trav1085 Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 I just downloaded Leopard 9A321. The size is about 5.7GB and I'm wondering if I can remove Xcode or something else I don't need to make it fit on a 4.7GB DVD-R. As there isn't a single store open today (on the most profitable day of the year) that sells blank DVDs in my town! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soündless Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 convert the image to read/write using diskutility, then remove the additional languages, then convert to a cd/dvd thing, them burn and enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloutmacstoday Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 dude, it doesn't have additional languages, it just has english, the only thing you ca delete is xcode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloutmacstoday Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 actually, you can convert it to a read/write with disk utility, download tinkertool system, go to the international tab, drag the disk image in the place where your apps folder is, and remove all languages other than english Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asap18 Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 if you have an ipod or any external disk then that is probably the best solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloutmacstoday Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 if you have an ipod or any external disk then that is probably the best solution. yeah, probably, because ipods are bootable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soündless Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 right, i knew that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloutmacstoday Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 yeah, i'll beilive that once very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trav1085 Posted December 28, 2006 Author Share Posted December 28, 2006 (edited) I have an iPod nano, but it's 2GB :censored2:. So I don't think there is anyway to cut it down to 2GB. EDIT: After seeing another post I realized that I can remove Xcode to get it to a single layer DVD. EDIT AGAIN: If I want my iPod to be bootable, I just burn an image to it in Nero or deepburner? Just like that? Edited December 28, 2006 by trav1085 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloutmacstoday Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 pretty much, you just burn onto it like you burn onto a regualar disk, since its sort of a disk imge, u can do dat. or copy all, and i mean all files rom disk image to ipod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trav1085 Posted December 29, 2006 Author Share Posted December 29, 2006 I re-downloaded Leopard, as I accidentally deleted it. It was on Windows XP, so I just moved it from there to OSx86. Then I used Disk Utility to convert the image to R/W and deleted Xcode. I then realized that it's a allocated pre-allocated DMG and is still 5.x GB in size. It says 1.47GB free still. I can't burn it to a 4.7GB DVD-R as it says there isn't enough room, although there is. I'm going to try Tinkertool and then I think I am going to just convert that image to a 4.7GB image. Unless I did something wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloutmacstoday Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 (edited) trav, using disk utility, create a new disk image that's 4.7gb (it's one of the choices), don't encrypte it, and copy all the leopard stuff, not xcode onto it, using disk utility, convert the disk image to a cdr master, and then once you've selected the cdr, once it's done converting, hit burn Edited December 29, 2006 by AllOutMacsToday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trav1085 Posted December 30, 2006 Author Share Posted December 30, 2006 (edited) I tried that already. And when copying "bin" it said I don't have sufficient privilages for copying some items. Edited December 30, 2006 by trav1085 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soündless Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 try to convert the image to read write and just remove xcode and all other un-neccissarystuff, then convert it back to cd/dvd thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trav1085 Posted December 30, 2006 Author Share Posted December 30, 2006 I already have. I think I posted it confusing, so here is exactly what I did 1. Converted the read-only disk image in Disk Utility to a Read/Write image saved as leopard.dmg 2. Opened it, deleted Xcode and then went to burn it. It didn't burn as it was too big, it's pre-allocated and doesn't reduce in size 3. I used OnyX to show hidden files, and then tried to copy them to a new 4.7GB image called leopard_dvd.dmg. It didn't work. There was an error saying "One or more items have special permissions and cannot be copied. Do you want to skip them?" Continue or Skip are the options. I tried to set permissions for my name, in Get Info and then it had the same message when applying to all the enclosed folders. It's set to read/write and I don't understand why it's doing that. Is there a way I can log in as root, like linux? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloutmacstoday Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 yes, open netinfo manager and on the top go to security/authenticate, type in your password, then press ok. go to security/enable root user, and type in your password. this should work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soündless Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 yeah, go to terminal and type root passwd, the follow through the commands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloutmacstoday Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 "One or more items have special permissions and cannot be copied. Do you want to skip them?" Continue or Skip are the options. Is there a way I can log in as root, like linux? did you press continue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soündless Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 wait, no passwd root Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloutmacstoday Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 wow, soundless, u posted like a millasecond after i did!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloutmacstoday Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 what do you mean no password root? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloutmacstoday Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 okay, new solution. create the disk image like i told you to do. download disk genius off of the demon, use the copy a volume feature to copy the leopard 9a321 w/out xcode to the new disk image and burn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soündless Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 that the way i roll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloutmacstoday Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 if you need an invite, just ask me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloutmacstoday Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 that the way i roll they see me moin', my front lawn, they think i'm just too white and nerdy, think i'm just so white and nerdy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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