
If you see the error dd: /dev/diskN: Resource busy, make sure the disk is not in use. Use the same command but replace bs=1m with bs=1M.

If you see the error dd: Invalid number '1m', you are using GNU dd. Using /dev/rdisk instead of /dev/disk may be faster. Run diskutil unmountDisk /dev/diskN (replace N with the disk number from the last command in the previous example, N would be 2)Įxecute sudo dd if=/path/to/downloaded.img of=/dev/rdiskN bs=1m (replace /path/to/downloaded.img with the path where the image file is located for example. Run diskutil list again and determine the device node assigned to your flash media (e.g. Run diskutil list to get the current list of devices dmg extension as necessary, mv ~/path/to/target.img

dmg ending on the output file automatically.

img using the convert option of hdiutil (e.g., hdiutil convert -format UDRW -o ~/path/to/target.img ~/path/to/ubuntu.iso) Open the Terminal (in /Applications/Utilities/ or query Terminal in Spotlight)Ĭonvert the.
