So much for burning InstallESD.dmg to disc...

If you are on the Apple Dev forums, there is a way to do it already posted... maybe not as easy as on 10.7 or 10.8, but there is a way.

what i'm seeing issue with is InstaDmg and CreateOSXPkg not working as of yet.

You just trying to create a bootable recovery-type disk?
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1433

@jarednichols Hi stranger...er...Jared. :D Yes, we were hoping to capture a fully capable 10.9 installer image. The Apple KB article DL1433 gives you a recovery drive created from the Mac's Recovery HD partition but it doesn't include 10.9 install resources. So when you actually use the disc created by this utility, it will pull down 10.8.4 (or whatever the Mac is entitled to). Gone are the days of burning the InstallESD.dmg onto a USB drive or partition or disc, I suppose. :(

Yeah some guy on the Developer forum figured it out. I haven't had a chance to test it yet. Personally I just put the installer on a boot stick I use and have been using that.

Hi Don,

Those days aren't gone, there's just one more step.

-Mount InstallESD.dmg by double-clicking and then
-Mount BaseSystem.dmg by typing the following in terminal:
open /Volumes/OS X Install ESD/BaseSystem.dmg

Use Disk Utility to restore BaseSystem.dmg to your USB drive and have at it.

the Developer method works for creating a bootable disk.

BaseSystem.dmg is half of the solution, other half is Packages folder.

Yes, I left that out on accident. Remove the alias for "Packages" in "/System/Installation/" on the USB drive you just restored to and then copy the "Packages" folder from InstallESD to "/System/Installation/"

The BaseSystem.dmg does not have the install resource files. ;)

The InstallESD.dmg was a self contained, complete installer.

Don

Mhhh I looked into a way to deploy installation via Self Service.
This is for testing purposes to check what is the best way for us to deploy 10.9 when it get productive.

Due the fact that there is not longer a PKG, what is the best approach to install it?

Cheers

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got the wrong end of the stick entirely.

I think it's working similar to createOSXInstallPkg.
This also is only working with 10.7 or 10.8.
I think it's looking for the Install...pkg

When Mavericks is released, an updated version of createOSXinstallPkg will be as well. If you have access to the Developer forums, check there for more info...

https://devforums.apple.com/message/829817#829817

FYI,

When I tested the work around from the Dev forum, it did not install a recovery partition, a deal breaker for VF2 environments.

I plan to follow Apples recommendations:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5599

A few extra steps, and makes it harder for remote support sites, but it's what Apple wants us to do : )