10.9.1 CreateOSXInstallPKG and self service

ImAMacGuy
Valued Contributor II

anybody had a chance to get to the testing of 10.9.1 createosxinstallpkg image running through self service?

11 REPLIES 11

nkalister
Valued Contributor

i did with 10.9.0, was about to create an updated pkg with 10.9.1. no issues with the 10.9.0 testing through self service.

Stubakka
Contributor II

Im not Familiar with createosxinstallpkg can you guys point me to a guide? << noob

Stubakka
Contributor II

Im not Familiar with createosxinstallpkg can you guys point me to a guide? << noob

nkalister
Valued Contributor

here you go gabriel- this is Greg's announcement. the files and instructions are linked from here.
http://managingosx.wordpress.com/2012/07/25/son-of-installlion-pkg/

alan_trewartha
New Contributor III

given you can get the 10.9.1 updates as .pkg files here http://support.apple.com/downloads/# what does createosxinstallpkg give you?

mm2270
Legendary Contributor III

If I'm not mistaken, CreateOSXInstallPKG isn't for OS updates, its for creating an entire OS installer.

nkalister
Valued Contributor

yep- its an easy way to include a few custom packages with a base installer that can be easily deployed via self service for in place upgrades to mavericks.

charlesludwick
New Contributor III

I built one last night with 10.9.1 and have been testing with no issues, looks like it is good to go.

alan_trewartha
New Contributor III

ah, sorry of course. must try it on https://github.com/MagerValp/AutoDMG

ImAMacGuy
Valued Contributor II

I tested the forked image for the late 2013 15" rmbp with autodmg, and it worked. day 0, it didn't pick up the patches (ibooks, ard371 client, and iTunes 11.1.3), but the next day it did. I posted on his git, and he said that I could have just refreshed profiles and it would have picked them up on day 0...

Anyway, I did a couple deployments with his autdmg and they were fine.

stevehahn
Contributor

I've built a package with the 10.9.1 base installer and CreateOSXInstallPKG. It's in "public beta" available in Self Service to those in our TechOps department, and has deployed several times without issue. In the new year we're going to begin rolling it out company-wide. Given how many violations of the Restricted Software entry for the Mavericks installer we're getting, I think people will be pretty excited.