Hello everyone.
I tried DiskMaker but I had problems in creating the bootable disk.
I bought a new pen drive and downloaded El Capitan in my Applications folder; I downloaded DiskMaker X 5, too and ran it.
At the very beginning I had some problems when DiskMaker attempted to format pen drive before starting copying files into it (it refused to format, returning an error).
Then, I formatted drive by hand (using Disk Utility) using a FAT filesystem (I discovered that DiskMaker not even starts formatting pen drive when it is initialised with a Mac OS X Journaled filesystem).
Thus, DiskMaker started and finished formatting pen drive; later on, the copying of files begun but I noticed soon it was taking too much time (it seems it should take at the most 30 minutes); in fact, after almost 45 minutes, a time out error (regarding a certain AppleEvent) is returned and the process of copying seems to be aborted. There are some folders on pen drive but I'm sure enough not all files have been correctly copied. Moreover, folders have a pale colour, as it happens for hidden files when they are shown in finder (is it normal?).
The El Capitan installer file came down to my Applications folder without problem, but multiple repeat attempts to create a bootable USB (16gb) drive using Diskmaker X 5 has failed. The program appears to go through all the steps, but finally the USB drive is never findable as a bootable drive. DiskMaker X is not available for Windows but there are some alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows alternative is Rufus, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to DiskMaker X and ten of them are available for Windows so hopefully you. Feb 16, 2021 For Mac OS X El Capitan, the link downloads a disk image file named InstallMacOSX.dmg. When the file is downloaded, double-click it to install an app named “Install OS X El Capitan” into your Applications folder.
Is there a solution to this problem?
Is there an alternative way (for instance, by shell) to obtain a bootable disk (supposing error derives from DiskMaker)?
I tried DiskMaker but I had problems in creating the bootable disk. I bought a new pen drive and downloaded El Capitan in my Applications folder; I downloaded DiskMaker X 5, too and ran it. At the very beginning I had some problems when DiskMaker attempted to format pen drive before starting copying files into it (it refused to format. Jul 25, 2016 I tried DiskMaker but I had problems in creating the bootable disk. I bought a new pen drive and downloaded El Capitan in my Applications folder; I downloaded DiskMaker X 5, too and ran it. At the very beginning I had some problems when DiskMaker attempted to format pen drive before starting copying files into it (it refused to format.
Thanks for support.
MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)
Posted on Jul 25, 2016 2:05 AM
Download DiskMaker 2.0.2 ( ZIP file, about 3 MB). NB: this version of DiskMaker X is not able to build a Mavericks installer from Mac OS X 10.6.8. More information here. To create a bootable El Capitan installer drive, you need the El Capitan installer from the Mac App Store and a Mac-formatted drive that’s big enough to hold the installer and all its data. This can be a hard drive, a solid-state drive (SSD), a thumb drive, or a USB stick—an 8GB thumb drive is perfect. Windows users can also Download Hackintosh OS X 10.11.5 El Capitan ISO Image File for Bootable USB and DVD. OS X El Capitan Hackintosh System Requirements: Mac OS X El Capitan 10.11.5 (15F34) is officially compatible and supported with computer hardware's mentioned below.
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First, review this introductory article: Create a bootable installer for macOS. Second, see this How To outline for creating a bootable El Capitan installer. Simply replace the Terminal command with the one from the preceding article by copying it into the Terminal window. You will need an 8GB or larger USB flash drive that has been partitioned and formatted for use with OS X.
Drive Partition and Format
- Open Disk Utility in the Utilities' folder.
- After Disk Utility loads select the drive (out-dented entry with the mfg.'s ID and size) from the side list.
- Click on the Erase tab in the Disk Utility toolbar. Name the drive, 'MyVolume'. <---- IMPORTANT!
- In the drop down panel set the partition scheme to GUID. Set the Format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.)
- Click on the Apply button and wait for the Done button to activate. When it does click on it.
- Quit Disk Utility.
Create Installer
Open the Terminal in the Utilities' folder. Choose the appropriate command line (in red) depending upon what OS X installer you want. Paste that entire command line from below at the Terminal's prompt:
Command for macOS High Sierra:
sudo /Applications/Install macOS High Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume --applicationpath /Applications/Install macOS High Sierra.app
Command for macOS Sierra:
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sudo /Applications/Install macOS Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume --applicationpath /Applications/Install macOS Sierra.app
Command for El Capitan:
sudo /Applications/Install OS X El Capitan.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume --applicationpath /Applications/Install OS X El Capitan.app
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Command for Yosemite:
sudo /Applications/Install OS X Yosemite.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume --applicationpath /Applications/Install OS X Yosemite.app
Command for Mavericks:
sudo /Applications/Install OS X Mavericks.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume --applicationpath /Applications/Install OS X Mavericks.app
Press RETURN. You will be asked for your admin password. It will not echo to the Terminal window. Then press RETURN again. Wait for the return of the Terminal prompt signifying the process has completed. It takes quite some time to finish. Be patient.
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