OS X Installation Disk Image Creation Script

Overview

For you who prefer an optical installation disk to a USB installation media

Description

You can make an OS X installation image from an app file which can be got from App Store.

Supported Installation Packages

• Install OS X Mavericks.app
• Install OS X Yosemite.app
• Install OS X El Capitan.app
• Install macOS Sierra.app
• Install macOS High Sierra.app
• Install macOS Mojave.app (to be verified)

Maybe this script can be executed with the below packages:

• Install Mac OS X Lion.app
• Install OS X Mountain Lion.app

Usage

1. Deploy this script at any folder
2. Deploy "Install os-name.app" at the same folder
3. Grant execute permission
4. Execute this script
5. Select OS X version
6. Wait for a while
7. Generate installation DMG and ISO files (and burn it on a DVD+/-R DL, DVD+/-RW DL, BD-R, or BD-RE blank media with Disk Utility)

OS X Terminal:

$ cd ~/Desktop
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/gcch/OS-X-Installation-Disk-Image-Creation-Script.git ./dsk-img-creator
$ cd dsk-img-creator
$ chmod +x os-x-inst-dsk-img-creation-script.command
$ cp "/Applications/Install <os-name>.app" ./
$ ./os-x-inst-dsk-img-creation-script.command

Verification Environment

• iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011)
  • Support OS: OS X Lion (10.7) - macOS High Sierra (10.13.6)

License

This script is released under the MIT license. See the LICENSE file.

Author

• tag (Twitter: @tag_ism / Blog: http://karat5i.blogspot.jp/)