Create MacOS Install

[LAbyOne]

Create MacOS Install

A utility to Download any Apple OS's and create a bootable install media.

This is the standalone version of the tool already present in Clover Suite Builder

 

 

• Main panel will check your machine specs and the latest supported OS for it

 

• Latest seeds are now set to current OS Release Catalog

 

• Can Switch to betas by selecting the menu option

 

• Add possibility to Switch catalogs and check older

• 1

 

• 2

 

• Add warning for Release Candidate, seeds

 

• Previous OS Releases

 

• Create install media automation

 

• Formatting device methods

 

• for Older Systems (needed space requirements)

• Get and install a Boot Loader

 

Download latest

 

Create MacOS Install 2.6.dmg

* Corrected on 29/11/2023

corrected a typo into Mojave installer function

 

 

======== Previous Release =========

version 2.3

Improved the way it fetches for RC Installers
and added RC fetching also to main beta software Catalog

Create.MacOS.Install.2.3.dmg

 

version 2.2

This Update fix an extraction issue which could occur on latest Installer Packages
resulting in "Installer Damaged" warning during install.

Create MacOS Install.dmg

Edited November 29, 2023 by LAbyOne
Updated Application

[naiclub]

It's a good app, thank you, develop it for us to use.

Solved. I tried downloading it and it still doesn't move to the application location. What's the problem?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited November 12, 2022 by naiclub

[STLVNUB]

Good Job but why no Snow Leopard

[STLVNUB]

Where does it store the downloaded OS?

[LAbyOne]

@naiclub

 

 

Your issue is due to the fact that even if software catalog see it as beta most surely its a RC version

hence the app is not named as beta but as a normal release, and this is a problem i recently noticed on other Apple seeds

that is something i cannot foresee, unfortunately.

 

I could eventually modify my script to avoid this issue, but the upcoming problem would be another "error" given if as in my case,

you already have an installer into Applications.

 

So sorry for your issue, for the time being, i can suggest you if you already have a Monterey install into Applications to move it aside, to avoid overwrite it

and just double click the InstallAssistant.pkg to extract it

[LAbyOne]

@STLVNUB

Sorry, Quote doesn't seem to be working right now...

To reply your questions

1) why no Snow Leopard ?  because its not available from Apple, and i do not have any reliable sources to add it to this app.

2) Where does it store the downloaded OS?

Info explains everything

 

all the process is done into /tmp/

[naiclub]

Your statement is correct. But why is its source file in /tmp/ and why isn't the file automatically moved to the application?

edit...suggestion for me Can you make it a little bit easier? is that after we finish downloading Let us download the address /tmp/ to install the app to the application automatically. I hope I don't bother you too much.
thank you

Edited November 13, 2022 by naiclub

[naiclub]

After downloading with Laby One's app I have created iso file to try installing the VMware emulator.
Disadvantages of the apps that we have loaded We will have to go back and fix it manually that we downloaded. to install to the application

Spoiler

 

[LAbyOne]

@naiclub

 

1) Q: But why is its source file in /tmp/ and why isn't the file automatically moved to the application?

    A: The file (all files) will be (normally) automatically put into Applications Folder after download + extraction.

 

2) Your statement :" Disadvantages of the apps that we have loaded We will have to go back and fix it manually that we downloaded. to install to the application "

since its not related to my tool directly, but to some Apple's deviance in not clearly formatting their Catalogs for Release Candidate downloads, is incorrect, and would be nice on your part to refrain from writing such things since they DO NOT correspond to the actual way the application works, and may mislead other readers.

Especially when you did not apparently tested all other options and got caught into a very peculiar exception

 

3) And the reason this one obviously did not succeed i guess i've explained it to you very clearly (I believe) in the post above!

EXAMPLE: if Apple seed an OS as beta, as normally happen, the installer would be named  "Install OSNAME beta.app"

AGAIN, THIS did not succeed in extractions since it was expecting "Install OSNAME beta.app"  and got "Install OSNAME .app"  instead. (pics are very self explanatory i guess)

It is called exception. and those are thing i cannot foresee.

 

Thanks for your understanding.

and glad you get all sorted at the end.

 

Edited November 13, 2022 by LAbyOne

[LAbyOne]

Well

I guess I've to investigate a bit further this RC issue on Apple catalog

 

In the mean time the above problem has been solved,

From now on, when a Release Candidate show up:

 

1) you will receive a Warning reporting the real nature of installer

2) it will also check if a previous release is already present and if the case (and you agreed) it will be renamed to PREVIOUS_Install xxxx.app

if no previous release is present then it will simply do its job to the end

 

 

Also thinking of adding different catalogs to check for you to compare

 

Sorry for the inconvenience it may have caused to some of you.

Please stay tuned as the updated version will come really soon!

Edited November 14, 2022 by LAbyOne

[naiclub]

May I suggest another one?
That is, you should split the catalog file. Separated into categories for easy sorting.
1.Use CatalogURL for Regular Software Updates
https://swscan.apple.com/content/catalogs/others/index-10.16-10.15-10.14-10.13-10.12-10.11-10.10-10.9-mountainlion-lion-snowleopard-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog.gz

2.Use CatalogURL for Public Beta Program Members
https://swscan.apple.com/content/catalogs/others/index-10.16beta-10.16-10.15-10.14-10.13-10.12-10.11-10.10-10.9-mountainlion-lion-snowleopard-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog .gz

3.Use CatalogURL for Developer Beta Program Members
https://swscan.apple.com/content/catalogs/others/index-10.16seed-10.16-10.15-10.14-10.13-10.12-10.11-10.10-10.9-mountainlion-lion-snowleopard-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog .gz

Select the CatalogURL ( 1 / 2 / 3 ) :

And the other file is Release Candidate (RC) release.

If it can be done, it will be very user-friendly.
Make it easy, just a few clicks and you're done right away.
I don't ask for much, just want to suggest.

thank 

 

[LAbyOne]

@naiclub

What I had in mind is somehow very different.

 

On every catalog url you will always have Regular and betas links

and actually what you propose it's already there,

adding those you mentioned would change nothing to the result already displayed.

 

Thanks for your suggestions

[LAbyOne]

Just a heads-up for those who got the previous release,

to say Application has been updated,

All should be (hopefully) fine now.

 

As specified here

 

 

[LAbyOne]

Update to v 2.1

 

Main changes are:

- Since it appears its not the end for it, Re-added Big Sur to download *beta options

- Now main window will only show links for latest OS Releases

- Added possibility to switch between latest 3 seed catalogs

- Release Candidates are now detected and clearly specified on download link

- no more confusion with betas

- few more adjustments for downloaded links and files

 

 

Edited November 21, 2022 by LAbyOne

[LAbyOne]

Update to

version 2.2

This Update fix an extraction issue which could occur on latest Installer Packages
resulting in "Installer Damaged" warning during install.

 

[LAbyOne]

Update to

version 2.3

Improved the way it fetches for RC Installers
and added RC fetching also to main beta software Catalog

[LAbyOne]

Update to 2.6 beta 2

(yep, sorry, forgot to upload in here too. Last previous Rel are on GitHub )

 

New on this release

Added

- Updated Downloader to latest Sonoma OS

At this stage, choosing 4 will teleport you to the beta section, where the actual link reside.

(or you can just "Switch to Beta" to get it)

Hopefully once Released the message "Only beta Stage at this time" will be automatically

replaced by the Release version

 

- new option to boot loaders section

  Included BootLoader Chooser, by Jieff (https://github.com/jief666/BootloaderChooser)
  This little tool will give you the possibility to install different Boot Loaders on your EFI
  and switch among them as you like 

 

- Modified the DiskUtility tool which I noticed was a little too strict

(found out not getting my usual USB drives, that many that actually claim to be 32Gb are actually 30)

this could cause some unpredicted surprise when partitioning the device.

 

Now you decide the size you need for your installer when using 'partition'

 

 

Other few minor changes and fixes

 

Download Create MacOS Install 2.6-beta2.dmg in main

 

[LAbyOne]

Update to 2.6

• Sonoma is now Stable

• Added index 14 to fetch catalog

• Added Completion Time to Downloads

• Minor fixex and improvements

 

 

 - Added Snow Leopard to Vintage OS's

 

 

 - Moved Big Sur to Previous Releases

 

Edited October 9, 2023 by LAbyOne
corrected Typo

[PippoX0]

Very Good , Thanks ...


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[LAbyOne]

20 hours ago, PippoX0 said:

Very Good , Thanks ...


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You'r welcome.

[LAbyOne]

* on 29/11/2023

Replaced Application.

Corrected a typo into Mojave installer function

 

Thanks to 5T33Z0 for pointing that out

Edited November 29, 2023 by LAbyOne