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Invalid Ext Status Code: '254' when trying to write bootable image to USB stickΒ #175

@robwhalliday

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@robwhalliday

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Was trying to create a bootable usb with High Sierra using Sequoia

sudo mist download installer "10.13.6" bootableinstaller --bootable-installer-volume "/Volumes/install"

This resulted in

β”Œβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”
β”‚ INPUT VALIDATION β”‚
β””β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”˜
  β”œβ”€ User is 'root'...
  β”œβ”€ Download search string will be '10.13.6'...
  β”œβ”€ Include betas in search results will be 'false'...
  β”œβ”€ Only include compatible installers will be 'false'...
  β”œβ”€ Cache downloads will be 'false'...
  β”œβ”€ Output directory will be '/Users/Shared/Mist'...
  β”œβ”€ Temporary directory will be '/private/tmp/com.ninxsoft.mist'...
  β”œβ”€ Force flag has not been set, existing files will not be overwritten...
  β”œβ”€ Bootable macOS Installer will be created on volume '/Volumes/install'...
β”Œβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”
β”‚ SEARCH β”‚
β””β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”˜
  β”œβ”€ Searching for macOS download '10.13.6'...
  β”œβ”€ Found [041-91758] macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 (17G66) [2019-10-19]
β”Œβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”
β”‚ SETUP β”‚
β””β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”˜
  β”œβ”€ Creating new temporary directory '/private/tmp/com.ninxsoft.mist/041-91758'...
β”Œβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”
β”‚ DOWNLOAD β”‚
β””β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”˜
  β”œβ”€ [ 01 / 12 ] 041-91758.English.dist....................... [ 08.81 KB / 08.81 KB (100.0%) ]
  β”‚              Verifying... βœ“βœ“βœ“
  β”œβ”€ [ 02 / 12 ] AppleDiagnostics.chunklist................... [  0328  B /  0328  B (100.0%) ]
  β”‚              Verifying... βœ“βœ“βœ“
  β”œβ”€ [ 03 / 12 ] AppleDiagnostics.dmg......................... [ 02.87 MB / 02.87 MB (100.0%) ]
  β”‚              Verifying... βœ“βœ“βœ“
  β”œβ”€ [ 04 / 12 ] BaseSystem.chunklist......................... [ 01.98 KB / 01.98 KB (100.0%) ]
  β”‚              Verifying... βœ“βœ“βœ“
  β”œβ”€ [ 05 / 12 ] BaseSystem.dmg............................. [ 486.28 MB / 486.28 MB (100.0%) ]
  β”‚              Verifying... βœ“βœ“βœ“
  β”œβ”€ [ 06 / 12 ] InstallAssistantAuto.pkg..................... [ 11.83 MB / 11.83 MB (100.0%) ]
  β”‚              Verifying... βœ“βœ“βœ“
  β”œβ”€ [ 07 / 12 ] InstallESDDmg.chunklist...................... [ 16.53 KB / 16.53 KB (100.0%) ]
  β”‚              Verifying... βœ“βœ“βœ“
  β”œβ”€ [ 08 / 12 ] InstallESDDmg.pkg............................ [ 04.72 GB / 04.72 GB (100.0%) ]
  β”‚              Verifying... βœ“βœ“βœ“
  β”œβ”€ [ 09 / 12 ] InstallInfo.plist............................ [ 01.58 KB / 01.58 KB (100.0%) ]
  β”‚              Verifying... βœ“βœ“βœ“
  β”œβ”€ [ 10 / 12 ] MajorOSInfo.pkg.............................. [ 02.52 MB / 02.52 MB (100.0%) ]
  β”‚              Verifying... βœ“βœ“βœ“
  β”œβ”€ [ 11 / 12 ] OSInstall.mpkg............................. [ 684.04 KB / 684.04 KB (100.0%) ]
  β”‚              Verifying... βœ“βœ“βœ“
  β”œβ”€ [ 12 / 12 ] RecoveryHDMetaDmg.pkg...................... [ 487.84 MB / 487.84 MB (100.0%) ]
  β”‚              Verifying... βœ“βœ“βœ“
β”Œβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”
β”‚ INSTALL β”‚
β””β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”˜
  β”œβ”€ Creating image '/private/tmp/com.ninxsoft.mist/041-91758/041-91758.dmg'...
  β”œβ”€ Mounting disk image at mount point '/Volumes/041-91758'...
  β”œβ”€ Creating new installer '/Volumes/041-91758/Applications/Install macOS High Sierra.app'...
  β”œβ”€ Created new installer '/Volumes/041-91758/Applications/Install macOS High Sierra.app'
β”Œβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”
β”‚ BOOTABLE INSTALLER VOLUME β”‚
β””β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”˜
  β”œβ”€ Copying '/Volumes/041-91758/Applications/Install macOS High Sierra.app' to '/var/folders/zz/zyxvpxvq6csfxvn_n0000000000000/T/Install macOS High Sierra.ad-hoc-code-signatures.app'...
  β”œβ”€ Ad-hoc code signing '/var/folders/zz/zyxvpxvq6csfxvn_n0000000000000/T/Install macOS High Sierra.ad-hoc-code-signatures.app'...
  β”œβ”€ Creating bootable macOS Installer at mount point '/Volumes/install'...
  └─ Invalid Exit Status Code: '254', Message: /Volumes/Install macOS High Sierra is not a valid volume mount point.

πŸ“‹ Steps to Reproduce

1, Run sudo mist download installer "10.13.6" bootableinstaller --bootable-installer-volume "/Volumes/install" with USB stick called Install

βœ… Expected Behaviour

Having a bootable USB stick to install High Sierra to Intel iMac

πŸ’» Environment

  • mist version (mist --version): 2.1.1 (latest: 2.1.1)
  • macOS Version (sw_vers): ProductName: macOS
    ProductVersion: 15.0.1
    BuildVersion: 24A348
  • Hardware (system_profiler SPHardwareDataType):
    • Model Identifier: Macmini8,1
    • Chip : 6-Core Intel Core i5

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