you need at least 8GB drive in order to make it a bootable start up volume.
Best wishes Andrew On 30 Jul 2012, at 00:31, David Tanner wrote: > Hi, > > How big a USB drive do you need for making the USB bootable disk drive? > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Carter" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 6:09 PM > Subject: Re: Mountain Lion Installation Question > > > Hi, > > Extracting the dmg may help but I didn't do that either. Lion Disk Maker just > found what it needed. I think the key may be to have both apps in your > applications folder. I expect that is where the lion disk maker is looking > for them but don't know this for sure. I just know that the instructions said > to make the recovery USB drive just after the Mountain Lion installer is > downloaded. This would mean that when you quit out of it to make the recovery > USB that it would be in the applications folder. > > Robert Carter > > > On Jul 29, 2012, at 5:21 PM, Les Kriegler <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Allison, >> >> Okay, that makes sense now. I did not extract anything, so I'll give your >> suggestion a shot. >> >> Les >> On Jul 29, 2012, at 3:15 PM, Allison Mervis <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> You need to xtract the DMG file from the install package first. When >>> you're focused on the file you downloaded from the app store, hit VO shift >>> M, and arrow down to explore package contents. Arrow around the folders >>> until you find a DMG file. This is the actual image file for the installer. >>> Copy this file to another location, then launch disk maker, and you should >>> be good to go. >>> Allison >>> On Jul 29, 2012, at 6:56 AM, Les Kriegler <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I copied the file into my downloads folder and then launched Lion Disk >>>> Maker. A dialog came up stating that the file could not be used to create >>>> the installation or something like that. Wouldn't it make more sense at >>>> this point to just copy the installation file to my external drive? >>>> >>>> Les >>>> On Jul 29, 2012, at 9:15 AM, Ricardo Walker <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> ok. After the download is complete, and that dialog pops up asking you >>>>> to continue, go to your applications folder. Look for the Mountain lion >>>>> installer app in there. Copy it and paste it to another folder in your >>>>> finder. Like documents for example. Then laucn lion disk maker. It she >>>>> find it now. If it doesn't, use the browse feature and point it to the >>>>> installer you just placed in another folder. >>>>> >>>>> hth >>>>> >>>>> Ricardo Walker >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> Twitter:@apple2thecore >>>>> www.appletothecore.info >>>>> >>>>> On Jul 29, 2012, at 6:43 AM, Les Kriegler <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Ricardo, >>>>>> >>>>>> I have Lion Disk Maker. After downloading the Mountain Lion >>>>>> installation, I pressed Command Tab to go to the Finder and launched >>>>>> Lion Disk Maker from the applications window. I then get a message that >>>>>> a copy of Mountain Lion could not be found and I have the opportunity to >>>>>> search for it. I didn't go looking for it yet. I went back to the App >>>>>> Store and quit out of the installation rather than choosing Continue. >>>>>> What would you recommend doing since the process was not automatic for >>>>>> me. >>>>>> >>>>>> Les >>>>>> On Jul 28, 2012, at 3:38 PM, Ricardo Walker <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Its a piece of cake. First, I recommend downloading Lion disk maker. A >>>>>>> google search for that should get you what you need. After that, >>>>>>> download mountain Lion. When the download is complete, you will get a >>>>>>> dialog box asking you to press continue to proceed with the >>>>>>> installation. You can just ignore this for a minute. Command tab to >>>>>>> your finder and open Lion disk maker. Just follow the prompts. It >>>>>>> will search your Mac for the Mountain Lion installation app which is >>>>>>> temporarily saved in your applications folder. It will then ask you >>>>>>> what do you want to create the bootable disk with. just choose your >>>>>>> thumb drive and let it do its thing. Thats it. your done. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> hth >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Ricardo Walker >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> Twitter:@apple2thecore >>>>>>> www.appletothecore.info >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jul 28, 2012, at 2:42 PM, Jesus Garcia <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> One other question and I apologize if this has been asked multiple >>>>>>>> times. I >>>>>>>> have had a hard time keeping up with the list do to travel. >>>>>>>> Can someone please point me to a step by step creation of the >>>>>>>> installation >>>>>>>> disc. I am going to use the 32 GB thumb drive this is a figh end 32 GB >>>>>>>> Micro >>>>>>>> key Flash drive. >>>>>>>> Again thanks to all. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>> From: [email protected] >>>>>>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ricardo Walker >>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2012 14:30 >>>>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>>>> Subject: Re: Mountain Lion Installation Question >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> just to add, you don't even need all of the 32GB drive either. You can >>>>>>>> creat a 8GB partition and make that the bootable drive. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Ricardo Walker >>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>> Twitter:@apple2thecore >>>>>>>> www.appletothecore.info >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Jul 28, 2012, at 10:51 AM, Daniel Miller <[email protected]> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> You need to quit the installer, and do not, I repeat, do not install >>>>>>>>> it. >>>>>>>>> Once you do, the installer deletes itself after the system restarts >>>>>>>>> into >>>>>>>> ML. >>>>>>>>> Yes, you can use a 32GB drive. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>>> From: [email protected] >>>>>>>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jesus Garcia >>>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2012 9:49 AM >>>>>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>>>>> Subject: Mountain Lion Installation Question >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Okay folks a quick question regarding installation and bootable disc. >>>>>>>>> First I already downloaded Mountain Lion the machine is just waiting >>>>>>>>> for me to click the continue button. If I do this can I later make a >>>>>>>>> installation disc from the copy I downloaded? Second can I use a 32 GB >>>>>>>>> thumb drive or must I use a DVD? 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