Create a Bootable OS X 10.9 Mavericks USB Drive

Following are the instructions to create OS X 10.9 Mavericks bootable USB drive. Unlike it’s predecessor, Mavericks require additional steps to make a bootable disk. With a bootable install drive, you can perform clean OS X 10.9 install., you can also  save your time and bandwidth if you have multiple Mac Machines.

Create a Bootable OS X 10.9 Mavericks Installer

• Download OS X Mavericks.
• Download Show Hidden Files app (download here) and and click on Show Special Files.
• Double Click OS X Mavericks 10.9.dmg and drag the installer to /Application folder.
• Go to the /Applications/ folder and locate the “Install OS X 10.9 Developer Preview.app” file. 
• Right-click and choose “Show Package Contents”, then open “Contents” and open “SharedSupport”
• Double-click to mount “InstallESD.dmg”
• Open the mounted ‘OS X Install ESD’ image, and right-click “BaseSystem.dmg” choosing “Open” to mount the image (BaseSystem.dmg is invisible by default, thus why invisible files must be made visible in the earlier step)

• Go back to Disk Utility, and select “BaseSystem.dmg” from the sidebar and then click the “Restore” tab
• Now drag n drop “BaseSystem.dmg” as “Source”, and set “USB drive” as “Destination”, then click “Restore” to begin the restore process.

• Once the restore process is finished, open the newly created USB drive and navigate to System > Installation and delete the file named “Packages”. Now create a new folder named “Packages”.
• Go back to the “OS X Install ESD” mounted drive, and copy the content inside “Packages” folder and paste these files in to the “Packages” folder you created in last step.

Once the copy process is finished, the USB drive is ready to be booted from which it can install OS X Mavericks 10.9

OS X 10.9 Lynx, Next Major update to Mac OS?

After pumas, jaguars, tigers, leopards, snow leopards, lions and mountain lions what is Apple's next big cat? in fact, as discovered by AppleScoop, the next operating system from Cupertino signed, OS X 10.9, will be entitled to lynx. Next major Mac OS name will be OS X 10.9 Lynx?

"We have learned exclusively that the name of the next generation of Apple's operating system-Mac OS X 10.9-might be called LYNX.

This report comes from a reliable source who claims to have talked to someone inside the walls of Apple. The source claims to have read the internal documentation, and that he had seen among the papers that appeared to be the final brand of the OS, even though he could not say when it would be announced formally. "

However, it remains a question mark, we are sure that Apple can really take the brand already using an old browser for Unix and DOS? One thing is certain, the big cats are "almost finished", then Apple changes or genre or will run the risk of a "complaint for copyright infringement"! What do you think?

Apple Confirms OS X Mountain Lion Will Be Released Today

Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2012 third quarter, Apple also announced that OS X Mountain Lion will be released today, July 25th. OS X Mountain Lion will be available from the Mac App Store for $19.99 (US). It requires Lion or Snow Leopard (OS X v10.6.8 or later), 2GB of memory and 8GB of available space.

"We're thrilled with record sales of 17 million iPads in the June quarter," said Tim Cook, Apple's CEO. "We've also just updated the entire MacBook line, will release Mountain Lion tomorrow and will be launching iOS 6 this Fall. We are also really looking forward to the amazing new products we've got in the pipeline."

How to Burn a Bootable OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 Install DVD

Apple has released OS X Mountain Lion aka OS X 10.8 as a download from the Mac App Store only; however, you can use the download to create a separate OS installation disc to save your disk space or if you want a clean installation. By creating a bootable installation DVD, you can perform clean OS X 10.8 installs and you can also install OS X Mountain Lion on Macs that don’t have internet connections. This process also saves your time and bandwidth if you have multiple Mac Machines.

Also Check : How to Create a Bootable OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 USB Drive

Procedure :

• Download Mac OS X Mountain Lion from the Mac App Store ($19.99)
• The installer should show up in your Applications folder. Right-click on the installer and hit "Show Package Contents". Navigate to Contents > SharedSupport and locate a disc image file called “InstallESD.dmg”
• Copy “InstallESD.dmg” to your Mac OS X Desktop, this is the Lion disk image and what you’re going to create the bootable DVD from
• Open up Disk Utility (/Applications/Utilities/) and drag the DMG file into the left-hand sidebar.
• To burn the image to DVD, select it in the sidebar and click the Burn button in the Disk Utility toolbar. Insert a blank disc, select the “InstallESD.DMG” file, and click on “Burn” when the burn dialog displays, and then click Burn (be sure to have Disk Utility verify the burn to ensure the media works as it should).

• That’s it.

How to Create a Bootable OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 USB Drive

Earlier today we told you how to burn / create bootable Mac OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 DVD, now it’s time to show you how to create a bootable OS X Mountain Lion USB Flash Drive. By creating a bootable install drive, you can perform clean OS X 10.8 installs and you can also install OS X Mountain Lion on Macs that don’t have internet connections. This process also saves your time and bandwidth if you have multiple Mac Machines.

Also Check : How to Burn a Bootable OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 Install DVD

Procedure :

• Download Mac OS X Mountain Lion from the Mac App Store ($19.99)
• The installer should show up in your Applications folder. Right-click on the installer and hit "Show Package Contents". Navigate to Contents > SharedSupport and locate a disc image file called “InstallESD.dmg”
• If you want to burn Mountain Lion to a USB flash drive, plug it in and click on it in the left-hand sidebar in Disk Utility. Go to the Partition tab and select "1 Partition" from the dropdown menu. Choose "Mac OS Extended (Journaled) on the left.
• Now select the formatted USB drive from the left side and click on the “Restore” tab.
• Drag n Drop InstallESD.dmg file to the source and your flash drive as the destination, check image below for more details. Hit the Apply button and it will create your bootable USB drive.
• Reboot into OS X and hold the option key when you hear the startup chime. You can boot into your DVD or flash drive from there.

How to Check if your Mac Support 64 bit Kernel Booting

Earlier today we posted (check here) details of minimum system requirements for Mac OS X Mountain Lion. As you know, Mountain Lion requires your hardware to boot into OS X 64-bit kernel, so following are the instructions to check if your Mac support 64 bit kernel booting or not. 

You can check for 64 bit kernel boot suport by typing “uname -a” at the command line, launch the Terminal to do this. The uname -a command will return something like this:

root:xnu-1699.24.8~1/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64

Look for “x86_64” to verify that a Mac is booting into a 64 bit kernel, That’s it.

Basic System Requirements for OS X Mountain Lion 10.8

Apple inc. is all set to release Mac OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 in the wild. Here we present the minimum hardware requirements for Mountain Lion. First of all, 64-Bit Intel Core 2 Duo processor or better required. You also need to have a good quality Internet connection and 20$ in Mac App Store account. System must be able to boot into OS X 64-bit kernel. If you don’t know that your Mac supports 64 bit or not, check our guide How to Check and See If Your Mac Runs 64-Bit.

Following is the list of hardware that will support Mountain Lion 10.8 Check if yours is in the list or not.

Macs that will support OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion

• MacBook Pro – 13″ from mid 2009 or later, 15″ from late 2007 and newer, 17″ from late 2007 and newer
• MacBook Air – late 2008 and newer
• iMac – models from mid 2007 and newer
• MacBook – 13″ aluminum from 2008, 13″ from 2009 and newer
• Mac Mini – early 2009 and newer
• Mac Pro – early 2008 models and newer