Hello Sarah, Holding down the C key is no longer the way to boot from an external source. You have to hold down the Option key then press right arrow twice.
Cheers, Anne > On 16 Nov 2014, at 07:43, Sarah k Alawami <marri...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello all. I was working on the final part of my Yosemite how to which was > going to be released in 2 days, that being Monday, and I went to boot in to > my newly made install. First, holding down the C key did not work like it > should have. > > Second once I did manage to get booted in to the recovery drive starting > voice over was a bare. I had to hit enter on something then it talked. > > Third, once I went in to disk utility then to the partition, I could not get > my mac erased. All options were dimmed as if the disk is locked, which it is > not. I cannot show anyone the demo as it is not done and I don't want > anything spoiled but trust me when I say I had to stop in the middle as I > could not continue. Help please? > > Take care. > <--- 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 > the list's 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> > > As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we always strive to ensure that the > Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. > However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume > neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. > > Please remember to update your membership preferences 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 the list's 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> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we always strive to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>