Slipstreaming OS 10.5.4 disk to 10.5.7

[BriGy86]

I recently found out that the 10.5.4 disk I use for utility purposes on some Macs I support does not work on a new mac that came with 10.5.6.

 

[Kaido]

Nope.

Edit: lol timewarp

 

[BriGy86]

!st time I've been a victim of that.

So There's no way to expand the update and add it to the installation files on a disk, then burn the image?

*EDIT*
2nd time

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: BriGy86
!st time I've been a victim of that.

So There's no way to expand the update and add it to the installation files on a disk, then burn the image?

Nope. Stinks, I know. We need nLite for Mac bad!

Edit: LOL I am the timewarp KING! :laugh:

 

[racolvin]

There seems to be a way to do it .. the guys that make Hackintosh builds that are bootable, etc with all sorts of extra stuff in it. Don't ask me how tho, since I got no clue 🙂

 

[BriGy86]

Originally posted by: racolvin
There seems to be a way to do it .. the guys that make Hackintosh builds that are bootable, etc with all sorts of extra stuff in it. Don't ask me how tho, since I got no clue 🙂

Thank you. I'll see if I can look that up.

 

[racolvin]

www.insanelymac.com

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: BriGy86

Originally posted by: racolvin
There seems to be a way to do it .. the guys that make Hackintosh builds that are bootable, etc with all sorts of extra stuff in it. Don't ask me how tho, since I got no clue 🙂

Thank you. I'll see if I can look that up.

Yes, there are ways to mod the installer disc. Technically you can slipstream an OS X disc, but you have to cut chunks out of the disc to get the update to fit on a regular 4.7GB DVDR. I haven't personally messed with DL DVD discs. You'll have to search around; it's a bit messy. Also lookup Apple's System Image Utility.

One thing you may consider doing, which is really fast for setting up new systems, is doing a fresh install to a USB drive and installing ALL the updates (10.5.7), then cloning it with SuperDuper via USB to the new Macs. Here's some general info:

http://docs.info.apple.com/art...lity/10.4/en/c0os.html

If you find a better way, please post back! 🙂

 

[TheStu]

That is something that I have been planning on for a while. Just install it to a 16GB jump drive (to be sure you have plenty of room) install all the updates, maybe some smaller things as well like Perian and Flip4Mac, and then just set it aside. Boot from it whenever an update comes out and you will always have a clean OS that you can clone from.

 

[BriGy86]

I think installing the OS on an external hard drive or flash drive will solve most of my problems. But what if I need to change the root password? The only way I've seen to do it is to boot to an OSX install disk. And In my case I would like either a disk that works on everything or an alternate way to change the root password. If I can find a solution to that, then I'm golden.

*EDIT*
Google is my friend
http://theappleblog.com/2008/0...rd-without-an-os-x-cd/

1. Reboot
2. Hold apple + s down after you hear the chime.
3. When you get text prompt enter in these terminal commands to create a brand new admin account (hitting return after each line): * mount -uw / * rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone * shutdown -h now
4. After rebooting you should have a brand new admin account. When you login as the new admin you can simply delete the old one and you?re good to go again!

 

[TheStu]

Yea, I think that is Single User Mode and is the text way of changing the password as well as any number of other things.