Re: Since Software Update Server won't satisfy...
- From: Alan Baker <alangbaker@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:54:06 GMT
In article <fu0129$sr5$2@xxxxxxxx>, "Mr. X" <Mr.X@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Alan Baker wrote:
In article <Y9KdnelpSYfFpnTanZ2dnUVZ_sqinZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Steve de Mena <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
ZnU wrote:
In article <vrOdnXZL_rbdOnXanZ2dnUVZ_gydnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,I did create a Netinstall image, it was supposed to be for Safari 3.1
Steve de Mena <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
ZnU wrote:I'm not sure what your issue is here. Do you not think it's possible to
Do you understand how Apple's remote imaging works? The remote systemI have to see that. Are there any packages out there? Has anyone
boots off of a network disk image which is set up to, upon competition
of the boot process, launch a utility which clones a *different* image
to the machine's hard drive.
You can modify a bootable network disk image to do something other than
launch that utility. Like, for instance, install packages.
actually DONE it, or just read docs that tell you how to do it (by
people whom we don't know if they have ever done it themselves).
create a NetBoot image that runs an arbitrary script when the system is
done booting?
You are aware that a NetBoot image can contain a full OS X environment,
that boots to a normal OS X desktop and can be used like any other OS X
installation, yes? As such, if it's possible to automate a process on OS
X (and installing packages is trivial to automate), it's possible to
automated it from a NetBoot image.
Why don't vendors or software developers provide their apps in thisHuh? This mechanism doesn't require software to be packaged in any
ready-to-deploy format, if it is so great? (I am thinking of VMWare,
where you can download hundreds of ready-to-run images)
unusual way.
only, I added that package in, and un-checked OS X 10.5. (The
screens don't seem to resemble the docs I have seen, it must have been
re-done in 10.5) I was able to run it by hitting "N" on my MacBook
Pro. (The MBP did not see it in the Startup preferences pane, but my
Mac Pro did).
When the system booted form this image it just started the full OS X
installation process and wouldn't let me continue because I had a
newer version (10.5.2) on my hard drive already.
Steve
Your inability to do it properly doesn't offer any explanation about
*why* the option would exist if it weren't to allow one to install
software *without* installing the OS.
He tried what you claimed would work and proved you wrong. That's
enough. He doesn't have to explain why the option exists.
Why don't you prove him wrong by doing it yourself?
Please, Edwin. One new sockpuppet is enough.
--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
"If you raise the ceiling four feet, move the fireplace from that wall
to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect if you
sit in the bottom of that cupboard."
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