I’ve had a tool available for a while named, but it looks like it has reached the end of the road with macOS 10.12.3. The reason for this is because macOS 10.12.4 has introduced a change that.
Creating a Custom Installer for Mac (PackageMaker Package) - v5.0-7.2; Note: The package must be created on a system running Mac OS X 10.7 or later. Once a package is created, it may be installed on any operating system version supported by the version of the application being installed.
Uses the addition of a third-party installer package, so unfortunately this tool cannot be used to generate 10.12.4 or later OS installers. That said, I still want to be able to create macOS installer disk images for VMware Fusion and ESXi, so I’ve forked into a new script named. Createmacosvminstalldmg will generate stock OS installer disk images for the following OS versions:. Mac OS X 10.7.x.
OS X 10.8.x. OS X 10.9.x. OS X 10.10.x. OS X 10.11.x. OS X 10.12.x This script does not use a third-party package, so it is able to build a macOS 10.12.4 installer disk image.
Create Dmg File For Mac
For more details, see below the jump. Downloading the script The createmacosvminstalldmg script is available from the following location: Once you have the script downloaded, run the createmacosvminstalldmg script with two arguments:. The path to an Install macOS.app or the InstallESD.dmg contained within. A directory to store the completed disk image in.
Example usage: If you have a 10.12.4 Sierra installer available, run the script using this command: sudo /path/to/createmacosvminstalldmg.sh '/Applications/Install macOS Sierra.app' /path/to/outputdirectory You will be given a choice as to whether or not you want an.iso file for use with ESXi. If you choose to not create the.ISO file, this should produce a. Dmg file inside the specified output directory that is named something similar to macOSInstallESD10.12.416E19111134.dmg. This DMG will install a stock factory install of macOS 10.12.4. If you choose to create the.ISO, you should have two files inside the specified output directory, named something similar to macOSInstallESD10.12.416E19111134.dmg and macOSInstallESD10.12.416E19111134.dmg.iso Creating a VM with the OS installer disk image 1. Launch VMWare Fusion 8.5.x 2. In VMWare Fusion, select New under the File menu to set up a new VM 3.
In the Select the Installation Method window, select Install from disc or image. In the Create a New Virtual Machine window, click on Use another disc or disc image 5. Select your macOS installer disk image file and click on the Open button. You’ll be taken back to the Create a New Virtual Machine window. Verify that the disk image file you want is selected, then click the Continue button. In the Choose Operating System window, set OS as appropriate then click the Continue button. In this example, I’m setting it as follows:.
Operating System: Apple OS X. Version: macOS 10.12 8.
How To Install Dmg Mac
In the Finish window, select the Customize Settings button if desired. Otherwise, click the Finish button. Save the VM file in a convenient location.
The VM is now configured and set to use the macOS installer disk image. To install macOS, start the VM and then do nothing. The VM should begin automatically installing macOS on the VM’s boot drive and reboot itself to the Setup Assistant when finished.