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  1. tensixturtle

    Invalid Disk Image With System Image Utility (SL Server)

    Hello, I am working on configuring Netboot on Snow Leopard Server. Previously, I had made a disk image of SL from a hard drive on a Mac with the OS on it. This image works, and when I mount it System Image Utility gives me options to create a Netboot disk image. However, when I mount a disk...
  2. tensixturtle

    Getting Started With SL Server And Netboot

    Hello, I am trying to get started for the first time with Snow Leopard Server so I can Netboot a few OSes. I am using a 2010 Mac mini as my server. I was wondering if there are some good resources that I would help me set this up? I have no prior experience with this and could not find anything...
  3. M

    Disable client NetBoot on MacPro

    I upgraded my MacPro5,1 to El Capitan and now when the machine boots, a globe flashes for half a minute before continuing the boot cycle. Eventually it boots from disk. I've tried selecting my boot disk as the Startup Disk, but this doesn't change anything. I then upgraded to Sierra, but this...
  4. l008com

    NetInstall/NetBoot Failure in High Sierra Server [ NFS Errors ]

    I'm an independent Mac tech and I use NetBoot all the time to repair people's Macs. I switched to it way back when Apple started removing Firewire ports. I knew I needed a different way to get in to broken Macs, and NetBoot had lots of advantages (work on multiple Macs at once, different...