bash: Create a 10.8 "USB Install Stick" from InstallESD.dmg

create_108_usb_install.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Before running this script, open Disk Utility.
# 
# Partition USB Stick:
#  * 1 Partition
#  * Options -> GUID Partition Table
#  * Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
#  * Name: Foobar
#
# When that's done, run this script from wherever InstallESD.dmg lives with:
#
# sudo bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/gist/3198819/create_108_usb_install.sh)"

# Restore image
asr -restore -source InstallESD.dmg -target /Volumes/Foobar -erase -format HFS+

# Rename drive
diskutil rename "Mac OS X Install ESD" "Mac OS X 10.8 Install"

# Give it the proper boot screen label and keep the folder from auto-opening
bless --folder "/Volumes/Mac OS X 10.8 Install" -label "Mac OS X 10.8 Install"

# Add a drive icon (note: 1024x1024 icons don't appear in the boot screen on older macs)
cp "/Volumes/Mac OS X 10.8 Install/Install OS X Mountain Lion.app/Contents/Resources/InstallAssistant.icns" "/Volumes/Mac OS X 10.8 Install/.VolumeIcon.icns"

# Set some props to ensure the icon works
SetFile -c icnC "/Volumes/Mac OS X 10.8 Install/.VolumeIcon.icns"
SetFile -a C "/Volumes/Mac OS X 10.8 Install"

Why not just curl pipe it?

curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/gist/3198819/create_108_usb_install.sh | sudo sh

Maybe that's better!

This is awesome.

I fleshed it out a lot more and it's in my dotfiles as create_osx_installer.