David Schwartz <da...@yesdavid.com> squawked out on Monday 12-Sep-2011@20:37:43 > > On Sep 12, 2011, at 6:38 PM, LuKreme wrote: > >> You said this was a brand new Mac? Those have the recovery partition in >> firmware > > No, not the entire Lion Recovery partition, just the bare minimum to contact > Apple via TCP/IP. This gives Apple the ability to update the recovery system > software if/when they want to.
Well, yes, ok. > "Lion Internet Recovery presents a limited interface at first, with only the > ability to select your preferred Wi-Fi network and, if needed, enter the WPA > passphrase. Next, Lion Internet Recovery will download and start from a > Recovery HD image. From there, you are offered all the same utilities and > functions described above.” So after a minute or 3, depending on WiFi bandwidth, you have a recovery partition without accessing a hard drive at all. > And it's only for _models_ of Macs introduced after Lion. At this point in > time that means only Air and Mini. Yes, that could have been clearer. The brand new AIR and mini can do this, brand new (*anything else*) can’t do that until the next hardware refresh on the specific model. *** Really, it’s pretty darn nifty. -- "I used to hate the sun, because it'd shone on everything I'd done. Made me feel that all that I had done was overfill the ashtray of my life." _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list MacOSX-talk@omnigroup.com http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
