Hi Sarah, I'll have to try this. I think I missed a step when I tried before.
Thank you for these instructions. Take Care John Panarese jpanar...@mac-access.net On Feb 19, 2012, at 1:06 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > I just did this. you need to use a thumb drive. > > 1. insert thumb drive. > > 2. format it as mac osx extended journaled. > > 3. erase all content. > > 4. click restore and control click the flash drive.. > > 5. set it as destination. > > 6,. I had to do the erase again and hit restore tab > > 7. choose image button and mount the 10.7.3 dmg. > > > 8. make sure your destination is now set to the thumb drive and click restore. > > 9. confirm. It will take about 30 minutes for this to be accomplished. > > good luck. > On Feb 19, 2012, at 9:28 AM, John Panarese wrote: > >> Hi Geoff, >> Theoretically, you are doing everything correctly as far as creating a >> bootable DVD using the installESD.dmg file. >> >> Have you tried this using an original version of Lion downloaded from the >> Mac App Store, instead of a 10.7.3 version? Also, what kind of Mac are you >> trying this process on and is it running 10.7.3 itself? >> >> As for creating the flash drive, I have the same issues trying to use the >> Restore tab. The only thing I was able to do is make a Recovery Disk >> Assistant you can get from Apple to run. The problem is this does not >> include all of the install data and if you have a Mac that was released >> after Lion's release, I understand that it doesn't always work as far as >> trying to use the Recovery on it. >> >> For some reason, drag and drop just does not work in Disk Utility in the >> Restore tab. If anyone has any suggestions, I'd also be very interested in >> them. >> >> Take Care >> John Panarese >> jpanar...@mac-access.net >> >> >> >> On Feb 19, 2012, at 3:36 AM, Geoff Waaler wrote: >> >>> Greetings y'all, >>> >>> I've been experiencing some random weirdness and decided to start from >>> scratch. To that end, I faked the Mac app store into letting me download >>> 10.7.3 and am attempting to burn it to either a DVD or a 32 GB SD card >>> (smallest one I have available right now). >>> >>> When I drop the InstallESD.dmg file into disk utility, select burn, insert >>> a DVD and select burn, it goes into the verification process for about 15 >>> minutes before presenting an error indicating that the disk could not be >>> created. I treated the first DVD as a coaster, and verified the >>> "InstallESD.dmg" image before trying again and obtaining the same result >>> (or lack there of). >>> >>> The DVD mounts and the content seems plausible, but I don't know if I want >>> to kill my partition and learn in mid install that the verification error >>> message was actually validly issued. >>> >>> I then tried copying the image to my SD card, but seem to be going about >>> this wrong. I select the restore tab and drop the .dmg file into the >>> source area. When I attempt to drop the unnamed SD volume onto the target >>> field, it appears to land in the source area, and simultaneously activate >>> the "first aid" tab. I tried the outer volume (item reads 32 GB reader), >>> but could not determine how to remain in the restore tab and render the >>> "restore" button active. I tried reformatting the sd card as "OSX >>> Journaled", but still no luck. >>> >>> Assuming that I eventually create a bootable SD card, how can I quickly >>> boot to it? Is there a command key combo like command-r or command-c? I >>> tried holding option during power up, but vo did not start, or respond to >>> command-f5. I could probably boot the recovery partition, and exit to have >>> vo active in the drive selection prompt, but thought I'd ask whether >>> there's a quicker method? >>> >>> Best regards. >>> Geoff >>> <--- 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 an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum >>> at either the list's own dedicated web archive: >>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >>> or at the public Mail Archive: >>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. >>> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> >>> >>> 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 an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at >> either the list's own dedicated web archive: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >> or at the public Mail Archive: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. >> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> >> >> 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/> > > Sarah Alawami, owner and founder of WICS Radio America. 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