Hi Mark, Not sure if you misunderstood the command or just made a typing error, but it should be VO Shift m for mike, not VO Shift n for november.
HTH. Ian On 22 Jul 2011, at 19:13, Mark Furness wrote: > Well explained! As I accomplish this task, I will learn several new things > about the Mac. Example, vo plus shift n is basically a right click. > > Mark > On 2011-07-22, at 1:00 PM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: > >> Hello Mark, >> >> I just went ahead and did it, so I can certainly confirm that it works. the >> disk image takes a while to read when booting from it, but I'm sure there's >> reason for that given its 3.74GB size. However, you do have access to all >> the utilities such as online help, Time Machine Restore, Reinstall Mac OS X >> and lastly, Disk Utility. I'm guessing that if booting off of the DVD, it'd >> just use the disk image to install Lion when clicking Reinstall, in order to >> get a clean installation if you wipe your drive first. >> >> 1) Locate the Install Mac OS X Lion.app file in your Applications folder. >> You can get here by hitting Command-Shift-A from the Finder. >> 2) When you find the file, press Vo-Shift-M. This brings up the contextual >> menu, which is essentially a right click. >> 3) Select "Show Package Contents." >> 4) Open up the Contents folder, then "SharedSupport." Find the file called >> InstallESD.dmg, which should be the first file which has focus when arrowing >> down, then hit Command-C. >> 5) Go to the desktop or any other directory, then hit Command-V to paste the >> disk image. I prefer to paste it when mounting it, just to ensure I don't >> damage the original. Hit Command-O to mount it. Mac OS X will verify the >> disk image. >> 6) Now, open up Disk Utility when the image is mounted. To get to the >> Utilities folder quickly, hit Command-Shift-U from the Finder then hit D I >> S, then open Disk Utility. >> 7) In the table containing your disks, move down. You can either interact >> with the table with VO-Down arrow, or use the down arrow key until you get >> to InstallESD:dmg. >> 8) When on the disk image, pop in a blank DVD. Hit VO-Home on your keyboard >> to get to the toolbar. The home key is usually FN-left arrow, so that >> translates to FN-VO-Left arrow. Interact with the toolbar, then VO-right >> until you get to "Burn" and select the appropriate options for your disk. >> >> That should be all. Good luck, and I hope it works out well for you. >> Remember that, in order to boot off of a DVD, you hold down the C key for >> several secondswhen hearing the startup chime. >> >> Regards, >> Nic >> On Jul 22, 2011, at 6:39 PM, Mark Furness wrote: >> >>> I have 2 post on how to do this. But, my brain can not comprehend them >>> >>> One, I do not know how to do a right click. >>> Nor, could I follow where the "DMG" file is located. >>> >>> Would some kind person take pity on me and lead me through the process, >>> before I download Lion? >>> >>> Thank you for all your help! >>> >>> Mark. >>> >>> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >>> >>> To reply to this post, please address your message to >>> mac-access@mac-access.net >>> >>> You can find a monthly formatted archive of all messages posted to the >>> Mac-Access forum at the following URL: >>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >>> >>> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >>> and worm-free! >>> >>> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting >>> the list website at: >>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> >> >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >> >> To reply to this post, please address your message to >> mac-access@mac-access.net >> >> You can find a monthly formatted archive of all messages posted to the >> Mac-Access forum at the following URL: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >> >> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >> and worm-free! >> >> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting >> the list website at: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find a monthly formatted archive of all messages posted to the > Mac-Access forum at the following URL: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find a monthly formatted archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at the following URL: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! 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