somewhat okay. It is still copying the ISO to the USB drive, but it is very very slow considering it is a usb 2.0 drive so I will wait and see what happens when it finishes. I have not been able to find a snow leopard install iso other that SnowOSX to use so if I should be using something else or another method please feel free to correct me.

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Well I can pictorially show you how to get to the part that will get you up and formatted but mind you some steps will be missing but you can see more or less how its done.

 

With all do respects to Insanelymac and the amount of reading I've done here. Thanks again to all members

 

It will take a bit of time. As i will have to start from scratch and this is how I can do screen captures to illustrate step by

step, for what you have to work with.

 

And maybe someone has already been there done that and will post the help.

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!. Install VM

 

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2. When you attain the image it will most likely be a .rar file unrar it.

 

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3. Transfer it to the root, your doing this so you have two copy's and one is a backup just incase.

 

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4. Now its in the root so choose it and open

 

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5.This is what it looks like inside

 

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6.Launch VM

 

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7.Now with the folder double click on the file selected "Mac OS X Leopard"

 

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8. Before you power on select "Edit virtual machine settings"

 

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9. Check VMware kernel paravirtualization

 

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10.Back to this NOW lets "Power on this virtual machine"

 

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11. Booting

 

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12. Lets peak at the already attached USB storage. Mine is an external Western Digital Passport formatted in FAT32 & Hfs

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13.Wow success up and running

 

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14. Now choose the Utilities. After all you are at this point so you can format and configure your USB HDD or USB storage via Windows without access to a Mac. Let your imagination run wild with possibilities

 

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15. Select Disk Utility

 

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16. Once opened

 

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17.mounting external USB storage

 

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18. Finally ready to make the changes we need and all without even having a Mac. With just a little patients we can configure a drive till are hearts content.

 

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19. Now switching to a simple USB 2GB storage and mounting it.

 

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20. Use the "options" button choose

 

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21. The end for this method and the point is to configure the drive + imagine the possibilities you can also have your

DVD/CD work in VM to install your Snow Leopard Retail disc Vanilla style and Chameleon will also install.

 

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If you need any help just pm :)

Helpful place to get the goods: http://www.kexts.com/

 

*show all files* is an app and you need that to see hidden files to install Snow Leopard Retail disc using its /System/Installation/Packages/osxinstall.mpkg and Occasionally Chameleon versions will not install until you expose all files and then it will let you choose USB as a target to install.

 

Additional help for netbook users: http://osx.mechdrew.com/downloads/

 

Additional help:

http://tonymacx86.blogspot.com/

 

http://prasys.co.cc/

 

http://aserebln.blogspot.com/2009/10/7-106...-usb-stick.html

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I am trying to install an osx86 distro on my hp netbook mini 110 and trying to create a usb flash or external HD copy of the disk!

 

ok so i have tried transmac and that chinese program. I have tred to boot osx86 disks on my pc but the resoulution is off so i cant see the options or the disk/files dont show to create a backup

I have no access to a mac installed machine and i cant get my hands on an external dvdrom drive! I have only windows7 and i have tried most of the ways that i have found on this forum!

 

ANY IDEAS??

 

 

 

thank you

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"I have tred to boot osx86 disks on my pc but the resoulution is off so i cant see the options or the disk/files dont show to create a backup" Does this mean you have another pc besides your netbook or is the netbook all you have?

 

Unless its optimize for your particular configuration it will never give you working video and if you actually get an image feel lucky.

 

1st off you have to either configure a working USB drive with a Windows 7 install fully working. So you have a safe way out + you can recheck and change your OSX install in a cinch using Mac Drive and so on.

 

2nd you need to either yank the SSD or HDD 1.8inch drive and use a USB (aka SATA to USB adapter) and attach as a USB drive to a Mac or the method above using a friends computer.

 

Not sure what keys in your netbook will enable you the boot menu but its either "esc" or "F1-F12" key so you can boot via USB

 

I only played with a DELL mini 10 so not sure what yours is capable of. Remember also there are incompatible kernels for atom unless you get the modified kernels for later Snow Leopard updates.

 

{censored} i would even walk into a store ask if i could format my USB via Mac (Best Buy or where Apple's are sold)! Never hurts to just ask.

 

At MicroCenter I play on there Mac's and they are so friendly to people.

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