Start by downloading the El Capitan dmg from this link : https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211683 Then open the dmg and copy InstallMacOSX.pkg on the Desktop. Then, from the terminal (Applications/Utilities) un-compact the InstallMacOSX.pkg file in a directory (Installer for example) which will be created by the following pkgutil command: ``` $ pkgutil --expand ~/Desktop/InstallMacOSX.pkg ~/Desktop/Installer ``` Then position yourself in the InstallMacOSX.pkg "package" created by the pkgutil command ``` $ cd ~/Desktop/Installer/InstallMacOSX.pkg ``` Then un-compact the structure using the tar command: ``` $ tar -xvf Payload ``` Finally move the InstallESD.dmg file created by the tar command above to the Desktop ``` $ mv InstallESD.dmg ~/Desktop ``` Execute the following instructions to create correct disk image: ``` $ hdiutil attach ~/Desktop/InstallESD.dmg -noverify -nobrowse -mountpoint /Volumes/install_app $ hdiutil convert /Volumes/install_app/BaseSystem.dmg -format UDSP -o /tmp/Installer $ hdiutil resize -size 8g /tmp/Installer.sparseimage $ hdiutil attach /tmp/Installer.sparseimage -noverify -nobrowse -mountpoint /Volumes/install_build $ rm -r /Volumes/install_build/System/Installation/Packages $ cp -av /Volumes/install_app/Packages /Volumes/install_build/System/Installation/ $ cp -av /Volumes/install_app/BaseSystem.chunklist /Volumes/install_build $ cp -av /Volumes/install_app/BaseSystem.dmg /Volumes/install_build $ hdiutil detach /Volumes/install_app $ hdiutil detach /Volumes/install_build $ hdiutil resize -size `hdiutil resize -limits /tmp/Installer.sparseimage | tail -n 1 | awk '{print $ 1}' `b /tmp/Installer.sparseimage $ hdiutil convert /tmp/Installer.sparseimage -format UDZO -o /tmp/Installer $ mv /tmp/Installer.dmg ~/Desktop ``` You must then format a GUID partition scheme USB key of sufficient size (8 GB for El Capitan) named KEY in the example and you have to plug the USB key named KEY, then : ``` $ sudo asr restore --source ~/Desktop/Installer.dmg --target /Volumes/KEY --noprompt --noverify --erase ``` Test the key and if ok, delete the working directories and files of this operation from the Desktop.