Cjtouhey Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Hey guys i was just wondering if it was possible to install osx86 from anything other than a dvd+rw and a thumb drive seeing as im out of DVD + rw`s and dont have enough money to buy any for a while and my thumb drive is only 4 gig. could i like split it onto 4 smaller dvds or somthing or install from another os some how like from ubuntu oh and i have 3 primary partitions all in use so i cant use the leopard hd installer? cheers guys any helps good Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/212331-install-from-other-source/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
srs5694 Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 I have heard of people installing OS X from hard disk partitions (that's basically all that installing from a USB flash drive is), but I don't have a pointer to a step-by-step guide. Concerning your partitions, my understanding is that it's very hard to get OS X to install to a primary partition. You may need to convert one of your primaries to a logical or use a hybrid MBR setup -- a GUID Partition Table (GPT) configuration with a modified protective MBR that contains up to three MBR partitions. OS X and Linux are both quite happy to reside on GPT partitions; the most common reason for using MBR today is Windows, which can't boot from a GPT disk except on EFI-based computers. Assuming you've got just one or two Windows versions, a hybrid MBR's three partitions should be adequate. Hybrid MBRs are flaky and dangerous, though; see my Web page on the topic for details. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/212331-install-from-other-source/#findComment-1424878 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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