Chapter 2: using boot camp
1. modify boot camp to include iMac mid-2010 \\ painless and see notes for the instructions
2. connect USB with ISO to mac and copy the ISO to the desktop
3. insert the other USB drive for Windows installation
4. run boot camp and select all 3 options:
a. create usb media to install,
b. Download apple software for windows
c. Install windows 7 or later \\ this 3rd option will appear after you modified the .plist file
5. the apple drivers will then download and when it is done downloading
6. the next windows will ask you to select the drive that will hold and install the ISO + apple software; in other words, it will do the installing
7.the next window will ask you to select the drive that will have windows installed in; in other words, it will receive the OS and all its glory \\ if installing Windows on the same drive as OS X as a separate partition, you will have that slider option to decide how much to dedicate to OS X and to Windows; make a note of the size for Windows as this will be important for the next steps.
8. it will reboot as normal then a black screen will drop down which will then have white dots encircling the bottom middle of the screen, it will take time but it's working as it's supposed to
Chapter 2 Notes:
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https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5479879?start=105
• My iMac identifiers:
iMac11,3
IM112.0057.B01
• For all those who are having trouble, here is what I did and I got it to work on a late 2010 Macbook Air (which officially cannot boot from a USB drive and does not support Windows 8).
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First, edit the plist of Boot Camp Assistant.
1. Go to Applications/Utilities
2. Right click Boot Camp Assistant and view package contents
3. Find Info.plist in the Contents folder and edit it in Text Edit (it will make you duplicate the file first)
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Before you do anything, make a backup of Info.plist or the whole Boot Camp Assitant app so that you can go back if necessary. Rename it something like "Info old.plist" or "Original Boot Camp Assistant."
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You want to edit FOUR things:
• Add your model to DARequiredROMVersions
• Delete the word "Pre" from UEFIModels and add your model
• Delete the word "Pre" from USBBootSupportedModels and add your model
• Remove your model from Win7OnlyModels (if its there)
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To add your model to these lines, just copy and paste an exsiting row and replace the data between the two <string> tags with your model code. You can find the right codes to use for the plist by going to Apple Menu > About This Mac > More Info > System Report. Use the "Boot ROM Version" and "Model Identifier" as appropriate in the plist.*
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Once you make these changes, save the file and replace the old Info.plist with your new one. It will ask you to type your password.*
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The last step is to do a code sign. Boot Camp Assitant will not run if it's been edited. You need to resign it. Open Terminal (use spotlight to find it) and type this:
sudo codesign -fs - /Applications/Utilities/Boot\ Camp\ Assistant.app
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It will probably ask for your password. Then it will say you need to download a developer tool from Apple. Agree to download it. (You don't need to install the whole X-Code, if it asks.) Once its been installed (its automatic), you need to go BACK to Terminal and run that command again. This time it will work.
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After you've done that - open your hacked Boot Camp Assitant (it should run now) and have it make the Windows installation drive for you. Have the Windows ISO handy, and plug in a flash drive thats about 4-8 GB or more. The entire flash drive will be erased. This process can take a while. When its done, restart your mac and hold the option key. The USB drive that Boot Camp made for you will be there for you to install windows from. Its a yellow disk icon labeled EFI Boot.
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I did this on a Late 2010 Macbook Air, which offically does not have a true version of UEFI. It worked anyway. This does the job. I think it might be because I edited the UEFI line in the plist and then had Boot Camp make the USB drive for me.*