Volumes Os X Install Esd Basesystem Dmg
Have found a solution to do it from Mavericks (Maybe work for earlier os versions) from command line itself. Works perfectly for me & creates a 6 GB ISO for Yosemite. here are the instructions:
Oct 19, 2014 Open Contents, then SharedSupport, and double-click on the InstallESD.dmg (disk image) file to mount it. A volume called “OS X Install ESD” will show up on the desktop and under DEVICES in the Finder. In the “OS X Install ESD” volume, right-click on the “BaseSystem.dmg.
Open /Volumes/Mac OS X Install ESD/BaseSystem.dmg Use Disk Utility to restore the partition Mac OS X Base System to an empty partition Mac OS Extended (Journaled) Remove the link Packages from folder System/Installation in the new partition. Aug 02, 2016 asr restore -source /Volumes/OS X Install ESD/BaseSystem.dmg -target /Volumes/untitled-erase and you need the full path towards tmp.dmg in the final command. Hdiutil convert -format UDZO -o InstallSierra.dmg /Users/ yourhomefolder / tmp.dmg.
hdiutil attach /Applications/Install OS X Yosemite.app/Contents/SharedSupport/InstallESD.dmg -noverify -nobrowse -mountpoint /Volumes/install_app
hdiutil convert /Volumes/install_app/BaseSystem.dmg -format UDSP -o /tmp/Yosemite
hdiutil resize -size 10g /tmp/Yosemite.sparseimage
Download mac os dmg from pc. hdiutil attach /tmp/Yosemite.sparseimage -noverify -nobrowse -mountpoint /Volumes/install_build
rm /Volumes/install_build/System/Installation/Packages
cp -rp /Volumes/install_app/Packages /Volumes/install_build/System/Installation/
hdiutil detach /Volumes/install_app
hdiutil detach /Volumes/install_build
hdiutil resize -size hdiutil resize -limits /tmp/Yosemite.sparseimage   tail -n 1   awk '{ print $1 }'b /tmp/Yosemite.sparseimage
hdiutil convert /tmp/Yosemite.sparseimage -format UDTO -o /tmp/Yosemite
rm /tmp/Yosemite.sparseimage
mv /tmp/Yosemite.cdr ~/Desktop/Yosemite.iso
UPDATE for anybody with authentic Mac hardware and a license for Mavericks, there is a much simpler method for upgrading the hard drive:
Ultimately, I ended-up waiting until I had Internet access and using the much simpler method of booting from Internet-based recovery, as described in https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5507912?tstart=0 (which references https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201314 ).
This enabled me to restore the OS on the new hard drive from a Time Machine backup that I captured before upgrading the hard drive.
For the back-story:
TransMac - Make DMG File Bootable USB on Windows. This is a fairly robust application for creating bootable USB on Windows from a DMG file. However, there's a preparatory step to be executed before you can create the bootable USB drive. The typical disk partition used is MBR, but you will need to do a partition with GPT for this to work. How do i make a bootable usb for mac dmg. Sep 23, 2019 A copy of Apple’s macOS (DMG file). Now that you have all the necessary ingredients, you’re ready to make a Mac OS X bootable USB using the DMG file of the operating system with the steps below. How to create Mac OS X bootable USB installation media. If you want to do a clean install of macOS Sierra, or you have multiple Macs to install it on, then a bootable flash drive for is your best bet for easy installation. Here’s how to make one. Dec 16, 2019 How to create a bootable installer for macOS. Connect the USB flash drive or other volume that you're using for the bootable installer. Learn about selecting a startup disk, including what to do if your Mac doesn't start up from it. Choose your language, if prompted. Sep 13, 2018 Bootable USB Installers for OS X Mavericks, Yosemite, El Capitan, and Sierra. First, review this introductory article: Create a bootable installer for macOS. Second, see this How To outline for creating a bootable El Capitan installer. Simply replace the Terminal command with the one from the preceding article by copying it into the Terminal.
I had the need to upgrade the hard disk in a friend's Macbook Pro (mid-2012), which is still running Mavericks, and I wasn't going to have an Internet connection, so I trawled the Internet for hours trying to find this information and finally stumbled upon https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/132613/183884 which in turn lead me to the comment at https://www.marekbell.com/how-to-create-a-bootable-installation-for-os-x-mavericks-10-9-and-above/#comment-1488722562 .
Install.esd Windows 8
My plan was to backup to a portable disk using Time Machine from within the existing OS installation, physically install the new (bare) drive, and Restore from Backup (Time Machine) once booted from the Install/Recovery environment (running from a bootable DVD).
Volumes Os X Install Esd Basesystem Dmg Windows 10
I was amazed to find that this procedure still 'works' on an up-to-date Mavericks installation (and by 'works', I mean to say, produces a bootable ISO image).
Unfortunately, even though I'm able to boot from the burned ISO, I can't install Mac OS once booted into the GUI. Perhaps I have a 'bad burn'. I receive an error once the UI loads, conveyed by way of a dialog (the only choice is OK): There was a problem installing Mac OS. Try reinstalling. All menus and options are disabled, aside from Restart/Shutdown.
A couple of notes from my experience (in case anybody from some 'Mac Museum' has interest in the future):
- Resetting P-RAM didn't change the above. This idea occurred to me having seen https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3207417?tstart=0 (Apple-branded instructions at https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204063 ). Nor did installing a brand new hard drive (after resetting P-RAM). 
- Before I found this Gist, I tried the Mavericks-specific command to create a bootable USB drive at https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372 , and the process failed with no useful information while at the Terminal (after about 30 minutes and 50% through the process). Subsequent attempts yielded the same result. 
- Even though the instructions described at https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/128323/183884 (same Question as above, but different Answer) do not (for the most part) apply to Mavericks, the info was crucial for obtaining the Mavericks installer app (and therefore - .dmgfile that ultimately I converted to- .iso, per this Gist). In particular, Option-clicking the- Purchasedsection to see the Mavericks app!
- The step - hdiutil eject /Volumes/OS X Install ESD/'hung' indefinitely for me. I left it sitting for at least 8 hours with no apparent activity (I was watching Activity Monitor on-and-off). Eventually, I killed it with Ctrl+C. I simply continued with the instructions and did not experience issues subsequently.
- It's crazy how long it takes to boot off the burned disc! About 30 minutes from power-on to GUI loaded (mid-2012 Macbook Pro with 8GB of RAM and SSD)! 
- I prepended the command on line - 12of the Gist with- sudo, as the previous commenter noted in https://gist.github.com/satmandu/6827485#gistcomment-937849 , and it seemed to 'work'. Whether or not it's required, I cannot confirm.
Even though it didn't bail me out, thank you for posting this!