#MAC OS X LION REINSTALL MAC#

I'm seeing far less kernel panics, which is promising. on Mac Step 1: Restart in Internet Recovery Mode. Shows you the equally nifty mddiagnose for spotlight and tmdiagnose for time machine,ĮDIT: This actually did work quite well for me, the usb key even booted my lappy, and I only forgot to save Xcode, which is going on the key right now. I'll use it instead of watching the 14 gigs.

#MAC OS X LION REINSTALL MAC OS#

perhaps my tinkering with snow leopard was the problem. macOS (wymowa: m æ k o s, dawniej OS X, a take Mac OS X).

#MAC OS X LION REINSTALL MAC OS X#

I shall attempt this last part right now, all I want is the oblivion of the zeroes. Can’t reinstall Lion os I'm trying to use recovery to reinstall my Mac OS X Lion, but I get the following message: 'Can't download the additional components needed to install Mac OS X.' Posted on 1:37 PM Reply Me too (49) All replies 3 replies D.I. You should be back in what looks like the same place, except it should be from your USB key, which can install lion onto the wiped hard drive. When I chose 'Reinstall MacOS', I get the following message: 'Can't download the additional components needed to install Mac OS X. I'm trying to use the MacOS Recovery Utilities to reinstall my Mac OS X Lion. Try not to think about how you swore this time you'd wait until. Level 1 38 points Can't download the additional components needed to install Mac OS X. Thats OK, use the Recovery Partition ( cmd R on boot ) and set the USB key as your startup disk. You're going to restore the InstallESD image onto the USB Key.Ĭheck with diskutil, the gui in Lion is sexy, but underneath is a sea of malloc(3)-y kernel panics. Really, you want to get a copy of Lion on a USB key.Īpplications > Install Lion > show package contents > find and mount the InstallESD file.īreak out one of your many 16 gig USB keys and erase it. This brings up a list of partitions available for you to boot from, one of which is the new Mac OS X Recovery partition created by Lion when it’s originally installed. If you want to erase your Mac without reinstalling macOS, in order to restore it to factory settings before you trade it in or sell it, see Erase your Mac. Recovery To recover a Lion installation, and do a clean install or reinstall, you simply reboot while holding the option key. This sucks, since you probably did not save the download. In the Recovery app window, select Reinstall for your macOS release, click Continue, then follow the onscreen instructions. That's nice, you can now install Lion via your hopefully working network, as well as wiping the badness from your drive. Now, if you installed it you can do the brutal cmd-R on boot to get to the recovery partition. Only took me 2x +XCODE to figure that out. When you hear the startup chime press and hold the option alt key on your keyboard. If you're using a Mac with Apple silicon Press and hold the power button on your Mac. Your Mac will need to connect to the internet. The install eats the file you need so don't install it right away. Insert the DVD disc in your optical drive. Start up from macOS Recovery If you're not sure whether you're using a Mac with Apple silicon instead of an older Intel-based Mac, you can try the steps for both.

Kernel panics malloc errors everywhere PAH!ĭownload Lion.

Mac os x lion reinstall