Hi Adrian, No need to wipe your data. See my previous email.
Cheers, Carlo On 10/03/2012, at 13:44 , Adrian Skehan wrote: > Thanks Ronni! > > Running the 10.7.3 updater did not restore the missing partition so I imagine > that my only option now is to wipe the HD and start again as you have > described. It is time consuming but achievable with TimeMachine. Its a pity > the technician didn't mention that when he replaced the HD. > > > Regards, > > > Adrian > > adrianske...@me.com > > > > > On 10/03/2012, at 1:28 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: > >> Hi Adrian, >> >> On 10/03/2012, at 8:41 AM, Adrian Skehan wrote: >> >>> My humble apologies Ronnie, my last reply was done in a hurry and was >>> largely a case of going off half cocked. >>> >>> I checked for the recovery partition as you suggested and as you suspected >>> there is not one. This was a bit of a surprise to me; could it have gone >>> missing when the HD was replaced a few weeks ago? >> >> Yes, this could happen if, as I mentioned in my previous email: >> If you cloned your old Hard Drive, the Lion Recovery Partition got wiped out >> in the process (it will do that because both CCC and SuperDuper can only >> clone one partition and don't recognise the other partition because it is >> hidden). >> >> The Recovery HD will only be created if you install Lion on the drive using >> the Lion installer. >> Restoring a backup will not create the Recovery HD. >> >> You need to install Lion on a New Hard Drive FIRST, then Restore/ Migrate >> either from your Bootable Clone or a Time Machine Backup. >> >> If you saved your Lion “InstallESD.dmg” and created a bootable Flash Drive >> you should have started from that after you installed the new Hard Drive. >> >> Then after you had installed Lion from the USB Flash Drive, you could have >> restored your data to the new Hard Drive from your Time Machine backup or >> CCC/SuperDuper backup. >> >>> I am downloading the 10.7.3 combo Update and will see if it will restore >>> the partition. >> >> I’m not confident this will re-create the Lion Partition, but worth trying >> first before other options. >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >>> >>> I will be attending a workshop for board members of the NFP charity I have >>> been involved with for the last 12 years which will take up a large part of >>> the day so I will report back later. >>> >>> Thanks again! >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> >>> Adrian >>> >>> adrianske...@me.com >>> >>> >>> On 10/03/2012, at 7:38 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Adrian, >>>> >>>> You are making it more difficult for me to keep helping, by not including >>>> my previous text 'thread' in your replies >>>> I have to keep referring back to what I have already sent you. >>>> >>>> How did you install Lion first? >>>> Did you create a Recovery Partition in the initial install? >>>> Does your computer only have ONE partition? >>>> >>>> Sounds like you might not have installed the 'Recovery Partition HD' when >>>> you installed Lion. >>>> The Recovery HD will only be created if you install Lion on the drive >>>> using the Lion installer. Restoring a backup will not create the Recovery >>>> HD. >>>> >>>> The recovery partition is a hidden partition to take the place of the old >>>> disks if you need to run diagnostics or repairs. >>>> >>>> If you cloned, it got wiped out in the process (it will do that because >>>> both CCC and SuperDuper can only clone one partition and don't recognize >>>> the other because it is hidden). >>>> >>>> You do need the Recovery Partition HD for the Find My Mac feature to work, >>>> also File Vault. >>>> >>>> To check whether you do or don't have the partition. >>>> Restart with the Option key held down - if you are not presented with an >>>> option to boot from the recovery partition, you don't have it. >>>> >>>> If that is the case, you 'might' be able to reinstall Lion without having >>>> to Wipe your Drive. >>>> But first you could try running the Lion 10.7.3 Combo Update over top of >>>> your Lion install and see if that re-creates the Recovery Partition. >>>> <http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1484> >>>> >>>> I will be returning home sometime today, but until then I will be offline >>>> again. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Ronni >>>> >>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad >>>> >>>> On 09/03/2012, at 3:57 PM, Adrian Skehan <adrianske...@me.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Under Find My Mac it says "Recovery partition required" >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Adrian >>>>> >>>>> adrianske...@me.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 09/03/2012, at 3:14 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Thanks Ronni! >>>>>> >>>>>> I am still having the same problem, I have downloaded the Recovery HD >>>>>> Update twice but when I try to install it there is a error message that >>>>>> says "Lion Recovery Update can't be installed on this disk. An error >>>>>> occurred while evaluating the JavaScript for the package" >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Adrian >>>>>> >>>>>> adrianske...@me.com >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
