dreamer81 Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 I ran across this "flatimage" several places. Does anyone care to explain what it is??? thanks Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/73348-what-is-flatimage-installation/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAFELOL Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 I'd also like to know. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/73348-what-is-flatimage-installation/#findComment-518227 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybex Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Flat image, unlike a normal installation DVD, writes an image to a harddisk (partition). The image is preconfigured with some drivers, so it will work on x86 (intel only). Installation will take about 10 mins max, 'normal' DVD installation will take approx 30-45mins? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/73348-what-is-flatimage-installation/#findComment-518301 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAFELOL Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 So is it a plain untouched leopard iso, or is it a prepatched iso? Thanks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/73348-what-is-flatimage-installation/#findComment-518305 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingroach Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 its a installation imgae of a disk.. you clone th eimage over your harddive using dd. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/73348-what-is-flatimage-installation/#findComment-518345 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamer81 Posted November 25, 2007 Author Share Posted November 25, 2007 great.. is there a guide on how to install from flatimage??? and will a flatimage installation work just as well as a dvd installation??? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/73348-what-is-flatimage-installation/#findComment-518444 Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeshifter Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 The difference is 40 seconds vs 6 minutes. That's the difference between booting the install image from an external USB drive vs booting a DVD. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/73348-what-is-flatimage-installation/#findComment-518546 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamer81 Posted November 26, 2007 Author Share Posted November 26, 2007 nobody has a guide for this please? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/73348-what-is-flatimage-installation/#findComment-518882 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybex Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 There is a guide on this forum, use the search option Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/73348-what-is-flatimage-installation/#findComment-518892 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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