So I have Macbook Air with this Configuration
Model Identifier:11-inch, Mid 2012 MacBookAir 5,1
Processor 1.7 GHz Intel Core i5
Memory 4 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Graphics Intel HD Graphics 4000 512 MB
Software OS X 10.8.5 (Mountain Lion)
So the problem obviously is OS X Mountain Lion because I can't run newer apps and chrome is tripping out asking me to update it therefore:
I want to install Windows10 on it
so I tried Windows10 usb with Exfat format but older generation of Mac doesn't support booting with Exfat
So now I want to create usb out of fat32 format but it does't support file transfer larger then 4GB.
Now the actual iso is 6.22 GB and I was able copy all the iso files to the usb accept this one install.wim which is 5.34GB however after few ours search I found this post https://superuser.com/questions/362177/how-to-split-big-files-on-mac/471564 and the person in that post is also pointing out to this post http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20060125023540821
in these posts the code is given to split the file in to smaller chunks split -b YOUR_EXPECTED_SIZES YOUR_FILE_NAME PATTERN_NAME_AS_OUTPUT
and this code to recover the files after being transferd to the usb cat SPITED_FILES_AS_LIST > NEW_FILE but I don't know how to navigate the code to the Downloads folder where I have put the install.wim file to split it
here is the picture install.wim in downloads folder
and here it is in the windows iso file install.wim file in Windows10 iso
I am just making this one up for correction for example split -b 2024m Volumes/Downloads/"install.wim" "install.wim."
please let me know if somebody knows how to write this code because I didn't get it.
Using a windows install media externally won't work as macOS wont boot from any other os. Try using patchers from authentic sources, you can follow the instructions in https://www.macworld.co.uk/how-to/install-macos-old-mac-3654960/ or just search for "how to get <macOS version of your choice <>> on older Macs" and use those patchers.
For the windows 10 problem, if you are set on using windows, try bootcamp. Most Macs have an application called boot camp assistant preinstalled, or you could just download bootcamp online and then install windows 10. Use this site for help in the process : https://www.imore.com/how-install-windows-your-mac-boot-camp
Just reiterating that external boot drives WILL NOT WORK. This is due to macOS being made by Apple, and you know how Apple is, its kinda expected.
Good luck!
Edit : after re-reading the question I realised I did not answer your question but you could just skip the code part and do this. Its easier cuz its meant to be used by people who are not exactly tech savvy and its extremely simple
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I have an Acer Nitro 5 with a Gigabyte 512gb ssd and a WD 1TB hhd.
Recently after installing Ubuntu on my hdd (because i didn't want to change the sata mode), I also wanted a clean Windows install. So I created a boot usb from
media creation tool and go forward with it.
It didn't work. I got the "We couldn't create a new partition or locate an existing one" error, which i spent a significant amount of time trying to search for a solution.
Stuffs i tried:
- Format my ssd
- use diskpart to clean, convert my ssd partition table to gpt, etc like every guide online recommends.
- Make another boot usb, this time with rufus. Didn't work.
Stuffs I didn't try:
- Temporarily disconnect my hdd. I don't have the tools to do that physically, and my acer uefi has zero options regarding this, like most guides suggests.
- Change to bios-legacy boot mode. There's no option in the uefi.
I think it would be fine if i try to install windows on my hdd though, but haven't try it yet. All I know is installing windows on a ssd is much harder but didn't expect it to produce this much annoyance.
I heard there's an option to install on a HDD, the. use a third party tool to copy it to a SSD, but i haven't look into it.
Thanks for any help given..
Assuming you have Windows 10 installed and working on your SSD go to Settings > Update & Security > Recovery > Reset this PC > Get started and then select if you want your files kept you want clean reinstall. Again - from your post I assume the latter so just click Remove everything" confirm and wait. It will take (depending on the machine) 1-2 hours.
I've found this to be the easiest way to have clean install without wondering how do I get it installed on my laptop/pc.
My recommendation though - back up your ubuntu partition - I can't guarantee that windows installer won't clean up HDD you have (it's supposed to clean only SSD but better be safe than sorry).
Here's the link to detailed instructions. It's based on 1903 compilation - if your's older it will still look very similar.
If your windows isn't working then use diskpart to clean the drive, boot the computer from USB windows installation stick and choose the drive for your installation - it will/should create appropriate partitions and start installing.
If it won't change boot order so the SSD is first on the list and HDD next and repeat the previous step.
I have downloaded the SAS 9.4 suite on a flash drive. However, I do not have enough space on my hard disk to install SAS on my laptop.
Is there a way I can run SAS from my flash drive, instead of installing it on my laptop?
Operating system : Windows 10
Sort of? I have an external drive I've formatted (SSD/Flash) with an entire OS on it including SAS.
So I have VMware installed on my computer and it accesses the image file stored on the flash drive/SSD to run. You may even be able to do this with SAS UE. But you can also just use Academics on Demand which is cloud-based, assuming it's non-commercial usage and for learning.
EDIT: It's on a (256GB) flash drive that I keep on my computer because I don't really use the SD slot for anything else. It has Windows 10 on it because my main machine is a MacBook.
I accidentally wiped-clean my Toshiba Satellite's hard drive, including the recovery partition and the preloaded Windows 10 that was stored on it. Now, the only option I believe I have is to download the ISO, burn it to a DVD or flash, boot the laptop from it and install Windows 10.
If so:
Will Windows 10 be automatically activated ?
Will Windows detect the laptop is one with preloaded copy of Windows and as such license it automatically ?
I don't have any product activation code, the only code printed on the laptop floor is the laptop's serial number...
Thanks.
Anecdotally, the same thing just happened to me. I deleted all partitions and re-installed it completely fresh on a Dell Latitude laptop, figuring I'd lost the license.
In my case, the laptop is licensed just fine. I didn't do anything specific to license it.
As a side note, The ISO I downloaded didn't specify version, though it defaulted to Windows 10 Professional before when I used it on a custom-built machine. This one defaulted to Windows 10 Home, something I also didn't specify. I don't remember for sure which version I had before I nuked it.
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Is there a way to make a bootable USB drive with the ability to install Mac OSx, Windows 7 and a flavor of Linus from it?
i understand bootable Mac OSx would only work on apple hardware, I also know that it is possible to make a bootable windows/linux usb drive, but could not find a way to also add Mac OSx
Sounds like you want a Hybrid MBR. May not work though, there's a lot of issues with them.
Overall, hybrid MBRs should be avoided. I've included support for them in GPT fdisk only because certain popular OSes (read: Microsoft Windows, at least through Windows 7) can't boot from GPT disks on BIOS-based computers. (See the Booting from GPT page for a possible workaround, though.) This fact makes hybrid MBRs a practical necessity in some environments. Apple's Boot Camp, for instance, uses hybrid MBRs to enable Macintoshes to dual-boot both Mac OS X and Windows; and if you want to dual-boot Windows and anything else on a disk of more than 2 TiB on a BIOS-based system, you'll need a hybrid MBR, UEFI DUET, or possibly some other solution I don't yet know about. Older non-Windows OSes (BeOS, OS/2, DOS, etc.) are likely to require a hybrid MBR to handle GPT disks, too, although I haven't tested them explicitly.
The OS X is an operating system very jealous and hardly does boot on any computer that is not a Mac. There are unofficial distributions calls Hackintosh.
If you want to create the USB will use a Mac computer first have to install a bootloader, rEFInd is an excellent bootloader that supports Mac OS X (El Capitan), Windows and Linux. You can install rEFInd on the hard drive of your Mac or USB drive.
Windows starts in your USB drive installed in the version you prefer (7, 8 or 10) using the Boot Camp Assistant creates a USB drive to install Windows. Connect to your Mac the two USB drive, one of which is where Windows will install and the other is WININSTALL you created with the Boot Camp. Make the USB drive boot WININSTALL recognize the USB drive to where you want to install Windows. You must create a partition on the USB drive of 1/3 of the total space.
After you install Mac OS X, the Disk Utility creates a new partition on the USB drive 1/3 should be in the file system Mac OS Extended (Journaled), that's where you will install the Mac OS X.
Finally, install the Linux distribution you want. Linux distributions that have been running well in Mac are Ubuntu, Fedora, Kali. When installing Linux fails to install the bootloader (GRUB) and that Mac is better rEFInd.
It is possible that after installing Linux do not boot Windows and Mac OS X, may be because the MBR when installing Linux was affected. For Windows and Mac OS X run correctly is necessary that the drive where they are installed using protective MBR.
End of Mac OS X can use diskutil list to view the list of connected drives. The USB drive can identify that as disk1. When you identify your USB drive uses sudo gpt show /dev/disk1 to identify the MBR is protective MBR appears something like:
start size index contents
0 1 PMBR
In PMBR contents should appear, otherwise if in contents says MBR Windows and Mac OS X will not boot. With gdisk tool you can solve this problem. Use the sudo gdisk /dev/disk1 command, then press x, then n to create a new protective MBR, and to write the changes press w.
I need to transfer DVD image files between a Windows XP computer and a Mac running Leopard.
The machines are not connected via a fast network, and I have a few USB drives floating around that I want to use, e.g. 8GB flash, 60GB and 250GB USB hard drives.
Sometimes the files creep above 4GB (the maximum size of a single file on FAT32), and I've had no luck with NTFS on Leopard. I'm not aware of any drivers for XP/Vista that support Mac file systems like HFS.
Anyone got any suggestions as to what file system would best suit here?
Thanks
Tom
What did you try for NTFS on Leopard?
It's pretty simple:
install MacFUSE and NTFS-3G driver.
???
Profit.
You could use split on the Mac to divide the files up into 2GB fragments and then recombine the fragments on Windows using copy.
split -b 2048m file
copy xxa + xxb file
You could try a linux filesystem, e.g. with e2fs on mac (I've only ever tried reading these however). There are drivers for windows.
Alternatively you could use the split utility on the mac to cut the file up into smaller chunks, and recombine them on windows.
Formatting to exFAT worked for me, it suppose to have some limitations with old-windows but is not my case.