Hello, Sorry, I don't know what to tell you. I don't know about an iPhone internet connection. I'm referring to my local ether net connection, from the Recovery Partition.
Dan On Sep 17, 2011, at 11:12 AM, Ioana Gandrabur wrote: > Hi again, > > So do you mean that to reinstall you need to be connected via cable? Would > the iphone usb connection do? How much does it have do download? I am asking > because I only have 6 gb per month and would love to avoid downloading the > whole os. > > Thanks, > > Ioana > > (Sent from my phone) > > Please check out my new CD at www.ioanagandrabur.com or on itunes. > > On Sep 17, 2011, at 11:22 AM, Dan <key...@comcast.net> wrote: > >> Hello, >> This brings up another question. >> When reinstalling Lion, how does a VoiceOver user access the internet from >> the recovery drive? >> In other words: >> 1. The computer has been rebooted using Command R at the chime. >> 2. VO using Fred has been started. >> 3. Now it's time to start the reinstall process for a clean install. >> 4. The OS wants to verify the machines serial number with Apple. >> Now the question comes in to play. How does a blind VO user access a wired >> internet service? >> When I emailed Apple's Accessibility group, they just said that they were >> working on this problem. >> Any suggestions? >> TIA. >> >> Dan >> >> On Sep 17, 2011, at 7:08 AM, Paul Erkens wrote: >> >>> Hi Ioana, and Teresa, >>> Because of a message by Ricardo Walker,I now know I forgot to mention a >>> simpler option. If lion is already installed Iona, you could also reinstall >>> a clean lion from the recovery partition. When lion installs, not only will >>> it simply install into macintosh hd, but a separate, hidden partition will >>> also be created by the lion installer. If you already have lion, no matter >>> if it was installed by the previous mac owner, the recovery partition will >>> be there. Shut down the mac, start it, and during the chime sound, hit, and >>> keep holding, command r. These 2 keys will boot the mac from its lion >>> recovery partition. After some ten seconds you can be sure the recovery >>> partition is booting and you can let go of command r. After 2 minutes or so >>> it will be booted. Probably less, but after you give it some time, hit >>> command f5 to turn voiceover on. Fred will help you from there. >>> Hth, >>> Paul. >>> On Sep 17, 2011, at 6:14 AM, Teresa Cochran wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, Ioana, >>>> >>>> Once the OS is installed, the installer package deletes itself. You could >>>> try looking in the applications folder for it on the off-chance it was >>>> replaced ther by the previous owner, but it's unlikely to be there. Sorry. >>>> >>>> Teresa >>>> On Sep 16, 2011, at 3:28 PM, Ioana Gandrabur wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Paul and list,Given that the previous owner downloaded the file, would >>>>> he not have an instaler somewhere on the mac? >>>>> Regardless, I did sign out of his account in the app store and signed in >>>>> with mine (I already had one for my iPhone) and searched for lion. >>>>> unfortunately I could not buy it since it showed a dimmed installed >>>>> button. >>>>> I have the sno leopard dvd that came with the mac and I suppose I could >>>>> erase the drive and install from that and upgrade. >>>>> Any better way you can think of? >>>>> >>>>> assuming I have to do what I outlined above, how do I start? Have to >>>>> erase first and start the install from dvd? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks so much! >>>>> >>>>> A very excited newbie. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> (Sent from my phone) >>>>> >>>>> Please check out my new CD at www.ioanagandrabur.com or on itunes. >>>>> >>>>> On Sep 16, 2011, at 2:54 PM, Paul Erkens <paul.erk...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Iona, >>>>>> I don't think you need the apple id of the previous owner. However, you >>>>>> do need to get hold of the lion installer app. Which is over 3 >>>>>> gigabytes. Normally, you download this from the app store. Do you have >>>>>> an apple ID of your own yet? If you do, when asked for your apple ID, >>>>>> you can fill in your own, so that lion can be payed for, using your own >>>>>> apple ID. If you don't have one yet, you can create one in each dialog >>>>>> where you are asked for it. You can then put money on to that apple >>>>>> account using either itunes gift cards, attaching your credit card to >>>>>> it, or you can put money on the apple ID by using services like click >>>>>> and buy. >>>>>> >>>>>> Once you have the lion app from the app store, there is a way to burn >>>>>> that onto a dvd. Alternatively, you can put the installer on a usb >>>>>> stick. Either way, you then boot from cd or usb stick, install lion, all >>>>>> with speech support along your way, then perform software updates, and >>>>>> then start to use it by installing apps and putting your own data on it. >>>>>> But now that you still have a mac with someone else's installation, the >>>>>> first thing to do is get hold of the lion installer app. For that, you >>>>>> need an apple account or apple ID. Then you must make sure that you can >>>>>> do purchases with it, and then you can download the lion installer from >>>>>> app store. Let's start with that. If you have questions along the way, >>>>>> just ask. When you have the installer, say so and we can try to help >>>>>> further. >>>>>> Hth, >>>>>> Paul. >>>>>> On Sep 16, 2011, at 6:59 PM, Ioana Gandrabur wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Greetings, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> As I mentioned in previous posts, I have a 2nd hand mac mini with lion >>>>>>> installed that I would like to reset from beginning to change operating >>>>>>> system language and other settings. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> During install, do I require the Apple ID and password of previous >>>>>>> owner and purchaser of lion? >>>>>>> Could you recommend a guide of re--installing lion? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Ioana >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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