P1X3 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 So I have got couple of questions. Is the install process of Mac OS the same on all machines? The installation process on my system takes around 15 minutes. I tried creating an image of fresh installation and then recovering it to a different computer. The recovery process (from SSD to SSD) took about 3 minutes and from there I was able to install bootloader and basic kext. SO to the questions. Does mac os installation process install exactly the same files/configuration on many different systems? Am I safe to install MAC OS using restore from image process? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PookyMacMan Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 So...what you're asking is basically "Can I use a Mac OS system that was restored from a disk image?" Yes. Mac OS is not like Windows, where the files are system-dependent. You can restore a disk image of a system from Mac to Mac without a hitch. If it is hack-to-hack, after restoring the image reinstall Chameleon and replace the hackintosh kexts (if any) with the ones you need for your new machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P1X3 Posted December 21, 2012 Author Share Posted December 21, 2012 So...what you're asking is basically "Can I use a Mac OS system that was restored from a disk image?" Yes. Mac OS is not like Windows, where the files are system-dependent. You can restore a disk image of a system from Mac to Mac without a hitch. If it is hack-to-hack, after restoring the image reinstall Chameleon and replace the hackintosh kexts (if any) with the ones you need for your new machine. Yup, that pretty much what I was asking. One more thing. Can I later on modify the image with, lets say, bootloader, kext files and etc. Eventually having an easy way to reinstall Mac OS that has all functionality? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xpamamadeus Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Yes u can do that. U can use software one of the software for same puprose. Super duper and Carbon Copy Cloner have nice features for that. 1. http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html 2.http://www.bombich.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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