{"id":2223,"date":"2015-09-24T10:35:32","date_gmt":"2015-09-24T10:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.designed79.co.uk\/?p=2223"},"modified":"2015-11-17T11:12:41","modified_gmt":"2015-11-17T11:12:41","slug":"build-iso-of-os-x-for-vmware-fusion-and-esxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.designed79.co.uk\/?p=2223","title":{"rendered":"Build ISO of OS X for VMWare Fusion and ESXi"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Following script with take an OS X Install app and convert it to an ISO image that you can then attach as a CDRom to boot VMWare Fusion and ESXi from<\/p>\n

#!\/bin\/bash<\/span>
\n
\n#This script makes an ISO image of OS X <\/span>
\n
\n#Check were running as root<\/span>
\nif<\/span> [<\/span> $EUID<\/span> !<\/span>= 0<\/span> ]<\/span> ; then<\/span>
\n    echo<\/span> "`basename "$0"`<\/span> MUST run as root..."<\/span>
\n    exit<\/span> 1<\/span>
\nfi<\/span>
\n
\n#Check for path to installer<\/span>
\nif<\/span> [<\/span> $#<\/span> !<\/span>= 1<\/span> ]<\/span> ; then<\/span>
\n    echo<\/span> "`basename "$0"`<\/span> MUST be given a path to an OSX Installer App"<\/span>
\n    echo<\/span> "e.g. `basename "$0"`<\/span> \/Applications\/Install\\ OS\\ X\\ El\\ Capitan\\ GM\\ Candidate.app"<\/span>
\n    exit<\/span> 1<\/span>
\nfi<\/span>
\n
\nhdiutil attach "$1"<\/span>\/<\/span>Contents\/<\/span>SharedSupport\/<\/span>InstallESD.dmg
\nhdiutil create -verbose<\/span> -size<\/span> 8GB -layout<\/span> SPUD ~\/<\/span>Desktop\/<\/span>osxiso.dmg -fs<\/span> HFS+ -volname<\/span> osxiso
\nhdiutil attach ~\/<\/span>Desktop\/<\/span>osxiso.dmg
\n
\nasr restore --source<\/span> \/<\/span>Volumes\/<\/span>OS\\ X\\ Install\\ ESD\/<\/span>BaseSystem.dmg  --target<\/span> \/<\/span>Volumes\/<\/span>osxiso --erase<\/span> -format<\/span> HFS+ --noprompt<\/span> --noverify<\/span>
\n
\nrm<\/span> \/<\/span>Volumes\/<\/span>OS\\ X\\ Base\\ System\/<\/span>System\/<\/span>Installation\/<\/span>Packages
\ncp<\/span> -a<\/span> -v<\/span> \/<\/span>Volumes\/<\/span>OS\\ X\\ Install\\ ESD\/<\/span>Packages \/<\/span>Volumes\/<\/span>OS\\ X\\ Base\\ System\/<\/span>System\/<\/span>Installation\/<\/span>Packages
\ncp<\/span> -a<\/span> -v<\/span> \/<\/span>Volumes\/<\/span>OS\\ X\\ Install\\ ESD\/<\/span>BaseSystem.dmg \/<\/span>Volumes\/<\/span>OS\\ X\\ Install\\ ESD\/<\/span>BaseSystem.chunklist \/<\/span>Volumes\/<\/span>OS\\ X\\ Base\\ System
\n
\n#Grab OSX info from BaseSyste.dmg<\/span>
\nver1<\/span>=`<\/span>defaults read<\/span> \/<\/span>Volumes\/<\/span>OS\\ X\\ Base\\ System\/<\/span>System\/<\/span>Library\/<\/span>CoreServices\/<\/span>SystemVersion.plist ProductVersion`<\/span>
\nver2<\/span>=`<\/span>defaults read<\/span> \/<\/span>Volumes\/<\/span>OS\\ X\\ Base\\ System\/<\/span>System\/<\/span>Library\/<\/span>CoreServices\/<\/span>SystemVersion.plist ProductBuildVersion`<\/span>
\n
\nhdiutil eject \/<\/span>Volumes\/<\/span>OS\\ X\\ Base\\ System
\nhdiutil eject \/<\/span>Volumes\/<\/span>OS\\ X\\ Install\\ ESD
\nhdiutil convert ~\/<\/span>Desktop\/<\/span>osxiso.dmg -format<\/span> UDTO -o<\/span> ~\/<\/span>Desktop\/<\/span>osxiso
\n
\nmv<\/span> ~\/<\/span>Desktop\/<\/span>osxiso.cdr ~\/<\/span>Desktop\/<\/span>"$ver1<\/span>"<\/span>_"$ver2<\/span>"<\/span>.iso
\nmv<\/span> ~\/<\/span>Desktop\/<\/span>osxiso.dmg ~\/<\/span>Desktop\/<\/span>"$ver1<\/span>"<\/span>_"$ver2<\/span>"<\/span>.dmg
\n
\necho<\/span> "$ver1<\/span>"<\/span>_"$ver2<\/span>"<\/span>.iso and "$ver1<\/span>"<\/span>_"$ver2<\/span>"<\/span>.dmg produced on current users<\/span> Desktop
\n
\nexit<\/span> 0<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n

The Key to geeting this working is the SPUD format for the image, This is a legacy Apple format used for bootable CDRoms. DDM and an Apple Partition Scheme<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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