Use Mac To Create Readable Usb For Windows 7
Note: I use 'Rufus' for all other USB writing and formatting for Windows systems, it's a great app, but I had previously tried to format the drive as GPT using that, as a Fat32 partition. When I tried to inject the image, Transmac told me that the drive was 'write protected'.
How can i compare two excel spreadsheets for differences macbook pro. After reading through several stackexchange answers, I found steps that worked on. He walks you through how to format the USB stick so that Windows will recognize it, and how to use Unetbootin to copy the ISO image. I'll reproduce the steps here for convenience: Format the disk in Disk Utility, with the correct MBR • Open Disk Utilty • Select the USB device • Click Partition • Select 1 partition in the partition layout • Select “Master Boot Record” in the options • Select MS-DOS (FAT) in the format type.
• Click Apply, then Partition • Close Disk Utility This will wipe the USB disk and set it up with the correct boot record Install the MBR binary from the SysLinux project • Use the command line diskutil to find the device name for your USB drive. Diskutil list • Unmount the USB drive with the command line. NB: Be sure to swap the device reference (in my case it is /dev/SOMEdisk2) with the correct one for your usb key that you identified in the previous step – this will change for each machine. Diskutil unmountDisk /dev/SOMEdisk2 • Mark the partition active, then unmount it again sudo fdisk -e /dev/SOMEdisk2 print f 1 write print exit diskutil unmountDisk /dev/SOMEdisk2 • and extract the mbr.bin file • Install the MBR sudo dd conv=notrunc bs=440 count=1 if=mbr.bin of=/dev/SOMEdisk2 NB: see my full instructions if you need further help with steps 4 & 5.
Use UnetBootin to install your OS install files • Download and install UnetBootin if you haven’t already • Load the application, choose your preferred distribution, and then click OK • When it’s finished, eject the USB key and use it. I down voted your answer because it wasn't one.
You basically said 'yeah maybe.' You also didn't answer the question correctly as there is more evidence to suggest that he wanted to use a bootcamp created USB installer than using bootcamp to install Windows and then make the USB installer from that environment. You also didn't provide any detail (clear steps, potential caveats, etc.). We here aim for quality answers, not quick remarks. If anything, your reply would have best been served as a comment. – user10355 Dec 31 '13 at 7:15 •.
When I used the Bootcamp Assistant to create a bootable USB from my Windows 8 ISO my PC just hung on a flashing cursor in text mode while the activity light on my USB key blinked. I believe the Apple Bootcamp installer prepares the USB key for EFI boot only (because that's what Mac's need) and does not properly prepare MBR boot code. My motherboard (ASRock H77-PRO4-M) fully supports EFI, but defaults to trying MBR boot. I had to explicitly choose the UEFI boot option form my boot menu (F11 or F12 at power on) and with that the installer booted perfectly. For what it's worth, I'm running macOS Sierra using version 6.1.0 of Boot Camp Assistant. I was able to create a bootable USB drive from a Windows 10.iso file by selecting the 'Create a Windows 7 or later version install disk,' after first formatting the drive using Disk Utility to DOS_FAT_32 filesystem and MBR partition.
When I plugged the drive into my newly built PC, I was able to successfully boot from the USB drive and install Windows 10. After installation was completed, a notice did pop up saying that my machine wasn't compatible with Boot Camp, so I assume that Boot Camp Assistant included some Mac-specific drivers and support libraries that aren't necessary on Windows. However, I don't think that should cause any issues, and I was able to produce a bootable USB drive using Boot Camp Assistant. The answer also seems to indicate that this should be possible.