They would have to purchase the thumb drive version from Apple. On 29 Jul 2011, at 16:42, Daniel McGee wrote:
> Hi Nick, I was just wondering how would one perform this if they didn't have > internet access. > > I know that sounds weird to say but who knows, there maybe some people out > there who don't have internet or who are just not interested in it. > > In other words what can one do if they brought Lion and it crashed and the > person had no internet to fix it. Sure they could take it to an apple store > but I am wondering what can the individual do to fix it themselves without > the presence of internet access. > > Thanks > > Daniel > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Nicolai Svendsen" <chojiro1...@gmail.com> > Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 4:03 PM > To: "Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility" <mac-access@mac-access.net> > Subject: Re: Mac Mini; Apple Control Freak Gone Mad! > >> Hello Lynne, >> >> New versions of the Mac Mini as well as the MacBook Air running 10.7 by >> default come with what is called "Internet Recovery." This means that, if >> you hold Command-R after the startup chime, then click "Reinstall Mac OS X" >> from the Utilities in the Recovery utility, the Mac should prompt you to log >> onto a Wi-Fi network or plug in an ethernet cable in order to download the >> proper application from Apple's servers, then the installation should >> proceed when the download is complete. >> >> This is how, in theory, it is supposed to work for both OS X Server and OS X. >> >> Regards, >> Nic >> On Jul 29, 2011, at 4:55 PM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: >> >>> Hello everybody >>> >>> OK, Gordon is working on the Mac Mini server and I thought I'd share some >>> issues with you if you're thinking of going that route. >>> >>> Firstly, as you know, Lion server comes as is, with no DVD. This presents a >>> problem for us; as we use case sensitive format and that's important to us. >>> Problems; There is no way to re-format the HD because there is no external >>> DVD to boot from. Apple has apparently made it so that you cannot downgrade >>> the server to Snow Leopard. It refuses to boot from any SL DVD. A message >>> comes up saying "This OS is too old. You must run OS 10.7 Lion." >>> >>> Therefore, the only way we can think of is to use our own Lion DVD and hope >>> that that works. But beware if you have the hardware and don't want the >>> Server version of the OS. It's a real swine to downgrade as authorisation >>> is required before you can even install. >>> >>> Lynne >>> >>> <--- 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! 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/>
