Hi Josh That explains a lot. If you booted from the recovery partition but don't have a wired Internet, that is most likely why you cannot see anything.
On 29 Aug 2012, at 15:38, josh gregory <joshkar...@gmail.com> wrote: Gordon: I've written you offlist but will explain here: I called Apple yesterday and they said we'll have to take it in to an Apple Store, which I'll be doing here in a bit. Second, we have wifi, no wired internet (would an Ethernet cable fix that)? Third, I booted from recovery partition and did it that way. Thanks, Josh On 8/29/12, Gordon Smith <gor...@mac-access.net> wrote: > Hi Josh > > I could provide you with the DVD image that you could burn from Windows if > you need that. Let me know, (off list). But before you do, make sure you > meet these requirements. 1. You have wired internet, not wireless. 2. > You've tried both Command+R and Option+R (this is only because I cannot > remember which one the recovery option is. Now, just to be clear. You said > yesterday I believe that you were working without a display. Which machine > is this you're actually using? Also, I still don't understand how you've > managed to erase your Macintosh HD if you were booted from it. Disk Utility > won't allow you to do that as far as I know. So I'm starting to wonder > whether you have a hardware failure. > > The thing is Josh if you do have a zapped hard drive, the recovery restore > is firmware-based, so it would do that automatically if you meet the above > conditions. If you have wired Internet and there is no content on the hard > drive, it goes away and gets it from the Apple Servers, subject to your > eligibility. > > Given that you've already installed the operating system, you must be > eligible to do so again. Therefore, something else has to be going on here. > Do you by any chance have a second Mac? If so, you could use target mode. > > Again, if you need the DVD of Lion, let me know and I'll try to arrange a > Windows-compatible burn image for you. > > Gordon > > On 28 Aug 2012, at 19:45, josh gregory <joshkar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hmm will try it. How can I get the disc image? Mom says there's just a > folder with a question mark on the screen. > > <--- 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/> > -- Ways to Connect with me: facebook.com/evercuriousmasteryodo twitter.com/joshg93 Skype: joshgregory93 FaceTime, iMessage and iChat: joshkar...@gmail.com <--- 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/> <--- Gordon Smith ---> This message was written using 100 Percent recycled electrons. gor...@mac-access.net Follow us on Twitter: @maciosaccess <---> <--- 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/>
