Joel Johnson Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 I've downloaded the Darwin Unix install from developer.apple.com for the x86 processor and wish to install it on a virtual machine. The file has a .iso.gz extension. I need to get it to a regular ISO file so that I can install it, but the only utility I have found so far that can successfully handly the file on windows is WinRAR. But it extracts all of the files from the ISO leaving me with the individual files in an unbootable form. Does any one know how I can transfor the .ISO.GZ file to an .ISO file? Joel Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/9339-installing-darwin-104-on-x86/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
niteice Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Uncompress the gz with winrar. You will get the ISO. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/9339-installing-darwin-104-on-x86/#findComment-58354 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Bond Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 I think he's saying that Winrar extracts the ISO from the archive, and then extracts the ISO itself. You should be able to just open up the archive in Winrar, and then only extract the ISO. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/9339-installing-darwin-104-on-x86/#findComment-58466 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Johnson Posted February 19, 2006 Author Share Posted February 19, 2006 I think he's saying that Winrar extracts the ISO from the archive, and then extracts the ISO itself. You are correct. Winrar would extract the files from the ISO but would not allow me to only get the ISO itself. Some one suggested MagicISO and that seemed to work. now only if I could get past this stoopid "/com.apple.Boot.pList" not found thing. But that's another issue. Thanks. Joel Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/9339-installing-darwin-104-on-x86/#findComment-58520 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sealview Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 you should use totalcommander in stead of winrar for unpacking a gz file without damaging the boot from the ISO image. I've unpacked with totalcommander the same file as you are trying too. goodluck Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/9339-installing-darwin-104-on-x86/#findComment-69914 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmb Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Just use 7-zip. Its opensource, and gzip is opensource, so it just works best with its native tools. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/9339-installing-darwin-104-on-x86/#findComment-70441 Share on other sites More sharing options...
usr-sse2 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 I've downloaded the Darwin Unix install from developer.apple.com for the x86 processor and wish to install it on a virtual machine. The file has a .iso.gz extension. I need to get it to a regular ISO file so that I can install it, but the only utility I have found so far that can successfully handly the file on windows is WinRAR. But it extracts all of the files from the ISO leaving me with the individual files in an unbootable form. Does any one know how I can transfor the .ISO.GZ file to an .ISO file? Joel Do you still have that file? There is no place to download it any more, and I trashed mine. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/9339-installing-darwin-104-on-x86/#findComment-1492666 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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