I am with you on checking out something different too . Deploy sucks Imho . Boombich netrestore was a lot more relieable. With the new update I am having pipe and permission issues. Deploy is very unperdictable. What do the rest of you feel. I can make it work but seem a hassle Ar times Will
Sent from my iPhone On Mar 5, 2010, at 11:10 AM, "Hoffmann, Chuck" < email@hidden> wrote:
We are currently developing DeployStudio but it’s still a
project; we need to find a good way to image SnowLeopard and put it up on our
server (which I still cannot get System Image Utility to cooperate). Would
one of the JAMF products be a better choice (I know they are not free but, I
could perhaps make a case if this is a better choice).
Perhaps a URL for Casper Imaging Suite would've been in
order!
Corey
Colorado, Wyoming and Montana
800.800.2775 (Tier 1 Tech Support)
866.752.7753 (Tier 2 Tech Support)
On Mar 5, 2010, at 8:20 AM, Corey Carson wrote:
Most of you, at one time or another, have probably heard me
recommend InstaDMG if you are wanting to get away from monolithic images
(images that only work for one family or specific model of hardware). I thought
I'd share some steps since it's greatly simplified my approach, and helps get
other users up and running quickly. Even if Terminal.app is a place you don't
visit often, feel free to copy/paste.
These three commands will get anybody a usable, never-booted
10.6.2 image in under 2 hours. At the command line, type the following
commands. Be sure to NOT include my commentary in parentheses.
svn checkout http://instadmg.googlecode.com/svn/trunk instadmg
(downloads the app and puts it in current user's home directory)
*** Before second step, put a 10.6 install DVD into the
drive of the computer you're running these commands on ***
sudo ./instadmg/AddOns/InstaUp2Date/importDisk.py --automatic --legacy (if a
10.6 install DVD is in the drive, it will cook an image of it and put it in the
right place)
sudo ./instadmg/AddOns/InstaUp2Date/instaUp2Date 10.6_vanilla --process (will
build an updated 10.6.2 image as of Feb. 15, 2010 that is between 4GB and 5GB)
---
I've been able to strip down my base image to 3.24GB because
I use an InstallerChoices file. I attached mine, which cuts out additional
languages, printers, X11, QT7 and Rosetta, essentially creating a minimal
install for testing and the smallest footprint possible. This can be modified
or left alone, and goes in the same folder as the Base OS install image of your
10.6 DVD.
<InstallerChoices.xml>
Hope this helps! Now that Casper Imaging is $500 with no
annual or per-client fees, I am recommending it wholeheartedly for those in
education. As you can see below, it provides a GUI for what InstaDMG does. Once
you get it lined up and in the right priority order, you hit the compile
button. Nice and simple.
Colorado,
Wyoming and Montana
800.800.2775
(Tier 1 Tech Support)
866.752.7753
(Tier 2 Tech Support)
<PastedGraphic-1.png>
_______________________________________________
Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored.
Rockies-edu mailing list (email@hidden)
Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription:
This email sent to email@hidden
Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored.
Rockies-edu mailing list (email@hidden)
Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription:
This email sent to email@hidden
|