Disaster trying to install Lion - hard disk "locked" - need help.
Tried installing Lion on my mac mini. It's a 2009 model that runs Snow Leopard. Downloaded the Lion installer, started the installation process, it rebooted and reached the stage where I needed to choose the target hard drive.
Only one problem - it reports the hard disk is "locked", and is unclickable. I tried the "sudo chflags nouchg /" trick but to no avail. Used the mount command to check for problems, and sure enough the mac mini's HDD is mounted read only. I have no way of unmounting and remounting it as the system doesn't allow me to unmount the drive - says it's in use.
This is a stock Snow Leo installation from a legal DVD, and a legal paid download of the Lion installer through the app store in case there are questions about that.
Has anyone else faced this, and how did you solve this problem?
Replying to myself. Here's what happened now:
The last time I tried upgrading SL to Lion, I downloaded it from the AppStore and ran the installed from Snow Leopard. That's what got me to the "disk is locked" brick wall.
This morning, I burned InstallESD.img to a DVD and tried installing from DVD, and guess what? The drive is not locked any more and it appears to be installing. I will update you folks when it's successful.
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Hello everyone,
Here follows my situation: my previous and precious hard drive died a few months back inside my macbook pro. I bought a brand new one and am trying very hard to find a way to install the os lion on it but I cannot seem to find any plausible way or answers for people stuck only with a Windows pc to do this work.
It is fair to mention that I no longer have my old installation DVD`s from Apple, although, I have the os dmg file to work with, an external hdd 1tb, dvd-rw´s, the lot.
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I've manage to do it using the same software I was blaming here on the post: Transmac!
So if you find yourself having the same trouble; persist!!!
Use macdrive 8 or later on windows 7 (or other windows OS if it works for you) and format the whole external hard drive or usb stick to htf+, unfortunatelly I could not find a way to format only a smaller partition on there.
Them go to Transmac, you need to have the full version in order for it to work and run as admin, the DMG file will them be expanded, in my case OS Lion was 3.50 roughly and expanded to 3.88.
Choose "format with image" (something like that, correct me if I am wrong, there should be only two options for it anyway) confirm all the following options and wait for it to do its trick.
Should anything go wrong with the writting procedure, go back and look into the small details one more time, two, three if needed.
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I am trying to install Lion and I keep getting a fail message that says "Mac OS X could not be installed because the disk Hard Drive is damaged and can't be repaired". It only gives me the option to restart to try again but fails every time, an no other option. Is there anything I can do?
I'll guess that you're upgrading from Snow Leopard? You should be able to start using your original install dvd by inserting the disc and restarting while holding the C key. Run Disk Utility from your install disc and try to repair the drive. Then try the upgrade again.
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I am trying to install lion and receive a message saying it can't make a recovery disk. I am using a 2.33 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo iMac. I do have bootcamp on it, but was never able to install Windows.
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http://roaringapps.com/apps:table
to see if your current programs will break and when to expect a new version (likely paid)
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I tried to install lion on my Macbook Pro and when i try to it says that the disk doesnt use the GUID Partition Table Scheme and to go into Disk Utility and select the disk, click on the partition tab, choose the volume scheme, and click options. It wont let me click options. I was really looking forward to installing lion tonight. Any solutions?
wyattraymond wrote:
So install Snow Leopard on the Internal drive,
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then use migration assistant to bring stuff over.
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Do i need to update at all after i migrate everything over since i installed 10.6.
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or should the migration bring all the updates along with it?
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All this cos I bought an iPad and wanted to use iCloud!
The install hasn't caused this. The disk was going no matter what. Its a good thing that you did the install and caught the error or else you might have lost your whole system.
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I am trying to add a hard disk but keep getting an error message to add null disk
I am trying to add a hard disk but keep getting an error message to add null disk. How do I fix this problem?
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I have Snow leopard, 10.6.8 on my iMac, I just tried to install Lion from the App store, but during proces, the install stops after one minute saying: "software might be damaged". I downloaded the software again, same thing. What must I do to install Lion? I have still 487GB free.
Quit all other programs and open Disk Utility
Select your "MacintoshHD" drive on the left and indented and click Erase > Erase Free Space > Zero and let it complete.
Also run First Aid > Repair Disk and permisisons.
If Repair disk gives a error, you have a bigger problem, if repair permisisons fixes and completes, even if it fixes the same thing twice if you click it again, it's ok. Apple just changed things.
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Trying to free up Hard disk space
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Use Whatsize. Same can be found on VersionTracker and MacUpdate.
*A few tips:*
Empty the trash!
Open up your application folder & go through all your apps. Trash all the apps you no longer want and/or use.
An easier way to do this is to open the Application folder in list view & press the Command+j keys.
In the the dialog that appears, click the "This Window Only" button & the "Calculate All Sizes" check box.
Wait a bit until your file & folder sizes have all been calculated, then click the "Size" column to sort your apps from the fattest to the most anorexic.
Get rid of all your photo files you don't want and/or need. Same goes for those pics off the websites you downloaded (gifs, jpegs, etc.).
I'm old fashion. I still keep my photos in a photo album. So when people come over my house, they can actually "touch" & "feel" my photos without me running to my computer to "show my photos".
Get rid of all your music files you no longer listen too. Especially, if you already have the actual CDs and/or DVDs or you can later redownload from a website.
Use Spotlight to make sure you got rid of everything. You can even trash directly from Spotlight!
Drag what you don't want and/or need to the trash. Better yet, download this neat little shareware app demo called AppZapper. It basically does all the work for you by not only trashing the apps but the apps preference files, caches & all its associated files.
Another software that does the above is AppDelete. Best of all this software is free!
Burn what you want and/or need onto CDs or DVDs.
Not everyone has the luxury of purchasing an external HD and/or a .Mac account to store their "stuff, junk, music & photos".
You can check with your ISP to see if they offer free storage space. Most if not all do now-a-days. I store all 5000+ of my music (mp3s) files & 500+ music videos in my ISP storage bin.
There are thousands if not millions of free storage facilities on the web also. Use your favorite search engine, Google &/or MacGoogle to search them out as they come in different storage sizes to fit your needs & wants.
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Applications>Font Book
Select “All Fonts”
If you see any “black dots” next to any fonts this mean you have duplicates and/or multiple versions of these fonts.
To clean this up, select a “black dotted” font or the Apple + click to select multiple dotted fonts;
Edit>Resolve>Duplicates.
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More than likely the “extras” were installed by other programs and/or other users.
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HD>Library>Printers Folder
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Garage Band
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Get rid of extra languages
Strip your computer down to your “native” tongue.
You can do this with a FREE utility called Monolingual. Another app that apparently does all the work for you. I’ve never used it. However, a lot of users here swear by & recommend it highly.
However, there is a warning for *native English speakers*. Make sure you keep BOTH English and English (United States).
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Knowledge Base Article http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303602 Mac Maintenance Quick Assist
Scroll down to "4) Prune Through Your Files".
Slimming your hard drive
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Tried to install Lion. MacBook is running with showing Apples and other signs (questionmarks etc.) without getting finished after hours. What to do?
The download took hours. But it was completed. After that i got a message that the hard-drive should not be ok. But it started updating the operating system.
Yesterday I now installed Snow Leopard again and started the download of Lion again. Worked faster and is installed now. Now i have a problem with the charger or the battery. -
I started my G4 one day and all I got was the bong and a complete gray screen. It couldn't find the startup disk. I assume my hard disk has crashed.
I would like to purchase a new one and install it myself. Will I lose all of the personal information that is stored on my G4?
I have never installed a hard disk and wonder if there is anything else I need to do before attempting this installation?Do you have your OSX install Discs?
"Try Disk Utility
1. Insert the Mac OS X Install disc, then restart the computer while holding the C key.
2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.)
*Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from the disc again to access Disk Utility.*
3. Click the First Aid tab.
4. Select your Mac OS X volume.
5. Click Repair. Disk Utility checks and repairs the disk."
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
Then try a Safe Boot, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, reboot when it completes.
(Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive.)
If perchance you can't find your install Disc, at least try it from the Safe Boot part onward.
I would like to purchase a new one and install it myself.
Here's the type you need for internal to the AGP...
http://eshop.macsales.com/search/3.5InternalIDE/ATA
Note, you'll only be able to use 128-132GB of any drive.
Another option would be a Firewire Drive without the limitation...
http://eshop.macsales.com/search/firewire+drives
Will I lose all of the personal information that is stored on my G4?
Unknown, but it may be possible to recover it, especially if you get a big Firewire 400 Drive.
You must repair the HD, if Disk Utility or fsck should fail to repair it, your best bet is DiskWarrior from Alsoft, you'll need the CD to boot from if you don't have another boot drive...
http://www.alsoft.com/DiskWarrior/
Your best bet is DiskWarrior, you need the CD/DVD though.
http://www.alsoft.com/DiskWarrior/
But others that may work…
Drive Genius 2…
http://www.prosofteng.com/products/drive_genius.php
TechTool Pro 4…
http://www.micromat.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=83
Data Rescue II...
http://www.prosofteng.com/products/data_rescue.php
This one would require another HD with plenty of space to recover to.
I have never installed a hard disk and wonder if there is anything else I need to do before attempting this installation?
Let us know which way you decide to go, then we can be more explicit if need be. -
tried to install lion 10.7, tell me can't install on this drive----but it's the boot drive that boots this computer, what am I doing wrong?
dsharp14 wrote:
tried to install lion 10.7, tell me can't install on this drive----but it's the boot drive that boots this computer, what am I doing wrong?
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