batcavenet Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Now that I did workaround to fix my net card, fix my monitor and video card etc- I have everything working pretty well. I want to make restore CDs or DVD since my install is only about 3 gigs in total and I have a DVD burner. Is there a way to make a restore DVD that I could boot off of and restore the whole machine back to this state in case I install an update or do something that totally messes up the install? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJMoose Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Not saying it's impossible to create a restore DVD, but not probable. For an image as small as yours, why not just use the disk utility on your install disk to make the image file and store it on a FAT32 partition (as long as it stays under 4gb) or another HFS+ partition if you have one? That should work fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcavenet Posted September 30, 2007 Author Share Posted September 30, 2007 I used carbon copy cloner and made a dmg file - I suppose I can burn that to a DVD but I am unsure on if restoring it would work I guess I will find out at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Possible restore method: Use CopyCatX or Carbon Copy Cloner to make an image of your HD and burn it onto a DVD. Then install OS X on a USB Flash Drive and install the necessary restore program to restore from the image. If something happens, boot using the USB Flash Drive, pop in the DVD, and restore the image. My method of restoration: I use Acronis True Image for Windows to make a HD image of my OS X drive and then restore it if something goes wrong. MacDrive for Windows may be required for Windows to recognize your OS X drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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