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Justin Elliott, Pennsylvania State University
PSU Blast Image Config (aka "BIC") is a complete software solution to quickly restore and configure a Macintosh back to a known state:
- Supports Mac OS X 10.2.2 and higher, including Snow Leopard (10.6).
- Restores asr ready (/usr/sbin/asr) disk images (.dmg) created with various tools: Apple Disk Utility and System Image Utility, InstaDMG, etc.
- Quickly restore a master system disk image (.dmg) via a local file, AFP/SMB/CIFS network servers, http, or from an asr multicast server, to a Mac's internal hard disk.
- Great standalone solution (ie, boot with and restore from a
What's New
Version 2.9.0rc6:
- Fully supports Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6). Tested on Mac OS X 10.6.2 on a 2.66 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo iMac, Mac OS X 10.5.7 Intel 2.0 Intel Core 2 Duo iMac, and on a Mac Pro running under 10.5.7. Please read the revision history on more of the updates made for Snow Leopard.
- Support for multiple auto-run preferences via a new configuration selection sheet dialog if more than 1 configuration is available. If more than one auto-run prefs file is specified the user is prompted to select which configuration to load and run with. See the Configuration Manager documentation for more information on this new feature.
- Updated and renamed OFPW to a universal binary now named "FWPW". It's the exact same code as OFPW, and the usage syntax to use it is exactly the same as well. Compiled with XCode 3.2.1 on 10.6.2 with the 10.5 SDK.
- Auto entries of the subnet mask and router IP are now available if using static IP network settings and the configuration settings of 'DEFAULT_SUBNET' and 'DEFAULT_ROUTER' are configured in the selected configuration file.
- Passing restore volume path (/Volumes/Macintosh HD) and IP configured to the post restore script (if specified to run).
- Much better update of the barber pole progress and status fields for quicker user interface updates.
- Run log files are now stored in the 'Logs' directory, found in the PSU Blast Image Config folder. You can specify how many log files are kept in the autorun prefs file with the 'NUMBER_OF_LOGS_TO_KEEP' setting. If the log file can't be created in the Logs directory, the log file will be stored in /tmp as in previous versions.
- All other changes are listed in the 2.9.0 section of the revision history web page.
Version 2.9.0rc6:
- Fully supports Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6). Tested on Mac OS X 10.6.2 on a 2.66 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo iMac, Mac OS X 10.5.7 Intel 2.0 Intel Core 2 Duo iMac, and on a Mac Pro running under 10.5.7. Please read the revision history on more of the updates made for Snow Leopard.
- Support for multiple auto-run preferences via a new configuration selection sheet dialog if more more...
Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.2.2 or later.
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.2.2 or later.
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PSU Blast Image Config (aka "BIC") is a complete software solution to quickly restore and configure a Macintosh back to a known state:
- Supports Mac OS X 10.2.2 and higher, including Snow Leopard (10.6).
- Restores asr ready (/usr/sbin/asr) disk images (.dmg) created with various tools: Apple Disk Utility and System Image Utility, InstaDMG, etc.
- Quickly restore a master system disk image (.dmg) via a local file, AFP/SMB/CIFS network servers, http, or from an asr multicast server, to a Mac's internal hard disk.
- Great standalone solution (ie, boot with and restore from a Firewire disk) for restoring system disk images.
- Securely auto-mount AFP/SMB network servers.
- Works great with a diskless NetBoot image, configured to launch at login and automatically restore an image to the Mac's internal hard disk.
- One of the fastest system image restore tools available.
- Select default and autorun settings via Configuration Preferences and Configurations Manager system.
- Extensible through pre and post restore scripts.
- Configure and set the bootup firmware security (EFI and Open Firmware), preventing unauthorized access via single (root) user mode and booting from external devices.
- Configure the network settings for "Built-in Ethernet" (pre 10.5) or "Ethernet" (10.5 and later) on the restored disk (via ncutil):
- IP Address : DHCP or Manual (Static)
- Subnet Mask & Router
- DNS Servers
- Network Names (Computer and Local)
- Supports Macs with dual on-board ethernet ports too (configures the "Built-in Ethernet 1" or "Ethernet 1" port in this case).
- Change the startup disk to the restored disk (via bless command).
- Set the date and time with international format support.
- Enable the Airport network interface (on Mac OS X 10.4.7 and later).
- Used by many Universities and Enterprise Companies.
- A Public Listserv for PSU BIC discussions and announcements is available for support.
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Anonymous reviewed on 11 Sep 2005
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Anonymous reviewed on 30 Aug 2004