Installing OS X without being booted from the DVD

I needed to install os x on a new drive (I’m replacing my 250GB drive with a 500GB one). Not wanting to be without the computer during the entire install process, I dug around in the install disc for the actual installer package. And sure enough, works perfectly fine.

So to do this, I just

  • popped my new drive into a SATA enclosure/dock
  • ran open /Volumes/Mac\ OS\ X\ Install\ DVD/System/ in a terminal window
  • Doubleclicked OSInstall.mpkg
  • Followed the installer

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