Bootable USB snow leopard ****!

peps1 · peps1 #1 (**permalink**)

05-23-2012, 04:22 PM

Hey guys Im trying to make a Bootable USB snow leopard, so I can upgrade my MacBook with a broken super drive........but having ZERO luck!

Have my DMG of Mac.OS.X.10.6.3.Retail and go into Disk Utility to restore it to the USB stick (32GB formatted to Mac Journalled). but when I try and restore I get a pop up saying:

"Unable to attach "Mac.OS.X.10.6.3.Retail.dmg".(no mountable file systems)"

louishen · louishen #2 (**permalink**)

05-23-2012, 04:32 PM

I am sorry to be suspicious, but a file name like Mac.OS.X.10.6.3.Retail.dmg sound like you have downloaded a torrent

Buy the retail disk and get a friend to create the USB stick, all you have to do is make sure the usb stick is partitioned to OSX journaled with a GUID partition table (that's in the partition options button)

peps1 · peps1 #3 (**permalink**)

05-23-2012, 04:34 PM

It is a downloaded torrent, as I said before I don't have a working CD drive.....and I don't know any other mac users in person.

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #4 (**permalink**)

05-23-2012, 04:36 PM

We allow no discussion of any Illegal Torrents here at Mac Forums. Read our Community Guidelines. No discussion of any pirated software. OSX Snow Leopard is just $29. Buy it.

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peps1 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 03, 2008 Posts: 18	05-23-2012, 04:22 PM Hey guys Im trying to make a Bootable USB snow leopard, so I can upgrade my MacBook with a broken super drive........but having ZERO luck! Have my DMG of Mac.OS.X.10.6.3.Retail and go into Disk Utility to restore it to the USB stick (32GB formatted to Mac Journalled). but when I try and restore I get a pop up saying: "Unable to attach "Mac.OS.X.10.6.3.Retail.dmg".(no mountable file systems)"

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Member Since: Oct 22, 2007 Location: London Posts: 8,957 Mac Specs: Mac Mini Core i7 2012 \| White 2009 MacBook 2 Ghz \| 733 Mhz G4 Quicksilver	05-23-2012, 04:32 PM I am sorry to be suspicious, but a file name like Mac.OS.X.10.6.3.Retail.dmg sound like you have downloaded a torrent Buy the retail disk and get a friend to create the USB stick, all you have to do is make sure the usb stick is partitioned to OSX journaled with a GUID partition table (that's in the partition options button) Member of the Month September 2008 & August 2012 \| Found advice useful? – use the rep system

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Member Since: Jan 04, 2005 Location: Modesto, Ca. Posts: 28,080 Mac Specs: iMac 2.4 C2D 10.10.2, iMac 2.16 C2d 10.6.8, Macbook2007 10.8.4, Mac Mini 10.8.4, iPhone 3GS Note 8!!	05-23-2012, 04:36 PM We allow no discussion of any Illegal Torrents here at Mac Forums. Read our Community Guidelines. No discussion of any pirated software. OSX Snow Leopard is just $29. Buy it. ...Dennis Mac-Forums Community Guidelines

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