2009 Macbook white slow to boot after upgrade from 10.5.8 (Leopard)to Mountain Lion SSD

Ok, I have a 2009 Macbook White w/ 2Gz Core 2 Duo, 2Gb RAM, 120Gb HDD and NV9400M graphics.   Mountain Lion finally tempted me to do the upgrade and I wanted to take the opportunity to upgrade to SSD as well.    Here's what I did:
Originally my 120Gb was partitioned as 90Gb on 10.5.8 and 30Gb on Bootcamp for Window Vista.
I upgraded Macbook from Leopard to Mountain Lion while it's still fitted with the original HDD.   Gotta give credit to the lads at the Genius Bar who helped me with the clean install while keeping the Bootcamp partition intact!
I then took out the HDD, stick it into a USB3.0 HD enclosure, then put in my brand new SSD. (Plextor 128Gb SATA3).   I booted from the 10.8 recovery partition on my old HDD via USB, partitioned the SSD, then 'restored' the HDD's Mac OS X partition (now 10.8) onto my SSD.   Relatively painless process, and as a PC geek, I can't complain! :-)
Here's the situation:    Now that I've gotten Mountain Lion to run on my 3yr old macbook white on my brand spanking new SSD, I was actually expecting really snappy performance but no.   I noticed now it takes much longer to boot: I was so 'convinced' that the combination of SSD + Mountain Lion would give me such a significant boost that I couldn't care less to write down the previous boot time.     Right now it takes about 40-50 seconds for me to even see the 'apple' sign and another 15-20 secondds to get up & running.   That's without anything running in the background as it's still a clean install.
Read a few old posts it seems a common issue but given that I have a clean install, I wanted to make sure I haven't done anything wrong.
Last but not least, I also noticed while I booted from the 10.8 recovery partition from my old HDD, there's also an option of doing 'clean' reinstall of 10.8 on my SSD.    I tried that but it ended up being a HUGE wait.    The estimated time just kept growing and when it hits 6hrs, I cancelled it.   What does it do and is it normal to take such a long time to complete?   I rememeber the upgrade from Leopard to Mountain Lion took abt. 1.5yr...

Actually just noticed something interesting:
If I press and hold down the option key when I switch on the macbook, I will get to the boot screen whereas I can choose between my main partition and the recovery 10.8 on my SSD. Once I select the main partition, I'll be able to complete the booting, total time is abt. 30 seconds.
So my guess is that if I don't force the boot screen, then the computer is running some process in the background that WILL eventually boot from the main partition?
Is there any setup I can do/tweak to get the computer to boot straight from the main partition?

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Lion also does not support 32-bit Intel Core Duo or Core Solo based Macs. Rosetta is no longer available in Lion, which means Lion no longer supports PowerPC applications.
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create table ALLIANCE (
   ALLIANCEID           NUMBER(10)                      not null,
   NAME                 VARCHAR2(40)                    not null,
   CREATION_DATE        DATE,
   constraint PK_ALLIANCE primary key (ALLIANCEID)
           using index
       tablespace LIVE_INDEX
tablespace LIVE_DATA;When calling the above DDL, an "after CREATE on schema" trigger is fired which schedules a job to immediately run to grant select privilege to a role for the table which was just created:
create or replace
trigger select_grant
after CREATE on schema
declare
    l_str varchar2(255);
    l_job number;
begin
    if ( ora_dict_obj_type = 'TABLE' ) then
        l_str := 'execute immediate "grant select on ' ||
                                     ora_dict_obj_name ||
                                    ' to select_role";';
        dbms_job.submit( l_job, replace(l_str,'"','''') );
    end if;
end;
{code}
Below I've included data on two separate test runs. The first is on the upgraded database and includes optimizer parameters and an abbreviated TKPROF. I've also, included the offending sys generate SQL which is not issued when the same test is run on a 10g environment that has been set up with a similar test case. The 10g test run's TKPROF is also included below.
The version of the database is 11.2.0.1.
These are the parameters relevant to the optimizer for the test run on the upgraded 11g SID:
{code}
SQL> show parameter optimizer
NAME                                 TYPE        VALUE
optimizer_capture_sql_plan_baselines boolean     FALSE
optimizer_dynamic_sampling           integer     2
optimizer_features_enable            string      11.2.0.1
optimizer_index_caching              integer     0
optimizer_index_cost_adj             integer     100
optimizer_mode                       string      ALL_ROWS
optimizer_secure_view_merging        boolean     TRUE
optimizer_use_invisible_indexes      boolean     FALSE
optimizer_use_pending_statistics     boolean     FALSE
optimizer_use_sql_plan_baselines     boolean     TRUE
SQL> show parameter db_file_multi
NAME                                 TYPE        VALUE
db_file_multiblock_read_count        integer     8
SQL> show parameter db_block_size
NAME                                 TYPE        VALUE
db_block_size                        integer     8192
SQL> show parameter cursor_sharing
NAME                                 TYPE        VALUE
cursor_sharing                       string      EXACT
SQL> column sname format a20
SQL> column pname format a20
SQL> column pval2 format a20
SQL> select sname, pname, pval1, pval2 from sys.aux_stats$;
SNAME                PNAME                     PVAL1 PVAL2
SYSSTATS_INFO        STATUS                          COMPLETED
SYSSTATS_INFO        DSTART                          03-11-2010 16:33
SYSSTATS_INFO        DSTOP                           03-11-2010 17:03
SYSSTATS_INFO        FLAGS                         0
SYSSTATS_MAIN        CPUSPEEDNW           713.978495
SYSSTATS_MAIN        IOSEEKTIM                    10
SYSSTATS_MAIN        IOTFRSPEED                 4096
SYSSTATS_MAIN        SREADTIM               1565.746
SYSSTATS_MAIN        MREADTIM
SYSSTATS_MAIN        CPUSPEED                   2310
SYSSTATS_MAIN        MBRC
SYSSTATS_MAIN        MAXTHR
SYSSTATS_MAIN        SLAVETHR
13 rows selected.
{code}
Output from TKPROF on the 11g SID:
{code}
create table ALLIANCE (
   ALLIANCEID           NUMBER(10)                      not null,
   NAME                 VARCHAR2(40)                    not null,
   CREATION_DATE        DATE,
   constraint PK_ALLIANCE primary key (ALLIANCEID)
           using index
       tablespace LIVE_INDEX
tablespace LIVE_DATA
call     count       cpu    elapsed       disk      query    current        rows
Parse        1      0.00       0.00          0          0          0           0
Execute      1      0.00       0.00          0          0          4           0
Fetch        0      0.00       0.00          0          0          0           0
total        2      0.00       0.00          0          0          4           0
Misses in library cache during parse: 1
Optimizer mode: ALL_ROWS
Parsing user id: 324
{code}
... large section omitted ...
Here is the performance hit portion of the TKPROF on the 11g SID:
{code}
SQL ID: fsbqktj5vw6n9
Plan Hash: 1443566277
select next_run_date, obj#, run_job, sch_job
from
(select decode(bitand(a.flags, 16384), 0, a.next_run_date,
a.last_enabled_time) next_run_date,       a.obj# obj#,
decode(bitand(a.flags, 16384), 0, 0, 1) run_job, a.sch_job sch_job from
(select p.obj# obj#, p.flags flags, p.next_run_date next_run_date,
p.job_status job_status, p.class_oid class_oid,      p.last_enabled_time
last_enabled_time, p.instance_id instance_id,      1 sch_job   from
sys.scheduler$_job p   where bitand(p.job_status, 3) = 1    and
((bitand(p.flags, 134217728 + 268435456) = 0) or
(bitand(p.job_status, 1024) <> 0))    and bitand(p.flags, 4096) = 0    and
p.instance_id is NULL    and (p.class_oid is null      or (p.class_oid is
not null      and p.class_oid in (select b.obj# from sys.scheduler$_class b
                           where b.affinity is null)))   UNION ALL   select
q.obj#, q.flags, q.next_run_date, q.job_status, q.class_oid,
q.last_enabled_time, q.instance_id, 1   from sys.scheduler$_lightweight_job
q   where bitand(q.job_status, 3) = 1    and ((bitand(q.flags, 134217728 +
268435456) = 0) or         (bitand(q.job_status, 1024) <> 0))    and
bitand(q.flags, 4096) = 0    and q.instance_id is NULL    and (q.class_oid
is null      or (q.class_oid is not null      and q.class_oid in (select
c.obj# from sys.scheduler$_class c                          where
c.affinity is null)))   UNION ALL   select j.job, 0,
from_tz(cast(j.next_date as timestamp),      to_char(systimestamp,'TZH:TZM')
), 1, NULL,      from_tz(cast(j.next_date as timestamp),
to_char(systimestamp,'TZH:TZM')),     NULL, 0   from sys.job$ j   where
(j.field1 is null or j.field1 = 0)    and j.this_date is null) a   order by
1)   where rownum = 1
call     count       cpu    elapsed       disk      query    current        rows
Parse        1      0.00       0.00          0          0          0           0
Execute      1      0.00       0.00          0          0          0           0
Fetch        1      0.47       0.47          0       9384          0           1
total        3      0.48       0.48          0       9384          0           1
Misses in library cache during parse: 1
Optimizer mode: CHOOSE
Parsing user id: SYS   (recursive depth: 1)
Rows     Row Source Operation
      1 COUNT STOPKEY (cr=9384 pr=0 pw=0 time=0 us)
      1   VIEW (cr=9384 pr=0 pw=0 time=0 us cost=5344 size=6615380 card=194570)
      1    SORT ORDER BY STOPKEY (cr=9384 pr=0 pw=0 time=0 us cost=5344 size=11479630 card=194570)
194790     VIEW (cr=9384 pr=0 pw=0 time=537269 us cost=2563 size=11479630 card=194570)
194790      UNION-ALL (cr=9384 pr=0 pw=0 time=439235 us)
    231       FILTER (cr=68 pr=0 pw=0 time=920 us)
    231        TABLE ACCESS FULL SCHEDULER$_JOB (cr=66 pr=0 pw=0 time=690 us cost=19 size=13157 card=223)
      1        TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID SCHEDULER$_CLASS (cr=2 pr=0 pw=0 time=0 us cost=1 size=40 card=1)
      1         INDEX UNIQUE SCAN SCHEDULER$_CLASS_PK (cr=1 pr=0 pw=0 time=0 us cost=0 size=0 card=1)(object id 5056)
      0       FILTER (cr=3 pr=0 pw=0 time=0 us)
      0        TABLE ACCESS FULL SCHEDULER$_LIGHTWEIGHT_JOB (cr=3 pr=0 pw=0 time=0 us cost=2 size=95 card=1)
      0        TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID SCHEDULER$_CLASS (cr=0 pr=0 pw=0 time=0 us cost=1 size=40 card=1)
      0         INDEX UNIQUE SCAN SCHEDULER$_CLASS_PK (cr=0 pr=0 pw=0 time=0 us cost=0 size=0 card=1)(object id 5056)
194559       TABLE ACCESS FULL JOB$ (cr=9313 pr=0 pw=0 time=167294 us cost=2542 size=2529254 card=194558)
{code}
and the totals at the end of the TKPROF on the 11g SID:
{code}
OVERALL TOTALS FOR ALL NON-RECURSIVE STATEMENTS
call     count       cpu    elapsed       disk      query    current        rows
Parse        1      0.00       0.00          0          0          0           0
Execute      2      0.00       0.00          0          0          4           0
Fetch        0      0.00       0.00          0          0          0           0
total        3      0.00       0.00          0          0          4           0
Misses in library cache during parse: 1
Misses in library cache during execute: 1
OVERALL TOTALS FOR ALL RECURSIVE STATEMENTS
call     count       cpu    elapsed       disk      query    current        rows
Parse       70      0.00       0.00          0          0          0           0
Execute     85      0.01       0.01          0         62        208          37
Fetch       49      0.48       0.49          0       9490          0          35
total      204      0.51       0.51          0       9552        208          72
Misses in library cache during parse: 5
Misses in library cache during execute: 3
   35 user SQL statements in session.
   53 internal SQL statements in session.
   88 SQL statements in session.
Trace file: 11gSID_ora_17721.trc
Trace file compatibility: 11.1.0.7
Sort options: default
       1 session in tracefile.
      35 user SQL statements in trace file.
      53 internal SQL statements in trace file.
      88 SQL statements in trace file.
      51 unique SQL statements in trace file.
    1590 lines in trace file.
      18 elapsed seconds in trace file.
{code}
The version of the database is 10.2.0.3.0.
These are the parameters relevant to the optimizer for the test run on the 10g SID:
{code}
SQL> show parameter optimizer
NAME                                 TYPE        VALUE
optimizer_dynamic_sampling           integer     2
optimizer_features_enable            string      10.2.0.3
optimizer_index_caching              integer     0
optimizer_index_cost_adj             integer     100
optimizer_mode                       string      ALL_ROWS
optimizer_secure_view_merging        boolean     TRUE
SQL> show parameter db_file_multi
NAME                                 TYPE        VALUE
db_file_multiblock_read_count        integer     8
SQL> show parameter db_block_size
NAME                                 TYPE        VALUE
db_block_size                        integer     8192
SQL> show parameter cursor_sharing
NAME                                 TYPE        VALUE
cursor_sharing                       string      EXACT
SQL> column sname format a20
SQL> column pname format a20
SQL> column pval2 format a20
SQL> select sname, pname, pval1, pval2 from sys.aux_stats$;
SNAME                PNAME                     PVAL1 PVAL2
SYSSTATS_INFO        STATUS                          COMPLETED
SYSSTATS_INFO        DSTART                          09-24-2007 11:09
SYSSTATS_INFO        DSTOP                           09-24-2007 11:09
SYSSTATS_INFO        FLAGS                         1
SYSSTATS_MAIN        CPUSPEEDNW           2110.16949
SYSSTATS_MAIN        IOSEEKTIM                    10
SYSSTATS_MAIN        IOTFRSPEED                 4096
SYSSTATS_MAIN        SREADTIM
SYSSTATS_MAIN        MREADTIM
SYSSTATS_MAIN        CPUSPEED
SYSSTATS_MAIN        MBRC
SYSSTATS_MAIN        MAXTHR
SYSSTATS_MAIN        SLAVETHR
13 rows selected.
{code}
Now for the TKPROF of a mirrored test environment running on a 10G SID:
{code}
create table ALLIANCE (
   ALLIANCEID           NUMBER(10)                      not null,
   NAME                 VARCHAR2(40)                    not null,
   CREATION_DATE        DATE,
   constraint PK_ALLIANCE primary key (ALLIANCEID)
           using index
       tablespace LIVE_INDEX
tablespace LIVE_DATA
call     count       cpu    elapsed       disk      query    current        rows
Parse        1      0.00       0.00          0          0          0           0
Execute      1      0.00       0.01          0          2         16           0
Fetch        0      0.00       0.00          0          0          0           0
total        2      0.01       0.01          0          2         16           0
Misses in library cache during parse: 1
Optimizer mode: ALL_ROWS
Parsing user id: 113
{code}
... large section omitted ...
Totals for the TKPROF on the 10g SID:
{code}
OVERALL TOTALS FOR ALL NON-RECURSIVE STATEMENTS
call     count       cpu    elapsed       disk      query    current        rows
Parse        1      0.00       0.02          0          0          0           0
Execute      1      0.00       0.00          0          2         16           0
Fetch        0      0.00       0.00          0          0          0           0
total        2      0.00       0.02          0          2         16           0
Misses in library cache during parse: 1
OVERALL TOTALS FOR ALL RECURSIVE STATEMENTS
call     count       cpu    elapsed       disk      query    current        rows
Parse       65      0.01       0.01          0          1         32           0
Execute     84      0.04       0.09         20         90        272          35
Fetch       88      0.00       0.10         30        281          0          64
total      237      0.07       0.21         50        372        304          99
Misses in library cache during parse: 38
Misses in library cache during execute: 32
   10 user SQL statements in session.
   76 internal SQL statements in session.
   86 SQL statements in session.
Trace file: 10gSID_ora_32003.trc
Trace file compatibility: 10.01.00
Sort options: default
       1 session in tracefile.
      10 user SQL statements in trace file.
      76 internal SQL statements in trace file.
      86 SQL statements in trace file.
      43 unique SQL statements in trace file.
     949 lines in trace file.
       0 elapsed seconds in trace file.
{code}
Edited by: user8598842 on Mar 11, 2010 5:08 PM

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Had 10.7.8 installed successfully for 4-6 months, upgraded from 10.6.8, the end of Snow Leopard.
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Anyone have any advice? Motherboards are around 400$ from MacMall.
It'd be great not to have to throw this thing away as it's still a solid work/office computer.
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OK, now you need to update it to 10.6.8: Download and install Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1.
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I suggest for the future you read this:
Make Your Own Mountain/Lion Installer
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     drive size.
3. Locate the saved Mountain/Lion installer in your Downloads folder. CTRL- or RIGHT-click on the installer and select Show Package Contents from the contextual menu. Double-click on the Contents folder to open it. Double-click on the SharedSupport folder. In this folder you will see a disc image named InstallESD.dmg.
4. Plug in your freshly prepared USB flash drive. You are going to clone the content of the InstallESD.dmg disc image to the flash drive as follows:
a. Double-click on the InstallESD.dmg file to mount it on your Desktop.
b. Open Disk Utility.
c. Select the USB flash drive from the left side list.
d. Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
e. Select the USB flash drive volume from the left side list and drag it to the Destination entry field.
f. Drag the mounted disc icon from the Desktop into the Source entry field.
g. Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
When the clone is completed you have a fully bootable installer that you can use without having to re-download Mountain/Lion.
Note: The term Mountain/Lion used above means Lion or Mountain Lion.
As an alternative to the above (you still have to do your own download of Lion/Mountain Lion) you can try using Lion DiskMaker 2.0 that automates the process of Steps 2 through 4.

Macbook Pro keeps on rebooting after upgrade from Snow Leopard to Mavericks.

After I upgraded from Snow Leopard to Mavericks, my early 2010 MBP keeps on rebooting after 30 secs when it's connected to LAN/WIFI. But when it's not connected to any internet source it works fine. Please help.

After I upgraded from Snow Leopard to Mavericks, my early 2010 MBP keeps on rebooting after 30 secs when it's connected to LAN/WIFI. But when it's not connected to any internet source it works fine. Please help.

After upgrading from tiger to snow leopard i get you need to restart computer when i get done with something

After upgrading my operating system, after being on different pages for sometime, i get a shaded that comes down and says i need to restart my computer then tells me to send in error report when it reboots....what do i do

This is called a Kernel panic.
See here for possible solutions:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3742
Did you do anything else apart from ungrading OS?
Did you add memory?
Bad or not well seated memory modules are often a cause of kernel panic

Problems with Aperture after upgrading from Tiger to Snow Leopard

Help! I recently upgraded my IMac operating system from Tiger to Snow Leopard. Now, I am finding my aperture is not responding the way it used to. I cannot change the border dimensions; I can't print. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I was told by Apple Technical Support that they will not provide support for Aperture 2 and that I would have to upgrade to Aperture 3. Is this correct?

This is called a Kernel panic.
See here for possible solutions:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3742
Did you do anything else apart from ungrading OS?
Did you add memory?
Bad or not well seated memory modules are often a cause of kernel panic

Will upgrading from MAC 10.6.8 to Mountain Lion, 10.8, cause any conflicts or problems?

I have MAC OS 10.6.8 and would like to use some applications that require me to upgrad to 10.8.--. Should I expect to experience any problems?

Check that your computer is compatible with Mountain Lion.
To check the model number hold down the option/alt key, go to the Apple menu and select System Information.
iMac (Mid 2007 or newer) model number 7,1 or higher
MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) model number 5,1 or higher
MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) model number 3,1 or higher
MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) model number 2,1 or higher
Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer) model number 3,1 or higher
Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer) model number 3,1 or higher
Xserve (Early 2009) model number 3,1 or higher
Your Mac needs:
OS X v10.6.8 or OS X Lion already installed
2 GB or more of memory (More is better - 4 GB minimum seems to be the consensus)
8 GB or more of available space
Model Numbers                  Computer Compatibility - Apple
If your computer isn't compatible, you might be able to upgrade to Lion.        Computer Compatibility - Lion
Check to make sure your applications are compatible. PowerPC applications are no longer supported.        Application Compatibility
You can also check which applications are PowerPC by going to the  menu, select About this Mac, click on More info…, then click System Report and select Software/Applications.
If you have applications that you want to use that aren’t compatible, you can retain Snow Leopard and create a new partition to install Mountain Lion on or you can run Snow Leopard server in a virtual mode.
Do a backup before installing.
Boot using the disks that came with your computer, the Snow Leopard DVD (if installed) or the Recovery volume (command -R) if upgrading from Lion. Use Disk Utility to Verify/Repair the disk and run Repair Permissions. Restart normally.
If you can/do upgrade, I recommend you make a copy of the installer and move it out of your Applications folder. The installer self-destructs. The copy will keep you from having to download the installer again. You can make a bootable DVD/USB stick to install using this free program.
Bootable Drive DVD or USB Flash Drive – Lion Diskmaker
If you need/want more RAM, the 2 places I’ve seen recommended most to buy reliable RAM are below. I have purchased RAM serveral times from Other World Computing and have always been very satisfied with the product and service.
Crucial
Other World Computing
From Kappy
Install Mountain Lion Successfully from 10.6.8
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Mountain Lion 10.8 Updating requirements

Upgrading from OSX 10.6.8 to Mountain lion...

I've never upgraded before since I got my Mac in 2010... A little nervous. I'm going to be using an external hard drive to back up almost 200GB worth of stuff. I'm not going to lose my applications, correct? I will probably have to call customer service while doing this considering I've never done it before.. I have the whole adobe CS5 suite and it'd be a really bad day if I lost all that.
Just curious how everyone else's upgrade went.

Now, just to confuse things for you even more.
It's possible to make your own bootable USB flash drive Mountain Lion installer. See the following. It looks worse than it is. At the end you will see reference to a piece of software that will do everything I outline except download the Mountain Lion installer.
Make Your Own Mountain/Lion Installer
1. After downloading Mountain/Lion you must first save the Install Mac OS X Mountain/
    Lion application. After Mountain/Lion downloads DO NOT click on the Install button.
    Go to your Applications folder and make a copy of the Mountain/Lion installer. Move
    the copy into your Downloads folder. Now you can click on the Install button. You
    must do this because the installer deletes itself automatically when it finishes
    installing.
2. Get a USB flash drive that is at least 8 GBs. Prep this flash drive as follows:
a. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.
b. After DU loads select your flash drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left
      side list. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
c. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one.
      Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the
      partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and wait until
      the process has completed.
d. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side
      list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
e. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, check the
      button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.
f. Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to an hour depending upon the flash
     drive size.
3. Locate the saved Mountain/Lion installer in your Downloads folder. CTRL- or RIGHT-click on the installer and select Show Package Contents from the contextual menu. Double-click on the Contents folder to open it. Double-click on the SharedSupport folder. In this folder you will see a disc image named InstallESD.dmg.
4. Plug in your freshly prepared USB flash drive. You are going to clone the content of the InstallESD.dmg disc image to the flash drive as follows:
a. Double-click on the InstallESD.dmg file to mount it on your Desktop.
b. Open Disk Utility.
c. Select the USB flash drive from the left side list.
d. Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
e. Select the USB flash drive volume from the left side list and drag it to the Destination entry field.
f. Drag the mounted disc icon from the Desktop into the Source entry field.
g. Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
When the clone is completed you have a fully bootable installer that you can use without having to re-download Mountain/Lion.
Note: The term Mountain/Lion used above means Lion or Mountain Lion.
As an alternative to the above (you still have to do your own download of Lion/Mountain Lion) you can try using Lion DiskMaker 2.0 that automates the process of Steps 2 through 4.

HT1338 Upgrade from OS 10.5.5 to Mountain Lion

I currently have OS X 10.5.5 on my iMac. I would like to upgrade to the Mountain Lion OS. Is that possible?

Ash.Ktn wrote:
I currently have OS X 10.5.5 on my iMac. ...
The first step in Upgrading... is to Snow Leopard = OS X 10.6.x
It is Not available as a download... It is a Paid Upgrade.
Do this first...
Check that your Mac meets the System Requirements for Snow Leopard...
Snow Leopard Tech Specs
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP575
If so... Purchase a Snow Leopard Install Disc...
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
Other countries...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HE57
After the Successful Install, run Software Update to get the latest updates for Snow Leopard.
Be sure to make a Backup of your Current System Before Upgrading...
Next...
Check that your Mac meets the Requirements for Mountain Lion.
Upgrade to Mountain Lion
With Regard to ML... Check here for compatibility of 3rd party Software you may be using... Also note that Rosetta is no longer supported in Lion and Mountain Lion...
http://roaringapps.com/apps:table
You should also consider more RAM... Get the Maximum you can for your Mac...
It is important to get the Correct and Matching RAM
See Here > OWC RAM > http://www.macsales.com
The above site also has videos on how to Install RAM should you need it...

Upgrade from OS 10.5.8 to Mountain Lion in Russia

Hi!
We have now the iPad mini, it is nice, but to use it within
our Mac Pro with OS 10.5.8 - the problem ...
We have to use the latest version of iTunes, for that
we have to use Mountain Lion.
But as we see at Apple site - before - to install (upgrade)
the Mountain Lion - we must have the Snow Leopard...
Now ...
I wish to byu from AppleStore Snow Leopard - but it is NOW delivery to Russia...
And it is not available at re:Store around us...
I was at one of re:Store in my city (Ekaterinburg, Russia) and guys told me
to bring my Mac Pro to them for upgrading... It is impossible - security reasons for the info
on the system and - it seems to me - now it is not the 20th century ...
So, QUESTION.
Where the simple guy can buy the Snow Leopard in Ekaterinburh in Russia
to begin the process for upgrading to Mountain Lion and - oh, happy - to use iTunes
within new iPad mini?
THANKS IN ADVANCE! Alexey Batin.

10.6.3 DVDs can be bought and you have to call Apple to get 10.6.x on the phone which people still need to do in order to upgrade to Lion or Mountain Lion (10.7 and 10.8)
And no you do not need to take it in!
You have to have a 2008 3,1 model Mac Pro to install ML.
As for secuirty and taking it in, if you were to, just remove all the hard drives etc and slap a new empty hard drive in there.
http://www.apple.com/ca/support/snowleopard/
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
http://store.apple.com/au/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard

I upgraded from OS X 10.6 to mountain lion and now my computer wont start up any program, I upgraded from OS X 10.6 to mountain lion and now my computer wont start up any program

I keep getting a message about my disc being unable to be repaired and it wont install the mountain lion or my old 10.6. Any suggestions??

Your HD may be damaged, simply restart in the Recovery Patition (hold down Option key on start up tone and choose Recovery) then open Disk Utility, choose the internal HD and run Repair Disk, if any errors appear after the 2nd or third pass your HD is probably damaged and needs to be repaired.

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