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    Create a Boot DVD/CD from a Apple Specific DMG file without any special propriety burning software like Toast. This would also apply to DMG files made available by Apple for Tiger / Leopard OS and it makes it even harder when your Mac doesn’t have a Dual Layer DVD Burner. Requirements

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    Create a Boot DVD/CD from a Apple Specific DMG file without any special propriety burning software like Toast. This would also apply to DMG files made available by Apple for Tiger / Leopard OS and it makes it even harder when your Mac doesn’t have a Dual Layer DVD Burner. Requirements

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    Making Mac ISO Bootable DVD/CD From Apple DMG Files (Last Revision 14072007)

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    Create a Boot DVD/CD from a Apple Specific DMG file without any special propriety burning software like Toast. This would also apply to DMG files made available by Apple for Tiger / Leopard OS and it makes it even harder when your Mac doesn’t have a Dual Layer DVD Burner. Requirements

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    MakingMacISOBootableDVD/CDfromAppleDMGFiles

    (LastRevision14072007)

    BackgroundInformation

    BasicallyIwrotethisdocumenthowtocreateaBootDVD/CDfromaAppleSpecific
    DMGfilewithoutanyspecialproprietyburningsoftwarelikeToast.Thiswouldalsoapplyto
    DMGfilesmadeavailablebyAppleforTiger/LeopardOSanditmakesitevenharderwhen
    yourMacdoesnthaveaDualLayerDVDBurner.

    Requirements

    ImassumingyouhaveabootableDMGfilelikeTiger/LeopardOSDMG,youhavea
    MacSystemrunningMacOSXandyouhaveaccesstoaPC/MacsystemwhichcanburnISO
    images.

    Instructions

    1.) LocateandcopytheDMGfilesomewhereontotheMacOSXSystemieletssayIcopied
    itto/tmp/image.dmg
    2.) ConverttheDMGfiletostandardISOburningfilewithMacOSXowncommandline
    utilities.Letssaywewanttooutputthefileto/tmp/image.iso,wewouldrunaterminal
    andtypehdiutilconvert/tmp/image.dmgformatUDTOo/tmp/image.iso
    3.) Theresultingfilethatwillbegeneratedwithanappended.cdr,ieinthiscase
    /tmp/image.iso.cdrwhichwilltakeseveralminutestogeneratebutpleasenoteitisjust
    astandardISOimage.Sojustrenametheimage.iso.cdrtoimage.iso.
    4.) Transferthe/tmp/image.isotoamachinewhichcanburnstandardISOimages.Ieifits
    Windowsyoucanuseimgburn(Whichisfreewhichyoucangetfromhere
    http://www.imgburn.com/whichIhighlyrecommend)orNeroBurningRom(Shareware
    30dayswww.nero.com)

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