Hello, Apple have changed the way in which these installers work. A simple web search will tell you this. If the USB stick is Untitled and been formatted in Mac's OS X format then in a terminal type:
sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Untitled --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app --nointeraction You should see something like this: Erasing Disk: 0%... 10%... 20%... 100%... Copying installer files to disk... Copy complete. Making disk bootable... Copying boot files... Copy complete. Done. You can then boot up from the USB by holding down the option key, then install the GM from the USB. This is probably going to be the same for the public release. Note that this will also install a recovery partition (which osxdaily's method doesn't do). On 24 Oct 2013, at 05:11, Cameron Strife <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi. I was actually able to download it using our old beat up white mac > book. i downloaded the latest version of disk maker x but after I > select mavericks, I get a message saying system event dialogue needs > attention but command tabbing doesn't show a dialogue box. disk maker > x just sits with no windows and then a few minutes later, i get an > apple event timeout message and I can quit the application. > > has anybody else experienced this? I've got the mavericks installer in > the applications olfder and I've formatted my eight gig flash drive > following the instructions on their site. > > When I have some time tomorrow, I'm going to check their FAQ in more detail... > > In the meantime, any suggestions? > > Thanks, > > Cameron. > > > > > > > On 10/23/13, matthew dyer <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Look in the apps folder. HTH. >> >> >> matthew dyer >> sent from my 27 inch iMac. >> >> >> >> facebook, facetime and iMessage: [email protected] >> >> Skype: graduater2004 >> >> >> >> >> On Oct 23, 2013, at 4:29 PM, Cameron Strife <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi. trying to download OSX mavericks under OSX 10.6.8 and am having no >>> luck. The first time I opened up the app store, I found mavericks, >>> clicked install, signed in with my Apple ID, and then the download >>> progress message came up for quite a while. When it finished, I hit >>> the OK button. >>> >>> now, for some reason, I can't find the .dmg file. It's not in >>> downloads, not on the desktop etc. When I go back in to the app store >>> and hit the download button again, nothing happens. I restarted the >>> machine and tried again, but, again, it does nothing at all. >>> >>> Any suggestions? >>> >>> Does anybody know where the apps etc are actually downloaded to? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Cameron. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
