iPod as OS X boot disk - Can it be done???

[kaeman]

Anyone managed to load up OS 10.2 onto their iPod yet? I've tried twice but haven't been able to get a clean install. First time I tried on a partitioned drive but the apple splash screen just hung on me - next time I had to enter unix command to reboot or continue installation.

I gave up on a dual partition went back to a single drive. I used 10.2 install disk, but had problems with the apple splashscreen hanging on the start-up on the first attempt - so reformat - restore iPod software - install 0S X; then gave me Unix 'restart' or 'continue installation' prompts the second time. I tried both - neither worked. OS 9.2.1 is no problem, just Jag.

I want to use this 30 gig iPod as a portable drive with booting capability under OS X. What gives? anyone know how to do this proplerly? :confused:

[eustacescrubb]

If I remember correctly, Apple built OS 10.2 so that it couldn't boot up on an iPod.

[mare]

I've just put OS X 10.2.6 on my 30 Gb iPod with CarbonCopyCloner. There is only one problem, the iPod now lost it's 'iPodNess' and iTunes won't see my music collection anymore.

I also haven't found a way to boot from the iPod.

Still investigating.

[Tlak]

Yeah, it's actually easy.

Just download Carbon Copy Cloner, uncheck everything except the base system files (unless you want them and have space, of course, but I did this on a 5gb) and give it a GOOD long while to do that. It looks stuck at the end, but it just takes a long time.

Plug in the iPod, restart, holding down option. The screen comes up to select a boot disk. Choose your iPod, and it's over.

It doesn't affect any of the "iPod" functions....mine still works perfectly.

But maybe something is different in the "new" iPods.

[mare]

Originally posted by Tlak
Yeah, it's actually easy.

Just download Carbon Copy Cloner

It doesn't affect any of the "iPod" functions....mine still works perfectly.


My problem was that I had checked my whole system so also the icon and the disk information was copied onto the ipod. And then iTunes didn't recognize it as an iPod anymore.

So I had to reset it and put all my MP3s on it again...

But the next time I'll check less files in carbon copy cloner.

[ginalee]

Originally posted by Tlak
Yeah, it's actually easy.

Just download Carbon Copy Cloner, uncheck everything except the base system files (unless you want them and have space, of course, but I did this on a 5gb) and give it a GOOD long while to do that. It looks stuck at the end, but it just takes a long time.

Plug in the iPod, restart, holding down option. The screen comes up to select a boot disk. Choose your iPod, and it's over.

It doesn't affect any of the "iPod" functions....mine still works perfectly.

But maybe something is different in the "new" iPods.

Hi - did exactly this and it worked wonderfully on a 15gig iPod. Only thing is it is taking up massive space - I think about 7 gig. Going to try to erase applications I don't need on iPod...

[ginalee]

Sweet smell of success again - managed to erase 3 gig from iPod since the the Admin folder (containing Music, Pictures) was so huge I deleted the mp3s and pics, as well as heavy apps like photoshop that had been copied to the iPod...

piece a' cake!

[profet]

Just so everyone knows its possible to install the develeper preview of Panther directly onto an IPOD from the cd....