[meklort]

Originally Posted by bmaltais

I think I have successfully modified OSInstall.pkg (not OSInstall.mpkg) and injected

/NetbookInstallerCLI.app/Contents/MacOS/NetbookInstallerCLI $3

into the postinstall script.

I am currently running a fresh Install based on this mod and will see if I end up with a properly running system. If it it then I think I will be able to script the modifications required to OSInstall.pkg into something like "NetbookBootMaker".

Good work. If you want, I can make an obj-c version of the boot maker (and hopefully after that, a windows version).

EDIT: I believe I have fixed the audio bug(s), here is an updated version: http://files.getdropbox.com/u/863180...stallerCLI.zip
I'm testing it right now

[bmaltais]

Originally Posted by meklort

Good work. If you want, I can make an obj-c version of the boot maker (and hopefully after that, a windows version).

I have reached install Nirvana! The mod I made to OSInstall.pkg worked beautifully! I installed OSX just like one would expect, rebooted after the "Failed" message and was granted by a fully bootable install!

This is going to be so easy for people!

I thing making an objective-C version of NetbookBootMaker would be spectacular.

I need to work on automating the modifications of OSInstall.pkg now. Hopefully it is just a script that can be easilly ported to Obj-C.

[meklort]

I'll start working on an obj-c version right away.

Also, the last version I posted does allow audio to work perfectly now.

I still have a few changes that I want to make to that package (mainly including the correct touchpad version), but it works fine as is.

[bmaltais]

Argg!!! I ran a test version of the NetbookBootMaker on my main iMac partition and now I can't install anything...

I need to re-install from scratch!

That will set me back good couple of hours!

[meklort]

I think I'll just reuse the same code from the installer to make the boot maker.
I'll cave it patch the files included on the install dvd instead of on the running machine, so that it can boot with out any problems.

I really only need to make the gui for it and the dropdown menu with the possible install option (excluding / of course).

After that I'll just add a method to patch the OSInstall.pkg file.

This way, it'll be one download that includes everything one, instead of three times for ~3 mb instead of 10mb like the current version of the boot maker. I'll also make it include a copy of the gui interface for the post install.

[bmaltais]

Here is what you need to do to patch the OSInstall.pkg:

pkgutil --expand $3/System/Installation/Packages/OSInstall.pkg /tmp/OSInstall
cp $3/Extra/postinstall /tmp/OSInstall/Scripts/postinstall_actions/postinstall
mv $3/System/Installation/Packages/OSInstall.pkg $3/System/Installation/Packages/OSInstall.pkg.orig
pkgutil --flatten /tmp/OSInstall $3/System/Installation/Packages/OSInstall.pkg

I will add the postinstall. I can't upload so here is the content of it. You will see that I put the NetbookInstallerCLI in /Applications:

#!/bin/sh

"./Tools/SetHidden" "$3" \
"./hidden_MacOS9" &>/dev/null

if [ -e "$3/System/Library/Caches/com.apple.kernelcaches" ]; then
/bin/rm -rf "$3/System/Library/Caches/com.apple.kernelcaches"
fi

if [ "x$CF_USER_DATA_STRING" != "x" ]; then
echo "$CF_USER_DATA_STRING" > "$3/var/root/.CFUserTextEncoding";
"$3/usr/sbin/chown" -f root:wheel "$3/var/root/.CFUserTextEncoding";
"$3/bin/chmod" -f 644 "$3/var/root/.CFUserTextEncoding";
fi

if [ -e "./SetNVRamForDebug" ] ; then
"./SetNVRamForDebug" "$1" "$2" "$3" "$4"
fi

if [ -e "./Tools/notice.txt" ]; then
cp ./Tools/notice.txt "$3"/tmp/ImportantInformation.txt
fi

logger -p install.info "Running NetbookInstaller"
/Applications/NetbookInstallerCLI.app/Contents/MacOS/NetbookInstallerCLI $3

logger -p install.info "Running kextcache -k $3/System/Library/Extensions"
/usr/bin/touch "$3/System/Library/Extensions"
/usr/sbin/kextcache -k "$3/System/Library/Extensions"

logger -p install.info "Running ifcstart"
chroot "$3" "/usr/libexec/ifcstart"

logger -p install.info "Running update_dyld_shared_cache"
/usr/bin/update_dyld_shared_cache -root "$3"

#SYSCTL="/usr/sbin/sysctl"
#BOOTCACHE_CMD="/usr/sbin/BootCacheControl"
#
#BYTE_ORDER=`$SYSCTL -n hw.byteorder`;
#if [ $BYTE_ORDER = "1234" ]; then
# BOOTCACHE_FILE="./Tools/BootCache_playlist_in_i386";
#fi
#
#if [ $BYTE_ORDER = "4321" ]; then
# BOOTCACHE_FILE="./Tools/BootCache_playlist_in_ppc";
#fi
#
#$BOOTCACHE_CMD -b 4096 -f "$3"/var/db/BootCache.playlist generate "$3" < $BOOTCACHE_FILE

exit 0

[meklort]

Thanks for the info, I should have something ready today or tomorrow.

[bsoplinger1]

I've been watching this thread with some interest.

One question though. In making it so easy for a one step install how easy will it be to do a dual/triple boot install. A number of the methods involve modifying the OS X install DVD to allow an install onto MBR partitions. I believe the specific fix is just to remove a test of the type of drive for the install. (Its been more than 2 months since I did my install and I've forgotten)

[bmaltais]

Originally Posted by bsoplinger1

I've been watching this thread with some interest.

One question though. In making it so easy for a one step install how easy will it be to do a dual/triple boot install. A number of the methods involve modifying the OS X install DVD to allow an install onto MBR partitions. I believe the specific fix is just to remove a test of the type of drive for the install. (Its been more than 2 months since I did my install and I've forgotten)

In theory you could do the same mod you did. This new method will simply allow for a transparent OSX install on the supported netbook with very minimum hack done to the actual OSX DVD files. The extent of the hack is in one or two post above.

[bmaltais]

Meklort,

I tried a fresh install with your new CLI. There is now audio but for some reason the video did not show up and the trackpad is very sluggish...

Might be caused by the new drivers?