OSX install disk utility (alpha testers needed) - Page 2

nfoav8or · #11 12-01-2008, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by ritalin

To stop it from doing that, just comment out the two calls to play music:
playMp3 "${mp3one}" # Play some music
playMp3 "${mp3two}" # Play some music
When Hexley is installed you can find the script here:
/Applications/Hexley.app/Contents/Resources/script

sweet, thanks... now I'll be able to do the same on my hacintosh!

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Originally Posted by ritalin

Does the backup + update DVD for the Macbook boot okay? I've never had access to a real Intel Mac to test my method of making a real Mac efi bootable disk.

worked like a charm... I simply updated using the combo 10.5.5 update to my 10.5.0 retail DVD and used that to install to a USB drive attached to my Macbook. Works like a charm. The only items of complaint are the music (easily fixed) and the install screen for the newly created DVD (I assume easily manipulated via hdiutil functions with packagemaker... only to get a more "Retail" feel to it).

a few questions for ya though... 1) When someone uses this, does it only include the language they are currently using during the install in order to cut down the size? 2) Are you planning to update this app to allow the creation of Dual-layer DVDs with this?

All-in-all an awesome app. I like the confirmations (although some could view that as not allowing it to be set-it-and-forget-it).

I'll post back when I'm completed this on my Hacintosh.

EDIT: why are there three songs listed but only two that you mentioned above?

ritalin · #12 12-01-2008, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by nfoav8or

EDIT: why are there three songs listed but only two that you mentioned above?

During development/testing they are handy just to drop in places to attract my attention. e.g. If I what to see the output from thinToArch, I can drop playMp3 "${mp3three}" before the thinToArch call in the main method.

If you mean you would like to get rid of the Hexley logo on the DVD install screen, then you need to edit/remove the following before running Hexley:
/Library/Application\ Support/HexleySupport/OSInstall.mpkg/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/background.jpg

Regards language: Hexley in itself is English only, but feel free to translate it as you wish. The backup DVD and system it will install are stripped of most languages to save space. Previous versions of the script included a language selector so you could choose which language to keep. It's something I need to reintroduce.

Dual layer backup? Just use Toast or Disk Utility. [EDIT] Duh! That wouldn't include the latest update. So you want to update the DVD but strip nothing out and keep it D/L? It worth looking at.

Thanks for the work you have done testing this. It's nice to know the Intel Mac backup DVD works.

nfoav8or · #13 12-01-2008, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ritalin

During development/testing they are handy just to drop in places to attract my attention. e.g. If I what to see the output from thinToArch, I can drop playMp3 "${mp3three}" before the thinToArch call in the main method.

I figured it had something to do with testing... good thinking.

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Originally Posted by ritalin

If you mean you would like to get rid of the Hexley logo on the DVD install screen, then you need to edit/remove the following before running Hexley:
/Library/.../background.jpg

Yup, thats what I was referring to. I removed it and replaced the welcome.rtf with the original from the retail after renaming it. I like the logo though. I know I can edit the images after they are done but is there a way to change the DefaultDesktop.jpg for the installer?

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Originally Posted by ritalin

Regards language: Hexley in itself is English only, but feel free to translate it as you wish. The backup DVD and system it will install are stripped of most languages to save space. Previous versions of the script included a language selector so you could choose which language to keep. It's something I need to reintroduce.

I know the script is written in English but I wasn't sure if the scripts took out all languages other than English no matter what the user was operating on. I use English so it doesn't pertain to me, but if there is a way for the script to check the system's used language and retain that in the Installer (or allow for a selection of languages) that would benefit non-English users. I know my stripped PC compatible disk only use 3.56GB so there should be room for the languages... "should" being the key word. It might get tight.

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Originally Posted by ritalin

Dual layer backup? Just use Toast or Disk Utility. [EDIT] Duh! That wouldn't include the latest update. So you want to update the DVD but strip nothing out and keep it D/L? It worth looking at.

Yeah, I was referring to the update and the PC with update.

Its not a big deal but I've got an old iBook that is PPC and thought it would be nice to install Leopard to it with all the updates (since I've already purchased my retail DVD).

One big HIGH-FIVE is the easiness of editing the scripts to make it work the way I want. I like this feature a lot. Thanks for passing this on to the site and I'll continue to help test this and other new releases as they come out. PM me if you need/want anything further.

FirstHackTosh · #14 12-01-2008, 10:36 PM

One question:

Will it be possible to install Leopard on PowerPC hardware like Efika, PowerStation or on a dualcore MPC8640D, natively?

nfoav8or · #15 12-01-2008, 11:03 PM

This is not the thread to post this question in.

Start it over in the Questions section and we'll work on it there.

EDIT: realized my mistake. Good catch.

ritalin · #16 12-01-2008, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by FirstHackTosh

One question:

Will it be possible to install Leopard on PowerPC hardware like Efika, PowerStation or on a dualcore MPC8640D, natively?

Not to my knowledge.

The Efika is way underpowered for Leo anyway, not familiar with the other two. If the non Mac ppc hardware is powerful enough and you run linux, then you can always try Mac-on-Linux.

If I owned an Efika I would be messing around with Morph OS, but if I was going to buy an oddball ppc motherboard it would be the Sam440ep with Amiga OS4.1

Check out this link for some Amigaish Mac heaven.

Back on topic: Update to Hexley is in the works, release maybe as soon as tomorrow night. Thanks go to zephyroth for some excellent tips.

ritalin · #17 12-01-2008, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by nfoav8or

This is not the thread to post this question in.

This app strips the PPC code out.

Start it over in the Questions section and we'll work on it there.

If you make a PPC backup it strips out i386 and x86_64 code, Very useful for my aging PPC PowerBook.

nfoav8or · #18 12-01-2008, 11:30 PM

haha.. my bad. but still, whether or not PPC will work natively is a question for the other sections. Good catch and advice though.

FirstHackTosh · #19 12-02-2008, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ritalin

Not to my knowledge.

The Efika is way underpowered for Leo anyway, not familiar with the other two.

Okay, not Leo, but Tiger should running fine. Tiger on my Pismo do :-)
PowerStation von TSS (now Fixstars) has two PPC970MP in it, like the last PowerMac Quad.
MPC8641D/MPC8640D is a dualcore G4, at 1.8GHz it beats a PPC970MP at 2.5GHz on several tasks and is superior on AltiVec tasks.

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If the non Mac ppc hardware is powerful enough and you run linux, then you can always try Mac-on-Linux.

Naa, MOL isn't an option.

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If I owned an Efika I would be messing around with Morph OS, but if I was going to buy an oddball ppc motherboard it would be the Sam440ep with Amiga OS4.1

Check out this link for some Amigaish Mac heaven.

Yes, I know this board.

ritalin · #20 12-07-2008, 10:59 AM

Version 0.5 is out, see first post.

Now includes language chooser, Voodoo 9.5.0 Kernel Release 1.0 rev A, Improved CPUID patcher (need to make that optional), plus a bunch other bug fixes.
Thanks to zephyroth for his help on finding CPUIDs.