corpnewt/gibmacos

Py2/py3 script that can download macOS components direct from Apple

Py2/py3 script that can download macOS components direct from Apple

Can also now build Internet Recovery USB installers from Windows using dd and 7zip.

NOTE: As of macOS 11 (Big Sur), Apple has changed the way they distribute macOS, and internet recovery USBs can no longer be built via MakeInstall on Windows. macOS versions through Catalina will still work though.

NOTE 2: As of macOS 11 (Big Sur), Apple distributes the OS via an InstallAssistant.pkg file. BuildmacOSInstallApp.command is not needed to create the install application when in macOS in this case - and you can simply run InstallAssistant.pkg, which will place the install app in your /Applications folder on macOS.

Thanks to:

• FoxletFox for FetchMacOS and outlining the URL setup
• munki for his macadmin-scripts
• timsutton for brigadier
• wolfmannight for manOSDownloader_rc off which BuildmacOSInstallApp.command is based

gibmacos's Issues

No drives showing on Win10 1903

I tried with a 10 different drives, running it as an admin and even changing the python script from detecting only 0 and 2 drives to 0,1,2,3,4,5,6. But it still doesn't show any drive.
When running
wmic logicaldisk get deviceid,filesystem,volumename,size,drivetype
It shows my usb drives as type 2, so i don't know if wmic is lying or if there's something broken for build 1903

macOS Catalina 10.15.2 not showing in any catalog

Title says it all. Is this an issue with parsing or Apple hasn't put it in their catalogs yet?

EDIT: It is in catalog.

Bootice link is dead in script

Hey,

Bootice link in python script is dead. That causes script to exit. Alternative is to include bootice manually in scripts folder or update download link from somewhere else.

Module run has no attribute Run

Hi, I ran into this strange error.
Can you please advise.

Thanks!

#######################################################
 #                    Verifying OS                     #
#######################################################

Verifying OS name...
 - Name = NT
Verifying OS version...
 - Version = 17134

17134 >= 9600, continuing...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\xxx\gibMacOS-master\MakeInstall.py", line 717, in <module>
    w = WinUSB()
  File "C:\xxx\gibMacOS-master\MakeInstall.py", line 12, in init
    self.d = diskwin.Disk()
  File "C:\xxx\gibMacOS-master\Scripts\diskwin.py", line 8, in init
    self.r = run.Run()
AttributeError: module 'run' has no attribute 'Run'

Windows 1903

I've tried to run the script with Windows 1903 and it just goes to EOF without doing anything.

Removed @echo off and I attached a screenshot.

Extraction error while trying to restore image

I am getting extraction error 2 while restoring image to drive.?
How can i solve this?
Just to test i tried to manually extract that .pkg file and in that case also 7zip gave extraction error.
I tried other version and 7zip gave payload error.
Please Help !!!!

Add support for older releases

Using BDU I can get access to older releases e.g. Mavericks.
When changing to 10.9 in gibMacOS there appears to be no releases.

Installing Clover: Error communicating with github!

Hello. I am a new user of gibMacOS, so apologies if this is a known issue. I have followed the steps and am trying to build a USB using recovery media for Catalina. Everything seems to be working fine with MakeInstall.bat, but when it gets to "Installing Clover" it stops and presents the error message: "Error communicating with github!"

Any ideas? I have tried using a different PC and with both Admin and non-admin execution of the bat file. Any assistance appreciated! Thanks.

Error writing file when copy Image to Drive

I am getting Error: 5 Access denied.
Running Script as an admin...
Tried with a new Stick, Tried with the Python Script...
I Redownloaded Catalina, deleted temp folder.

No internet connection in recovery mode

I try install with high Sierra and clover 5092 but doesn’t work. I start the installer macOS with Ethernet but doesn’t download

I make the usb with makeinstall and I insert in the string (number of usb and r5092)

Does not accomodate for a user having Python 2.7 installed

I was trying to use this via the vanilla amd guide and I kept getting not found in path even after 32 bit and 64 bit versions were installed. I even verified that they were added to path and rebooted. So I opened a separate terminal and ran python and it opened a 2.7 instance so i just uninstalled it and the script started working after that.

Specifically on Windows 10.

Command not found!

run: {'args': ['diskpart', '/s', 'c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\tmppuy4yn\diskpart.txt'], 'stream': True}

-> ('', 'Command not found!', 1)

If i execute cmd.exe and type in, all will be fine.
diskpart /s c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\tmppuy4yn\diskpart.txt
(I commented out 331: shutil.rmtree(temp), and the file is there)

--
Same problem at line 614

There is a strange problem

Why does it always attention me "cannot install or locate 7zip"?

"This may take some time" issue

Problem is after I ran MakeInstall.bat and chose my removable drive, it extracts the file like normal but when it comes to "This may take some time", it stops and nothing is installed on my removable drive. My drive just gets partitioned into CLOVER (200mb) with no files inside.

When I tried installing Clover only by entering 4C instead of 4, it runs normally and I actually get some folders on my drive.

Edit: Tried this on both my pc and laptop, same issue for both

Makeinstall compatible with other versions of Windows?

makeinstall is compatible only with windows 10 or other system type:Windows 7,windows 8 and 8.1?

https://imgur.com/a/Ap0AyGh

Downloading Catalog

Script seems to be stuck on this phase "Downloading Catalog"

#######################################################

Downloading Catalog

#######################################################

Currently downloading publicrelease catalog from

https://swscan.apple.com/content/catalogs/others/index-10.15-10.14-10.13-10.12-10.11-10.10-10.9-mountainlion-lion-snowleopard-leopard.merged-1.sucatalog

Downloaded 6.47 MB of 6.47 MB (100.00%)

this python script rocks!

Your are a python guru.

Error writing file: 5 Access is denied.

I cannot figure out how to solve this damn problem! No matter what I do, I always get this error when it copies the image to the drive. I'm on an admin account. I run MakeInstall.bat as administrator, I've even given BATCH admin permissions. If anyone could help me out, that would be great.

Download macOS no RECOVERY

I downloaded the complete catalina system then NO RECOVERY but I can't understand why afterwards with the installer it asks me for an internet connection

https://imgur.com/a/B2Vow1F

MakeInstall.py AttributeError

I'm getting an AttributeError when running MakeInstall.py. I'm on the latest version of the master branch.

Python Version: 3.7
Admin Privileges: True
Error:
`
C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\python.exe`` C:/Users/christian/Desktop/gibMacOS/MakeInstall.py
 #######################################################

Verifying OS

#######################################################

Verifying OS name...

• Name = NT
  Verifying OS version...
• Version = 18362

18362 >= 9600, continuing...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:/Users/christian/Desktop/gibMacOS/MakeInstall.py", line 700, in
w = WinUSB()
File "C:/Users/christian/Desktop/gibMacOS/MakeInstall.py", line 12, in init
self.d = diskwin.Disk()
File "C:\Users\christian\Desktop\gibMacOS\Scripts\diskwin.py", line 8, in init
self.r = run.Run()
AttributeError: module 'run' has no attribute 'Run'
`

Downloading from zero

hi . from the title, I have a potato internet that is so slow. it was like 300kbps.. while using your tool, somehow it did stuck on 54.2% on download 5GB worth of data. after the program did not respond, download progress never increases, I did try to restart the program. after that it trying to download from zero and not continuing the download progress. is there any implementation to continuing the downloading progress?

MakeInstall Script Error

Hey, so when I run MakeInstall.bat (as admin) this happened

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "MakeInstall.py", line 773, in <module>
    w.main()
  File "MakeInstall.py", line 654, in main
    if not self.check_7z():
  File "MakeInstall.py", line 171, in check_7z
    return os.path.exists(self.z_path)
  File "C:\Users\Andrew Lee\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32\lib\genericpath.py", line 19, in exists
    os.stat(path)
TypeError: stat: path should be string, bytes, os.PathLike or integer, not NoneType

Running Windows 10 October 2018 Update

Running Python 3.5

I do have 7zip installed

UPDATE: I had to put 7zip in my programs file in the c drive

An error occurred extracting: 2

I got my previous issue to be fixed but now I'm getting the error in the title. Anybody know a solution?

No internet connection in recovery

I try install with high Sierra and 5092 but doesn’t work. I start the installer macOS with Ethernet but doesn’t download

I make the usb with makeinstall and I insert in the string (number of usb and r5092)

Linux support ?

Hi,
Just to be sure before I start changing things. What does it take to make "MakeInstall.py" run on Linux?
Best regards

Error

OS: windows 10 (inside a vm)

1. Run MakeInstall.bat as admin.
2. Select 1g - 1 is my USB stick.
3. Error out.

DiskPart succeeded in creating the specified partition.

0 percent completed
0 percent completed
0 percent completed
0 percent completed
0 percent completed

100 percent completed

DiskPart successfully formatted the volume.

Virtual Disk Service error:
The operation is not supported on a non-empty removable disk.

I used the same usb stick before the same way (but in another win 10 which is also inside a vm) it works fine. But have no idea why it failed now.

Suggestions please.

Updating the MBR with boot0af... - An error occurred updating the MBR: 1

I came across this error while I was creating the USB. By the way I was using this guide (https://internet-install.gitbook.io/macos-internet-install/preparing-your-installer.../preparing-your-installer-media...) Here it is: "Updating the MBR with boot0af... - An error occurred updating the MBR: 1" Help is appreciated!!! Thanks!

Making a virtual USB (Hyper-V)

Hello, I am trying to build this Virtual External drive using hyper-v Mounted USB,

It appears to be able to write the recovery partitions, but crashes when looking for the DRIVE LETTER for the partition Zero.

Perhaps you can build in a wait?

A briefer way to get the latest version number of Python

In gibMacOS.bat and MakeInstall.bat , the latest version number of Python ( variable %release% ) was got by several steps:

1. Save web page Python Releases for Windows as pyurl.txt;
2. Find the line which contains "Latest Python 3 Release";
3. Get the version number from this line.
   

   gibMacOS/gibMacOS.bat

   Lines 87 to 124 in ce6f62c

   	powershell -command "[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12; (new-object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/','%TEMP%\pyurl.txt')"
   	if not exist "%TEMP%\pyurl.txt" (
   	goto checkpy
   	)
   	echo Parsing for latest...
   	REM Got the file, let's parse it
   	pushd "%TEMP%"
   	set "release="
   	for /F "tokens=*" %%x in (pyurl.txt) do (
   	set "t=%%x"
   	if /i not "%%x" == "" (
   	if /i not "!t:Latest Python 3=!"=="!t!" (
   	REM echo !t!
   	set "release=!t!"
   	)
   	)
   	)
   	popd
   	REM Let's replace the " with ' and split the string by spaces
   	REM to get the actual version number
   	set "release=!release:"='!"
   	for /F "tokens=8* delims= " %%x in ("!release!") do (
   	set "release=%%x"
   	)
   	REM Once more - split at the < and get the first
   	for /F "tokens=1* delims=<" %%x in ("!release!") do (
   	set "release=%%x"
   	)
   	echo Found Python !release! - Downloading...
   	REM Let's delete our txt file now - we no longer need it
   	del "%TEMP%\pyurl.txt"
   	REM At this point - we should have the version number.
   	REM We can build the url like so: "https://www.python.org/ftp/python/[version]/python-[version]-amd64.exe"
   	set "url=https://www.python.org/ftp/python/!release!/python-!release!-amd64.exe"

Here I offer a briefer way to do that: ( Copy the following code as test.bat and try to run it)

@echo off
powershell -command "[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12; (new-object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/','pyurl.txt')"

:: The output of 'findstr /n /i /c:"Latest Python 3 Release" pyurl.txt' should be like: 
::     503:            <li><a href="/downloads/release/python-374/">Latest Python 3 Release - Python 3.7.4</a></li>
for /f "tokens=9 delims= " %%x in ('findstr /n /i /c:"Latest Python 3 Release" pyurl.txt') do ( set release="%%x")
:: %%x is like: 3.7.4</a></li>
:: Use ` set release="%%x" ` instead of ` set "release=%%x" `, since %%x contains '<' and '>'
:: And now %release% is "3.7.4</a></li>" , containing "" , so next command should not be:
:: for /f "tokens=1 delims=<" %%x in ("%release%") do ( set "release=%%x" )
:: no additional ""
for /f "tokens=1 delims=<" %%x in (%release%) do ( set "release=%%x" )

echo release: %release%
REM del pyurl.txt
pause

Only two commands are needed to get the %release% .
( The /n option of command findstr , which shows additional line number 503, is not essential.)

DiskPart exited with non-zero status (2147755026). Aborting.

I want to make install for flash drive, but i have an error:
Using MBR...

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DiskPart exited with non-zero status (2147755026). Aborting.

Add make vmware or virtualBox ISO creator

I had use gibMacOS fetched MacOS, I need run MacOS in vmwaer or virtualbox, during the install, both need bootable ISO or CDR, need add new funtion to write bootable ISO or CDR file.

Extracting Recovery dmg... An error occurred extracting: 1

Extracting Recovery dmg...
An error occurred extracting: 1
What's the problem? I couldn't write mirrors to my u-disk.

After installing clover: No partitions located on disk error.

Here you can see the problem. It makes me press enter and when I do the drive cannot be located in explorer, although it shows up in disk manager.

No connection in recovery mode

I'm trying to download the system from macos through recovery, boot the computer with connected ethernet and there is also the kext but why doesn't it work?. I have intelMausi

https://imgur.com/a/GWiR8RB

There is an error on installing Clover

Gathering info...

• Checking https://api.github.com/repos/CloverHackyColor/CloverBootloader/releases
• Got CloverISO-5099.tar.lzma
  Downloading...
  Downloaded 2.47 MB of 2.47 MB (100.00%)
  Extracting CloverISO-5099.tar.lzma...
  Extracting CloverISO-5099.tar...
  Extracting EFI from Clover-v2.5k-5099-X64.iso...
  Extracting boot0af from Clover-v2.5k-5099-X64.iso...
  Extracting boot1f32alt from Clover-v2.5k-5099-X64.iso...
  Extracting boot6 from Clover-v2.5k-5099-X64.iso...
  No partitions located on disk!

Linux and WiFi support

Hi, gibMacOS is compatible with linux?

And work with the WiFi with clover 5092?

How do i fix this?

#######################################################

Erasing With DiskPart

#######################################################

Using MBR...

DiskPart exited with non-zero status (1). Aborting.

Other version in gibMacOS

How download other version such as Sierra,El Capitain and Yosemite? I try download the dmg of Yosemite but not have the necessary files for make a USB in windows. How solve it?

https://imgur.com/a/BDKNc8H

No disks detected

Hello!

Trying to use the MakeInstall.bat but I've encountered what I think is a problem.

When I open the batch file, the UI looks like this:
https://i.gyazo.com/ea357d90c351099386faa4646fe8d6db.png

No disks appear and I can't figure out why. Any idea what might be causing this?

dd link is dead

https://www.chrysocome.net/dd
http://www.chrysocome.net/downloads/ddrelease64.exe

Site Not Found

Well, this is awkward. The site you're looking for is not here.

Is this your site? Get more info or contact support.
DreamHost

/del

/del

No partitions located on disk!

got error "No partitions located on disk!" while installing to hdd

Download no recovery

Hi, if I want install the system in NO Recovery mode but download all system.

you always need the internet or can install it directly

https://imgur.com/a/4lr1U3z

No partition located on disk!

Gathering info...

• Got CloverISO-5092.tar.lzma
  Downloading...
  Downloaded 2.51 MB of 2.51 MB (100.00%)
  Extracting CloverISO-5092.tar.lzma...
  Extracting CloverISO-5092.tar...
  Extracting EFI from Clover-v2.5k-5092-X64.iso...
  Extracting boot0af from Clover-v2.5k-5092-X64.iso...
  Extracting boot1f32alt from Clover-v2.5k-5092-X64.iso...
  Extracting boot6 from Clover-v2.5k-5092-X64.iso...
  No partitions located on disk!

Press [enter] to return...

KeyError: 'partitions'

I just was following AMD OSX Vanilla install guide and everything was fine until I began making usb installation drive. After script completed downloading clover I'm getting this error: Downloaded 2.70 MB of 2.70 MB (100.00%)
Extracting CloverISO-4934.tar.lzma...
Extracting CloverISO-4934.tar...
Extracting EFI from Clover-v2.4k-4934-X64.iso...
Extracting boot0af from Clover-v2.4k-4934-X64.iso...
Extracting boot1f32alt from Clover-v2.4k-4934-X64.iso...
Extracting boot6 from Clover-v2.4k-4934-X64.iso...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "c:\Users\shrisha\Desktop\gibMacOS-master\MakeInstall.py", line 763, in
w.main()
File "c:\Users\shrisha\Desktop\gibMacOS-master\MakeInstall.py", line 759, in main
self.diskpart_erase(selected_disk, use_gpt)
File "c:\Users\shrisha\Desktop\gibMacOS-master\MakeInstall.py", line 346, in diskpart_erase
self.select_package(disk)
File "c:\Users\shrisha\Desktop\gibMacOS-master\MakeInstall.py", line 368, in select_package
self.select_package(disk)
File "c:\Users\shrisha\Desktop\gibMacOS-master\MakeInstall.py", line 442, in select_package
self.dd_image(disk, os.path.join(temp, hfs))
File "c:\Users\shrisha\Desktop\gibMacOS-master\MakeInstall.py", line 480, in dd_image
self.install_clover(disk)
File "c:\Users\shrisha\Desktop\gibMacOS-master\MakeInstall.py", line 573, in install_clover
part = self.d.disks[str(disk["index"])]["partitions"].get("0",{}).get("letter",None) # get the first partition's letter
KeyError: 'partitions'
Could someone explain me please what I'm doing wrong. And I executing all scripts from Administrator command line window.

MakeInstall.bat error "no usable free extent could be found"

Hi,

I'm trying to run the makeinstall.bat script, but I always get the same "no usable free extent could be found" error.

I've tried several brands of usb flash drives, and even SD cards with an USB reader, but the error persists.

I've also tried a SATA drive inside a USB cage, but it doesn't even appear in the list to choose it!!

Makeinstall compatible with other versions of Windows?

makeinstall is compatible only with windows 10 or other system type:Windows 7,windows 8 and 8.1?

https://imgur.com/a/Ap0AyGh

Error while Executing MakInstall.py -- run module has no attribute Run()

#######################################################

Verifying OS

#######################################################

Verifying OS name...

• Name = NT
  Verifying OS version...
• Version = 18362

18362 >= 9600, continuing...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "MakeInstall.py", line 705, in
w = WinUSB()
File "MakeInstall.py", line 12, in init
self.d = diskwin.Disk()
File "C:\Users***\Desktop\gibMacOS\Scripts\diskwin.py", line 8, in init
self.r = run.Run()
AttributeError: module 'run' has no attribute 'Run'

After downloading, make into one DMG

Is there a way to make all the files into one DMG to be able to send to friend online. When I run MakeInstall it seems like it is only burning to a USB Drive.

diskpart error on Windows 10 1903 and 1511

Hello, i am trying to use gibMacOS to download Vanilla macOS so i can make hackintosh,
but on both of my machines (my laptop running w10 1903 and my main pc running w10 1511)
i get his error:

"Using MBR...

DiskPart exited with non-zero status (1). Aborting.

Press [enter] to return..."

if there is a fix for that or a way to skip format with diskpart, i would appreciate ^^