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have you tried the mavericks developer previews?

1st one had build 13A476u.

This adds Extend Desktop to airplay mirroring and is worth the upgrade from mountain lion just for that.

i put it on an mba today.

the golden master should be out in a few months and a bit later the final version will be available on the mas.

just a word of warning regarding making bootable usb drives.

the old method available all over the net for the last few years doesn't work with mavericks.

you have to do it slightly differently to get it to work.

(EDIT: Note that this should ONLY be used for DP1. NOT build 13A603 or subsequent updates. Other, better methods exist for these which you can see further down in this thread.)

1. Show hidden files. There are several ways to do this, but the easiest is probably to use the Revealer app from http://trcdatarecovery.com/software-apps/revealer-app.
2. Right click Install OS X 10.9 Developer Preview.app file and click Show Package Contents, Open Contents folder, then look in SharedSupport folder. You will see InstallESD.dmg.
3. Mount InstallESD.dmg.
4. Copy the BaseSystem.dmg file out to somewhere convenient.
5. Do not mount BaseSystem.dmg. Just open Disk Utility and restore it to a flash drive.
6. When that's done look in the flash drive you just restored to and go to /System/Installation/. In that folder you will see a white icon with an arrow called Packages. That's a broken alias. Delete it.
7. Now go back to your InstallESD.dmg file. Inside is a folder weighing in at about 4.5GB called Packages. Copy that folder onto the flash drive in place of where the alias was.
8. Boot from the flash drive and install.

Note that unlike previous versions, this bootable usb will not create a recovery partition for mavericks.

To do that, follow these steps:

1. Download the Lion Recovery Update from http://support.apple.com/kb/dl1464 . Make sure it is in your downloads folder. Then right click on the Install OS X 10.9 Developer Preview.app file and click Show Package Contents. Go to Contents/SharedSupport/. Copy the InstallESD.dmg file into your Downloads folder.

2. Download and decompress the attached file and move recovery.sh into your Downloads folder if it's not there already.

3. Open Terminal and type the following commands:

chmod +x ~/Downloads/recovery.sh
sudo ~/Downloads/recovery.sh

4. Wait a few minutes for it to finish and return back to a prompt. Reboot to test your new recovery partition.
 

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Bootable usb for DP4, golden master build 13A598, golden master build 13A603 and subsequent point releases

After 7 more DPs and the first GM tested by developers, a second GM (build 13A603) was released today on the mac app store for free.

To make a bootable USB follow these steps:

Your 8 GB USB drive should be called Untitled and formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journaled). The installer should be called Install OS X Mavericks.app and should be in your Applications folder.

Run this in terminal and wait about 20 minutes:

sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Untitled --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app --nointeraction

You should see something like this:

Erasing Disk: 0%... 10%... 20%... 100%...
Copying installer files to disk...
Copy complete.
Making disk bootable...
Copying boot files...
Copy complete.
Done.

You can then boot up from the USB by holding down the option key, then install mavericks from the USB.

Note that this will also install a recovery partition.

Note also that in the case of DP4, replace "Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app" with "Install\ OS\ X\ 10.9\ Developer\ Preview.app"
 
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tywebb said:
This morning Apple announced that it will be released to the public today for free.
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If only "free" meant windows users could download it as well. I wanted to dual-boot it with win7.

Damn.
 
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Bootable DVD for Mavericks

Some people prefer a DVD installer instead of a USB.

If you want such a DVD, then after downloading the Install OS X Mavericks.app file from the Mac App Store, run these 12 commands in Terminal to create a Mavericks.iso file and then burn it to a dual layer DVD with Disk Utility. You may then boot up from it by holding the option key down and then install mavericks. This will not install a recovery partition. To do that, uncompress and run the attached script file.

hdiutil attach /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app/Contents/SharedSupport/InstallESD.dmg -noverify -nobrowse -mountpoint /Volumes/install_app

hdiutil convert /Volumes/install_app/BaseSystem.dmg -format UDSP -o /tmp/Mavericks

hdiutil resize -size 8g /tmp/Mavericks.sparseimage

hdiutil attach /tmp/Mavericks.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/Mavericks.sparseimage | tail -n 1 | awk '{ print $1 }'`b /tmp/Mavericks.sparseimage

hdiutil convert /tmp/Mavericks.sparseimage -format UDTO -o /tmp/Mavericks

rm /tmp/Mavericks.sparseimage

mv /tmp/Mavericks.cdr ~/Desktop/Mavericks.iso
 

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10.9.1 updates are now available publicly:

main update for most compatible macs is at http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1715 (build 13B42)

there is a separate one specifically for late 2013 macbook pros at http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1712 (build 13B3116)

and http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1707 (build 13B4116) for the late 2013 mac pros.

A full installer is also available on the mac app store. The procedure for making a bootable USB for 10.9.1 is the same as for the golden masters of 10.9.

It says:

This update includes the following fixes:
- Improved support for Gmail in OS X Mail, and fixes for users with custom Gmail settings
- Improves the reliability of Smart Mailboxes and search in Mail
- Fixes an issue that prevented contact groups from working properly in Mail
- Resolves an issue that prevented VoiceOver from speaking sentences that contain emoji
- Updates Shared Links periodically when open in the Safari Sidebar

Also, the first beta of 10.9.2 was released to developers today. It has build number 13C32.

It has a new feature: Facetime Audio for mac.

Unfortunately there are no dmg files available yet in the mac dev center for a delta and combo update.

So at the moment the only way to update to 10.9.2 is through the mac app store after installing the mavericks seed configuration utility, or through a direct link on the apple developer forums via google chrome or some other browser.
 
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Damn! Can't upgrade to mavericks on my crappy old macbook cause it's not compatible... I'm seriously considering getting a macbook pro.

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Just got mavericks a few days ago. Liking it so far and the new features.
 
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How to make direct links to os x beta updates

Sometimes developers have had trouble using the mac app store to download and install the developer previews even after installing the mavericks seed configuration utility.

Direct links are available in apple's developer forums which can be used to install these circumventing the mac app store.

But developers have been asking how to make such direct links.

Here's how to make such a link:

Go to your Library/Updates folder after you start the download from the mas. A new folder with numbers appears. Open it. At first, there will be two files inside which you can open with textedit. The one with extension extraInfo has a link with smd extension. Copy this link. Change the extension in your copy (but NOT in the original file) to pkg and that gives you the direct link.

If you let the mas complete the download, the pkg file will also appear inside the folder too. You can copy it out somewhere if you want to keep it BEFORE installing. (The installer will delete itself if you let the process complete from the mas).

Alternatively, you can just double click the COPY of the pkg and install that way. This way the installer will NOT delete itself.

Note: I know this seems contradictory, but it isn't. A developer who can get the mas to work can make such a link even if he or she doesn't really need it, and another may then use the link to get the file through a browser like google chrome (which seems to work better than safari) thereby circumventing the mas.

How to find the beta combo direct links

Apple used to provide delta and combo updates for developer previews as downloadable dmg files on the mac dev center but don't anymore.

But apple are providing a combo as well as a delta through the mac app store for the developer previews starting from the 10.9.2 betas. Usually only the delta will show up if you have been keeping up to date with all the beta updates.

It's a bit harder to get the combo to show up in the mac app store and to find the direct link for the combo.

Here is how to do it for the combo.

Make a partition or virtual machine for the golden master build 13A603. Be sure never to allow this to be updated. Boot up in 13A603 or run the virtual machine for it.

Install the mavericks seed configuration utility (available from the mac dev center). Check for software updates. A different thing will show here called the "Combined seed". Click Update. (Don't worry - we will cancel this later).

Go to your Library/Updates folder after you start the download from the mas. A new folder with numbers appears. Open it. At first, there will be two files inside which you can open with textedit. The one with extension extraInfo has a link with smd extension. Copy this link. Change the extension in your copy to pkg and that gives you the direct link for the combo.

Do not let the updating procedure to complete. Click Cancel in the mac app store. If that fails, force quit the mac app store.

Delete the folder with numbers from the Library/Updates folder.

You may then use your link in a browser (instead of the mas) to download the combo without necessarily installing it.
 
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10.9.2 build 13C64 is available to the public now:

Delta: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1725

Combo: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1726

A full installer is also available on the mac app store (which you will need if you want to make a bootable usb for 10.9.2). The procedure for making a bootable usb for 10.9.2 is the same as for 10.9 golden master and 10.9.1.

Here are the release notes:

The 10.9.2 update is recommended for all OS X Mavericks users and contains improvements to the stability, compatability and security of your Mac.

This update:

- Adds the ability to make and receive FaceTime audio calls
- Adds call waiting support for FaceTime audio and video calls
- Adds the ability to block incoming iMessages from individual senders
- Improves the accuracy of unread counts in Mail
- Resolves an issue that prevented Mail from receiving new messages from certain providers
- Improves AutoFill compatability in Safari
- Fixes an issue that may cause audio distortion on certain Macs
- Improves reliability when connecting to a file server using SMB2
- Fixes an issue that may cause VPN connections to disconnect
- Improves VoiceOver navigation in Mail and Finder
 
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How to find a build number for an OS X update (including betas) BEFORE you download it.

In the direct link you made with my previous instructions, there is a trick you can use to check the build number even before you download and install it.

Change the extension from .pkg to .pkm

Download the .pkm file and open it with textedit.

For example for the delta for 10.9.2 that was released today, near the top of the .pkm file is

identifier="com.apple.pkg.update.os.10.9.2.13C64.delta"

That tells us that today's release is build 13C64.
 
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pages/keynote/numbers are the worst pieces of software. i really need office asap on my mac.
 
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D94 said:
If you have a sibling in school (or really, if you know anyone in school), then you can get free software from here: http://nsw-students.onthehub.com/WebStore/Welcome.aspx?JSEnabled=1

All you need is access to a @education.nsw.gov.au account.
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I remember my TSO telling me (because I did it very late after HSC), that at one stage Microsoft was going to close access to the accounts or something like that so I had to download the stuff straight away even if I wasn't going to use it.
 
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