Pleasantly surprised to find the latest version of InstaDMG creating a 10.8.2 build includes the restore partition!
Tried it 3 more time with zero'd out new disk and restore partition is there.
This is great! No more messing with complicated imaging partitions and configs :)
+35@nick, so presumably the 10.7.5 recovery failed to boot? So far on maybe 4 pieces of hardware 10.8.2 has worked. No retina's yet, but will check asap.
+19yep, the retina's failed to boot and had the telltale tiny little apple logo, which means the drivers for the retina display were not present.
+35@Nick, I'll investigate more closely with my 10.8.2 build.
Was the 10.7.5 you tried a full version from the App Store? Or combo updated 10.7.4 - 10.7.5?
+35@Nick, I'll investigate more closely with my 10.8.2 build.
Was the 10.7.5 you tried a full version from the App Store? Or combo updated 10.7.4 - 10.7.5?
Tried this
1.InstallESD.dmg (10.8.2) to casper admin (8.62)
2.Created a config
3. Dragged InstallESD.dmg to config
4.Added others like java
5. Compiled config
6. Tried a build
It just block copied the InstallESD.dmg and didn't create a never booted OS dmg like InstaDMG.
After speaking to Jamf support they have never heard of this.
What they have heard of is the monolythic approach using composer to cature an OS and upload and compil that!
I also tried the InstallESD.dmg options in Casper admin to tick its a Apple OS installer and that didn't accept it.
So not sure how you guys are doing this but InstaDMG is the only option I have.
+35Tim, what OS are you running Casper Admin on when you tried to tick the box that says its an Apple OS installer?
I think I needed to be on 10.8 to be able to tick that box, once that was done.. i did steps: 2,5 &6 only. No need to add JAVA this time.
+13I was going to say the same thing. You have to open Casper Admin from a 10.8 machine to make it a OS installer package.
Ah Bugger! I have doing it from my 10.7.4 jss server
Thanks guys.
*JAMF support please no more half artiles. Need a proper white paper!
i take it i need to compile using casper admin on a 10.8 machine as well to create a never booted dmg?
made the installer but fail and doesnt bless the boot disk because Casper Admin keeps reporting and error occured connection to jss and just boot to the recovery HD
tried this 5 times today!
going back to InstaDMG at least it works!
+35Your holding it wrong.
:)
I'll be upgrading my JSS to 8.62 so I'm going to then try what Nick suggested. But for me on 8.61, compiling the AppStore 10.8.2 works a treat!
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